Loser/Winner

[gallinule]

This is my first ever post here. Here's something that's got me stumped.

I'm an old poker player (stud, draw) But new to Hold'Em. I've purchased and read and re-read Sklansky's "Small Stakes Hold'em" and Lee Jones on low limit hold'em and Pocket Idiots Guide to Hold'em and Internet Poker for Dummies. I bought Wilson Turbo and have played 10,000 or so hands on it. I try to play tight-agressive in $1-$2 limit. After a while on Wilso Turbo I turned off "Advice" and have now played well over 4000 hands on my own applying principles learned from the books. I'm $700 ahead. BUT, then I go to Poker Stars $1-$2 and after 38 hours of play find myself down $400. I try to play the same on Turbo and on Stars and think that I have but based on results something sure seems to be different. Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

[youlosepork]

not enough experience to be a winning player yet. best advice is keep playing if u can afford the losses at 1-2 if not, lower the limit. stick with it. nothing is better than actual play.

[Scarmiglio]

Yeah, 38 hours of play is not statistically significant. That being said, $400 is kind of a lot to lose at $1-$2. You might want to try playing lower limits and build your way up. I started at $.25/$.50 and suggest you do the same. Also, playing against the computer is worthless. Real players don't play like computer players. Finally, you're doing yourself a disservice by reading so many books before you have a feel for the game. Read one book, play a bunch of hands, and then go back and re-read that book, and then play a bunch more hands, etc... Too much information is exactly that - too much.

[Ricks]

Start posting some hands that you think may be questionable.

[SNOWBALL]

you are almost certainly a losing player after losing 200bb, which is to be expected. You are new to hold em. Post in strat forums.