I tried online poker for the first time today

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Bluegrass, if you can (sounds like it), I would deposit 500 or so and start at .10/.25. It plays pretty loose and passive like live 1/2, and you can definitely win a lot of money just from 25nl.

Try to buy PokerTracker (www.pokertracker.com) and PokerAceHud (www.pokeracesoftware.com) relatively quick. It'll help you keep track of players and tell you how loose/tight each person is. From those you can make a range of hands, and it's a bit easier than live play because you have an accurate number that you can see.

Try like 1000 hands of .10/.25 and post any questions you have in the MicroBrew thread (it's like a low-content chatroom thread) and we'll be happy to help! Good luck transferring into the online world.