Quote Originally Posted by Trainer_jyms
I have FTR last on the list but It's also first. Without it, there is no list, there is no poker. Your bust, redepositing like so many others. Start fresh. You have FTR.
FTR = Shania

Great post. I wish that before I deposited $50 at Party and Stars three years ago I had have read here or 2+2. Instead I just read ChipTalk.net and Scott Keen's pokertable forum. Awesome for chips and tables, but very limited for learning the game itself.

If I had have had this site or others more in-front of me I would have looked for a deposit bonus and tried to learn to work it. I wouldn't have played above my head (NL100 with $50BR). I would have though instead of insta-donk. I still donk a ton, but at least i'm a thinking donk now with a +EV and +ROI.

Beyond a good community to get ideas and criticism from, buying PokerTracker or PokerOffice is the best thing you can have to learn about your own play. If you get PT then you must have a HUD. I don't even think you can separate thse two from each other. It's yin/yang.