Hello all,

It's about time I signed in as I have been on the site constantly for the past few days reading new posts and looking at many of the old ones in an attempt to learn this wonderful game.

After dabbling for a day or two on the Paradise Poker freeplay about six months ago, I started playing again (inspired by the current PartyPoker.com European Tournament shown on Channel 5 here).

I found I was playing very loose aggressive with the free chips with the mind that 'I have nothing to lose' which did me no good as that quickly became 'Nothing left to play with'. So I chipped in a few dollars and have spent the last few nights trying different games, the limit and no limit styles and the tournaments to see what it's all about.

My initial move to real money saw an improvement in my game, simply due to the fact it was my money and I wanted to defend it, so played a little tighter. Yet, I still find myself too aggressive. A few wins early in a tournament would see me the chip leader, and then that would make me play hands I shouldn't and see 'just one more card' to see if it's the one I need - which it rarely is. A lack of chips by the time the levels went high enough meant I was quickly reduced to nothing by the BB.

Great experience though, and I already see an improvement in my game - moreso, I think, than playing the freeplay would give me.

After reading through this site, and personal recommendations, I will be moving over to PartyPoker this weekend, maybe nipping back to Paradise every now and then.

Any suggestions as to specific types of games/tournaments I should enter to get the best experience appreciated - but I would prefer to stick to the $5 games at the moment instead of blowing all of my cash straight away during these early learning stages.

Cheers

Mxx