beginners lament

Hi Liquid Poker!

So, I've been playing on and off for the last month or so at the micro stakes. I am doing ok'ish, basically breaking even. I think I am playing ok ABC-type poker, with some stupid mistakes.


I enjoy playing 1 dollar STT a lot, I feel less pressure to make money on every hand.

My #1 mistake - i think - is getting carried away in the betting when I feel I have the best hand. I get excited about flopping 2 pairs and get killed by a set or straight. When I look at my hand history per tournament, I usually only have 1-3 hands that show a big loss.

Second mistake is calling a semi-good hand (middle pair with Ace kicker or something) all the way to showdown, knowing that I should probably just have folded when opponent raised after the flop..

So, my question to you guys
1: What can I look for in PT4 to evaluate my own play? I have all this data available, and don't really know what to look for. Please let me know if there is anything specific you would like to see in order to give me some simple advice.

Thanks!

Banj0

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I don't know shit about poker.
I don't even know what I don't know.
The only thing I have going for me is that I am aware of my absolute lack of knowledge.

This is my start from rock bottom. All I have done so far is depositing $20 on pokerstars, and played about 1500 micro-stake hands. Mainly zoom hands. I don't know about tournaments, standard poker abbreviations, or smart play. For the first day, I thought 'Villain' was an actual player that had accounts everywhere and was everyone's arch-nemesis.

I am following the guidelines for the beginners intro here on Liquid Poker. Results so far are a very slight loss. That is not due to the guide, but my own play. I downloaded the trial for Pokertracker. And lo and behold, I'm a freakin fish, throwing my money in as soon as I see a picture card


Apparently, KQs and KQo are really poorly performing hands that just look so good.. and pocket pairs still havent payed off.


Looked good for a while!

SO...

After this introduction, I hope you guys will help me when I post silly questions and post noob plays in the hands section. Also, what is the one thing you wish you had done differently when you first started playing?

Thanks!

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