Greetings HUSNG.com,

I am just starting to get into playing poker with real money for the first time after being offered to be staked by a friend at work, who is a successful medium and high stakes PLO and NLH player on Pokerstars. While I have been playing with play money for a number of years, I have never played with real money before and as such never really analyzed any games in depth.

I will be starting off in micro-stakes (of course) playing $1.50 - $3.50 initially, although naturally my backer will want to move me up when I've proved myself at that level. So far I am at the stage of researching and being tested by my backer on my knowledge on poker theory, and when I've proven that to him my staking will begin.

Needless to say I'm looking forward to it and looking forward to discussing hands, strategy and theory with all you people :)