I thought I'd break away from the masses and
not title this thread 'Hello!'
I came across Poker Strat when downloading an ICM program that came from this site. I had no idea there was such a large community (and the $50 for passing the test is nice

).
I've ghosted a few threads today and there seems to be a nice community here. I really like the uniqueness of the avatars. I know that on 2+2 the majority of the avatars are of clevages, which I'm not complaining about mind, but it's nice to see that this forum has some class. Also, your avatars act as a kind of barometer of your success, and thus the validity of your advice. I'm glad that we don't have to use postcount + joindate to guess if a posters advice is worth taking - many 2+2'rs have 2000+ postcount but are still losing players. I'd imagine that most gold+ members here are winning players, so your advice holds a lot more water.
I have a question; apart from the avatars, and the $50 freeroll, considering the size of 2+2's forum. What separates this forum from the rest? What makes you want to be apart of this community, more so than 2+2? I'd imagine that most of you have accounts on both, but surely there must be a defining advantage or quality that you feel PS has over 2+2, right?
I'm a beginner player, no doubt about it. My brother got me into it after I saw him bink $3k in a few tornys and rise through 2nl to 25nl+. He advised me to start posting in forums and talk more about theory than just watching DC videos and playing. I think I have a fair grasp of the Micros, but I'll put down my ego (the biggest cause of my tilt! hence the new screen name) and try to learn from other people's thoughts.
I hope this wasn't too much of a ramble. Thanks for reading.
- R4Z