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Hey riobgd,

Welcome to PokerStrategy.com.

How hard it is to learn poker can depend on your willingness to learn. For some people poker will be a tortuous journey as they struggle to embrace some of the more advanced concepts necessary to move up through the limits. For those who learn and accept new ideas and are able to incorporate them into their game, it can be a much easier ride.

Be sure to check out the free money offers

Choose your poker room and sign up. While you're waiting for the free money to arrive in your account, read these articles, and in this order:
♦ The rules of Texas Hold'em
♦ Poker Terminology for Beginners
♦ The Basics: Position

Once that is done, but still before you play, read:
♦ What is the Big Stack Strategy?
♦ How to Play Before the Flop
♦ How to Play After the Flop

Then get busy at NL2 -- be sure to follow the bankroll management guidelines in "What is the Big Stack Strategy?"

As you move up, follow the lesson suggestions in No Limit Hold'em lessons overview

Have fun,

Laz

Hard?

Poker is easy if you devote yourself to improve your game, and learn to know that you know nothing.