Beginner's Guide:Online Poker?

What advice would you give a novice online poker player?

My advice:

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Buy or borrow the following books:

Harrington on Holdem Volumes 1, 2, & 3

Amazon.com: Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play (9781880685334): Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie: Books

Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition

Amazon.com: The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition (9780446698603): Andy Bloch, Richard Brodie, Chris Ferguson, Ted Forrest, Rafe Furst, Phil Gordon, David Grey, Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow, Michael Craig: Books

Killer Poker Online 1 & 2

Amazon.com: Killer Poker Online: Crushing the Internet Game (9780818406317): John Vorhaus: Books

Every Hand Revealed

Amazon.com: Every Hand Revealed (9780818407277): Gus Hansen: Books

Purchase Poker Tracker 3

PokerTracker - Online Poker Tracking & Analysis Software Tool

Purchase SharkScope Membership

SharkScope - The Largest Online Poker Tournament Results Database

Bookmark and join OPR

Official Poker Rankings - Poker Ratings, Poker Results and Statistics

Sign up for Rakeback before joining a poker site or ask your poker site for Rakeback

Rakeback deals, online propping and internet poker games - Rake Back Nation

Use a variation of Scott Cook's bankroll management system.

http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/c...uidelines.html

Join Poker Pwnage

Poker Pwnage: Poker Coaching - MTT Coaching - Tournament Coaching

Post hand histories on this site for a different playing perspective.

Watch other BBPers play online and find one with a similar style to emulate.

Use BBP's chat room to talk poker or rail fellow members to get some insight on how they play.

FlashChat v4.8.3

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Honestly, I think you can replace most of those books with one article series:

Things it took me a while to learn

And the best books I've read are Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time, and as Ben mentioned, The Full Tilt Strategy Guide.

dont do it , it will make u go bald, rip out ur heart, empty ur bank account, cause a nervous breakdown and end in suicide...:biglaugh:

I would definately start at a realistic buyin even if you are rolled for a higher level and probably start a level below just to feel your way around the software, get your PT/HEM comfigured how you like it, make your self familiar with all the poker aids that are available, get into a playing routine that suits you then move up in stakes when/if things begin to click into place.