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Originally Posted by Liv72cz
You need this plan step by step - the thing is, i have no idea what those steps are.
Welcome. I'm glad you're enjoying the game. There certainly are plenty of bad poker players out there that are easy to win money off of, but as the money gets more serious, so does the difficulty. Take this all with a grain of salt as I'm far from one of the best players, but there several sources of poker knowledge.
Free online resources like this one and speaking with other players about the game. You can learn a decent amount from strat threads on 2+2. Especially in a lot of the archived quality threads. Other players are a good resource, but since there's no real quality control, you can definitely get some bad advice.
Books. Cheap, pay for it once and the info is at your fingertips. There's lots of bad ones out there, but from book review threads on 2+2 you can find the good ones.
Premium training sites like Upswing Poker or Run It Once. Here's where the money starts getting serious as they are often in the $50 to $100 per month range. They are usually kept somewhat up to date. You'll get a lot of the tools you need to at least make it up the low to mid stakes.
1-on-1 coaching: Work with a guy who can help fix your specific flaws and teach you some stuff that maybe doesn't come through as well in the training sites. Can be expensive at $100+ an hour for a good coach, but it's definitely worth at least a few hours when you're ready to take the next step.
Coaching for Profit Stables. I know several serious pros who swear by this. You sign up with coaches who will teach you for a cut of your profits. It's expensive, and they expect you to put in pro level volume, but you're likely getting the top level info as far as crushing games is out there.
And of course self study is always going to be required to stay on top. Good luck on your journey.