I learned by playing play money at pokerstars. Read a book or 2. I would advise anyone to play play money at pokerstars or paradise because they have the best players imo. Although play money isn't truely represntative of the skill level of real money. You will get practical experience on what to play and what not too play, you will probably still lose a little when you first put your money on the table. It will not be near as bad as it would be if you went in with no practice whatsoever. Random thoughts hope it helps