BMM, sitting down at a table blind? I dunno... seems to me one of two things will happen, either (1) you get very lucky, catch some cards, and win a bunch, which could definitely happen (and then think, shit, I don't need to read no books), or (2) you get outplayed and burn through your bankroll and lose (and then think, shit, poker sucks, I'll stick to craps).
So ignore the following if you wish, but I think you'll have more fun, win or lose, if you at least feel you are not horribly outclassed at the table... (and if you read and digest the following, you'll be better than half of your opponents at the $1/$2 table already):
FOLD MOST OF YOUR HANDS PREFLOP. Hold'em is a game of patience. At a full table (9 or 10 players), the best players play less than 20% of their hands. The worst possible thing that can happen to you is that you have SECOND BEST HAND... "kickers" are important. Play tight before the flop, if you have a hand play aggressively after the flop. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT MOST OF YOUR OPPONENTS WILL BE DOING.
When there are a lot of players to act AFTER you, play tighter. When someone raises ahead of you, play tighter.
The Strongest Starting Hands:
PAIR of HIGH CARDS - AA, KK, QQ, JJ, 1010
ACE KING - AK
ACE and HIGH CARD SUITED - AK(S), AQ(S), AJ(S), A10(S)
FACES SUITED - KQ(S), KJ(S), QJ(S)
Fast play (raise) the stronger of these hands before the flop. This puts more money in the early pot and encourages weak and garbage hands to fold that could get a lucky flop and beat you.
Medium Strength Starting Hands:
FACE TEN SUITED - K10(S), Q10(S), J10(S)
MEDIUM PAIRS - 99, 88, 77
TWO HIGH CARDS - AQ, AJ, A10, KQ down to J10
ACE and MEDIUM SUITED - A9(S), A8(S), A7(S)
MEDIUM SUITED CONNECTORS (No Gap/One Gap) - J9(S), 109(S), 108(S), 98(S), 97(S) down to 75(S)
These are mostly calling hands, you want to see the flop cheaply... unless you are in late position and everyone folds to you, you can raise with the better of these hands to pick up the blinds or play a high card hand heads up.
Other Starting Hands, play if a few of your opponents are in (not good against one or two opponents):
LOW PAIRS - 66, 55, 44, 33, 22
ACE and LOW SUITED - A6(S), A5(S), A4(S), A3(S), A2(S)
Ace-Low (unsuited) and King-Low (unsuited) are JUNK hands, but lots of your opponents will play "any ace". Unconnected medium or low cards are JUNK.
Be careful drawing to the low end ("ignorant end") of a straight. If a 9-8-rag flops, you would much prefer to be holding a J 10 than a 7 6.
Play starting low pairs cautiously. 66 down to 22. Usually not from an early seat and from the late positions, only when the price is right. If you don't flop three of a kind (or quads) you should usually fold.
At low limit, you are unlikely to bluff more than one player out of a pot.
Pay attention to the types of hands your opponents are playing. They are mostly not going to be paying attention to what you are playing.
Bet, raise and reraise when you've got a good hand. You make your money from weaker hands calling you down.
Be prepared to be drawn out on and rivered by lucky sonofabitch opponents playing hands that they never should have been playing, and calling your bets that they never should have been calling... But realize that it's these guys, that over the long haul, will make you a winning poker player.
When you win a pot with some bets in it (rather than just the blinds), toss the dealer a $1 chip as a tip.
Have fun.