Got sick of only breaking even in the $1.10 turbo DONs. Back to MTT tourneys on Absolute. Came 10th of 89 in a $2.20 NL Hold'em tourney, won $4.45. I was playing a really tight game and was relieved that I'd atleast managed to double the money, despite having made some near fatal errors as a result of not paying attention early on (a friend called me almost as soon as the tourney began and I wasn't paying enough attention to either.) Still, I was pleased that I didn't tilt and just donk out straight away, despite just missing out on the final table.

Followed the advice given in the beginner guides to SnG's and have started playing my good hands much more aggressively. Also I think my player-reading has improved greatly as I've gotten further in tourneys and am starting to find it easier to find the weak hands at the micro-stakes tourneys. Most of them are just varying versions of myself at the beginning, afraid of busting out and trying to bluff their way with bad hands, calling everything in sight in the hopes of getting a lucky card in the flop.

I am pleased to say that my BR at PokerStars and Absolute are slightly up on their opening balances, I'm managing to stay afloat, when this time last week I'd have already reloaded both accounts, probably several times. I'm sure there are others like me who started out very poorly and then managed to maintain their BR. I know it's only a few days, but it really seems amazing when I think of how badly I was just mindlessly throwing away my money for the last few months, often in the space of a few hours. To have maintained the money, even for a few days is amazing for me!!

(Yes, I am still such a noob, I know!)