Had a couple days with the family, and decided to hit the tables a bit fresher.

Well, the roller coaster ride continues. Can't quite finish of some of these games at the moment. Have done some more reading, and a couple more vids, but just seem to be coming up a bit short. I seem to find myself vulnerable in chip stacks , when i have 1-3/8 players fighting with less chips. It's the times when i play almost ATC, when i should actually be playing a bit tighter. I also seem to be a light on stealing, which is definately a part of my game i want to work on.

So far, I have played a total of 21 DoN's with the following finishing placings :

1st >>>>>> 11
6th >>>>>> 5
8th >>>>>> 4
9th >>>>>> 1

The 9th i got was when i self destructed. Seems to be a familiar pattern when i bomb out, and need to be more aware of what is going on at the table. Also need to work heavily on ranges as well to better my focus on the game --

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00+$0.10 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds 10 Ante (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 (t1730)
MP2 (t1275)
MP3 (t1320)
CO (t1660)
Button (t3110)
SB (t1125)
Hero (BB) (t1675)
UTG (t1695)
UTG+1 (t1410)

Hero's M: 6.98

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7, Q
2 folds, MP1 calls t100, 5 folds, Hero checks

Flop: (t340) Q, 9, 6 (2 players)
Hero bets t300, MP1 raises to t600, Hero raises to t1565 (All-In), MP1 calls t965

Turn: (t3470) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t3470) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t3470


Total games ----------- 21
ROI ---------------------- -4.8%
ITM ---------------------- 52.4%
BR ----------------------- $45.57
FPP ---------------------- 113

So in total, not the worse for a complete beginner, but some hard work to become a winning player.

Regards
kolonel

**** edit **** After reading the boku thread $100 >> $10000, it inspired me to play a 45man MTT and picked up a 5th.....woot