I've been playing online poker for a month or two now. I currently play at Party Poker as it offered a small deposit bonus and boasted the most number of people, which I felt were good options. I am a no-limit player with a small bankroll. My initial deposit was $100, with the newest bonus my bankroll is now $225. I have made $o in profit from my own play, but I have avoided losing money as well. The following are issues I have begun to realize exist with my game. Any comments or advice is greatly appreciated. I am at work currently, so this post will not have any Hand Historys for specfic examples.

1. I seem to spend all my time playing generally tight poker, something close to the "19 hands" + suited connectors from late position for a low bet. Over a couple hours I can build up my stack to about 1.5-3x the $5 buy-in. But 90% of the time, I will end up losing all of it to a bad-beat or more likely a bad play. Therefor negating all my profit and putting me $5 in the hole. How do I stop one or two terrible hands from forcing me to lose the profit I've been building up for hours?

2. The advice I've read in SSH, Harrington on Hold'em, and online don't seem to be accurate. This may be because of the mirco limits I play at, some players I can accurately tag as calling stations and some I know to only bet hard with a sure hand, but most are just random.

I've been working on following betting patterns and keeping notes on players with noticable quarks. I've registered Poker Tracker and use that an PokerAceHUD to moniter my tables. I lurk in FTR and read the forums to pick up on tips and how I should be playing certain hands. But I'm still not showing any real progress. Are there any players that would be willing to take an evening and sit and tutor me.

This is mainly a frustration post, from a new player, thanks for listening to me whine.