relief at last...

I was able to stem the tide of depressing poker late last night and end on a winning note - one third place finish, one first place.

I was able to win a nice chunk of money from a beginning player by checking top pair. I don't have the hand history handy, but I recall checking top pair with KQ on a very dry flop when the K hit, and then min-checkraising the river, which got another call from a smaller pair.

I ended up a couple bucks on the day after playing five tourneys in all.