Thanks for the replies, very helpful. One last question though, sorry.

If I bust out of the tourney fast, you mention getting into a cash game. What is that like? Is there a minimum buy in? I assume you mean a basic 1/2, 2/4, 3/6 type of table? I'd probably need about 200-300$ with me to have a decent little run on a 1/2 or 2/4 table, right?