Second day of the poker tournaments series. Day 1b , 1c, 1d today for the main. I'm playing 1C in 3 hours. This is my free ticket from last weeks last longer competition.

Remember that chat we had at btc Prague? @₿en Wehrman Going through with getting dentures. All my teeth roots have been extracted. Halfway. Few months now , then onto Dentures.

I treat poker tournaments differently. I have a bankroll to support playing these games.

Its more important to say; "Once a gambler, always a gambler" Need to be very careful every day. It never stops. The challenge of not gambling today.

Couple of weeks now since the Dental Extractions have finished now. Couple more months for the gums the fully heal before I can start Dentures. Life changing for me... Long time coming. On top of my mind. Able to do this now. Amazing. One day at a time.

With my poker profits, time to invest in more bitcoin....

Chilling this evening... And the Guinness is good.

Landed in Cork. Long day travelling. In a small town. Guinness is good. Only this evening can i have a few more than normal. Then the poker begins tomorrow.

Next step on my poker journey. Travelling to other end of the country today. Multi day event. Plenty of tournaments to play. Won the last longer competition last week, for free seat in the main event. Will play few other side events too. Aim to back up my 11th place finish in last weeks main this weekend.

Now I've booked the next poker trip. Feels like travelling the full length of the country. Down into Cork. Going down the day before, as I did in Limerick. Got free main event ticket and 2 nights in the hotel included from the last longer.

As a reward to myself for finishing all the dental extractions. I played the Limerick 200 game 30k gtd yesterday. Smashed it to just above 60k gtd. Grinded hard during early and mid levels. Then exploded approaching and during the bubble. Burst the bubble with 98 > AK. https://livepokerupdates.com/info-post/the-bubble-has-bust-in-limerick/ In the end. Play got shallow, and bust 11th with AJ hearts into KK for 1100 payday. Not what I hoped for with 13.5k up top, but I'll take it. Broke my duck. First cash outside home casino tournaments. Also won the Last Longer for two nights and free main event seat in Cork next weekend. Worth in total around 600. Cork game is 250 in 100k gtd. Didn't get to the flat to after 2.30am, and up at 7 for the travel home. Fantastic experience.

Two days ago, visited the Dentist for the final teeth extractions. Now my mouth is fully empty of the teeth roots. A relief, feels like a weight off my shoulders. Now into the waiting game before the transformation with Dentures. Just over 2 months, for the gums to heal and harden up. Simply too soft and tender currently. Then, a mould, then Dentures, then I can Smile.

Finally. Tomorrow is the day. The LAST Extractions at the Dentist will be completed tomorrow. Then the next step is the Dentures mould. Life changing moments for me. Light is at the end of the tunnel. I see it now.

Overall in the tournaments. Avg buyin $3.63 Profit -$12.30. Early stages. Very happy with tournament progress. Cash -$14.21. Overall, with cash game money bonus converted into cash. -$12.46.

Played online poker again. Losing at cash games, never been my thing. Only playing micro stakes., ,0.01/0.02 and I'm down -7 buyins or -$14.21 Got a bonus if $25.60 cash game money, converted most if it into cash. Got close in tournaments yesterday. The $5. Finished 18th for $13.54. Where over $750 for the winner. Do close. Playing tournaments better. Overall -$13.50 from $100 deposit. Tournament games playing micro stakes. Max $5.40. Going to change only to tournaments. Had winning day yesterday, about + $27. A start. Got $4 of cash game money left to convert. Then tournaments only. Micro stakes, Max of 5. 500 bankroll. Might adapt this number.

The side event played like a turbo. I could see between the lines. So, that's the advantage ideas. Very happy with I played. Next game next week. And a festival following week. I'll see, Next 3 Mondays full. Interview, followed by two trips to dentist.

Played the side event. AA cracked again to leave me on fumes. AA cracked in both main and side. Have to plan out poker tournaments now. On the beer now

Had plans on the next tournament if i cashed in this one. Not to be.

Now to enjoy the evening, albeit at the hotel

Played much better in this poker tournament than the last one. Got through 2 breaks. Bust 96th from 300. AT < KQ for 9BB push. Got short after losing too many pots after the break. Overall. Made good comeback from losing AA all in, which left me at 8BB. And, 80% , on tournaments you lose.