Yeeeeeeah in a regular poker game you're betting your actual money in every round of the game so like if you're sitting at a table with $200, any time a $10 bet is made your $10 is going into that hand and building up the "pot" that you're trying to win. In tournaments everyone just gets a set amount of chips (it's just a random amount that the poker site / casino / whoever's in charge of the tournament decides, which is just the chip equivalent of all your money). So if you're playing a $200 tournament that whole $200 is guaranteed to be played for, you can't just suddenly leave with part of your $200. Either you lose $200 or if you make it to the necessary placement you win some amount $200 or higher which will keep increasing by the more people you outlast.

It’s a good way to make a lot of money from a little money if you have those big runs for top finishes. A lot of the smaller tournaments will be like $400 for 1st place but with less money risked / less people to beat, it all varies a ton. It’s really fun/exciting tho. I’m explaining quick, let me know if it makes sense

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Ahh not me always mentioning poker tournaments & you not even knowing how they work exactly, oop Different # of entries & tons of varying buyin amounts but it’s different from playing regular poker where any hand you win or lose is money won or lost. In tournaments let’s say you play a $50 tournament, you’ll get like 10,000 poker chips to play with but the money comes based on placement. If you lose all your chips you’re out and it goes on until one player is left with all the chips & they take the 1st place prize. Top 15-20% usually win some money so the goal is to at least last that long with chips to make a profit rather than lose the $50. So like 100 people, top 18-20ish will win like $100 & the winnings increase the more places you last after that with the big money being top ~3 places.

I'm good thanks. No I haven't heard from Chuff since before she was banned, but Kazanne said she's doing well. A shame she's gone as I quite liked her. Still don't know what she said that was so awful to have her banned? Do you?

Well I was doing GREAT in a few different tournaments and those are top-heavy where 1st place prizes were like $6,000ish, $2,000ish, etc. I didn't even get close to that point but it was looking very possible with how well I was doing (racked up a lot of chips in one tournament in particular but fell way short of the big win). I think I had like $500 in winnings altogether but including the total ~$300 I spent in tournament entries it was like a $200 winning day which is still nice tho. Do you get how the poker tournament structures work btw? Idk if I need to explain more if you know it already or if you're more interested about that if you don't know

Yeah aside from my couple best friends I feel like I get tired of people / they get tired of me so any contact with them slowly dwindles until we just stop talking Not even getting tired of each other tho but like just... other stuff going on & too much effort to keep following up. I like to just keep in touch with people I have a legit connection with but I do stay associated with those people constantly

Ohhh does it? Damn you LOVE spice then? I'll have sriracha or (usually) regular hot sauce like once a week / every couple weeks but it's so good I should be using it with more food

They talk about us but they are just jealous because they aren’t us!

Ah yeah I’m also that way with a lot of people, like acquaintances & friends that I’m not as close with I just won’t keep in touch with anymore after a while usually. Living in London and moving around, there’s prob a lot of that. “I still haven’t gone into the outside world” sounds like a journal for someone in an apocalyptic movie or something

Yeah they’re varying spice levels but they usually do have some kind of kick I feel like I’d for sure like those cauli wings too since hot sauce will elevate the taste of everything

Poker went solid I won ~$200 It was going sooo well earlier in the day tho that it’s still a bit disappointing how it finished tho. Sad to think that about $200 since it’s a good amt of money but I was feeling like I was gonna make it FAR in at least one tournament & have another BIG winning day which has been a while since my HOT streak a few months back.

I feel like I/most gain back a lot easier/quicker than losing weight Idk I just feel out of shape in the same way I felt before I started getting serious about the gym & that was prob like a year ago. I've gotten a bit lazy at times but now in quarantine it literally just went to NO exercise & I'm just not giving af about what I'm eating either but that needs to stop soon. And mess I'm still talking to friends regularly but I get what you mean & it's gotta be worse for you being at home / away from London. It really is opposite now like I was out every day for work and so on during the week and hanging out like every weekend just before this corona and now I'm just at home 95% of the time only even leaving if it's necessary

Oh you spicy All spicy flavors do slay. I know you don't eat meats but buffalo wings >>>>> (a top tier fave food).. do you ever get like vegan buffalo wings? I assume they're a thing since there's vegan versions of everything