After the emotional turmoil that was Paris, I played a couple of the events at the london poker masters at the gutshot, as I reported last episode. Not much of note came out of that. I was asked to do an interview for gutshot.tv but I'd really rather not have any media attention on me before I do anything of note, even if I am a regular at the club. Keeping my egotism in check; can't be a bad thing.

The following week I stayed with my parents to go to hospital every day. Don't worry, I'm fine - I was in a classroom from 9-5, learning about the diabeetus, and how to manage it better. Not really the most exciting way to spend my time but it was pretty important, even though I appear to have forgotten a lot of it already. Having said that, my blood sugar levels have been nice and under control since then, despite the occasional oopsy. The combination of the return to the classroom setting (they really treated us all like idiots) and the 9-5 routine was rather confusing, given I've been living the last few years without anything remotely resembling regular routine.

On the saturday following I went to Israel for about a week and had a damn good time, possibly one of my best holidays in my life. A week of relaxing on the beach, walking lots, getting drunk, spending time with my family and people I haven't seen in a long time. I intend to go back in september and spend six weeks relaxing on the beach, getting fit, getting a tan and seeing lots of people, maybe occasionally playing some mtts on a sunday. A friend is getting married out there as well. Maybe I'll find some ex-pats or underground plo games with the wealthy businessmen.

My third article has now been published, if you're in the UK check out Poker Player, otherwise the first two are available here and here. The fourth was a real slog but I got it in in the end. I'm currently starting the fifth.

That seems it for now. My 25th birthday is next week, I guess I'm looking forward to that. Should be fun.

Oh, my next two videos will be HH reviews, going through some tournament hand histories. Expect them by the end of the month.

TTYL