How did you come to, to play? Did you satellite in, did you buy your way in? What was the story and how you got into the main event?

Sure.

So, yeah, I got into poker really after Chris Moneymaker went deep in the main offense and ended up winning it.

That kind of sparked my interest and I decided that I wanted to try to make a career out of it.

So I started to play online on party poker back then.

and built up a bankroll.

And then I was mostly a cash game player, played a little bit of sit and goes.

Did you have a good time, you know, taking that one down? Yeah,

How did you come to, to play? Did you satellite in? Did you buy your way in? What was the, what was the story in how you got into the main event?

Sure.

Um, so yeah, I got into poker really after, um, Chris Moneymaker went deep in the main event and ended up winning it.

Um, that kinda, like, sparked my interest, and, um, I decided that I wanted to try to make a career out of it.

So, um, started, um, to, um, play online on Party Poker back then and built up a bankroll, um, and then, you know, I was mostly a cash game player, played a little bit of sit-and-gos, um, and then, um, a friend of mine and I decided we wanted to start taking shots at some tournaments to, um, try to see if we could win big.

So, um, my first live tournament was in Reno.

Um, there was a little 5K out there, and, uh, I was second in chips after day one and didn't even cash, so that was kinda brutal.

Did you have a, a good time, you know, taking that one down?