December in the UK

December in the UK

Not the best thing to do but not a choice at the moment.

Since I was running so bad I have stopped playin for a while and I only either play in small cash games for fun or in some home games with friends for a laugh and a good time.

So will not mention the small cash games as I can only be glad that they are small.
My brothers friends boys game.

Should be fun played there a few times we all have a laugh.
Ten pound buy in for 100 chips and it is pot limit hold em with 2 and 4 blinds.

I enjoy playing in these games as I can relax and not lose to much though trying to control yourself not to play every hand is not easy……. Problem is the hands to take a while as in all home games especially after smoking a little.
Another problem in this game is I manage to lose all self control and eat so much crap like sweets, crisps and chocolate it is not funny.

So back to the game now I am happy to break even at the end but losing is not on the agenda in any game I play.
I am up about 20 quid and somehow I manage to lose and lose and lose and lose and lose until it starts becoming a little embarrassing. I wont bore you with the details but runner, runner and 2 or 3 outers are most of them but to be fair I did go in for a few draws and missed.
So here we are now in for 100 pounds that is right 10 buy ins and you can only get 10 pound at a time. What you think the chances of me making it back are? Hey it all fun especially as the 10th buy in is given to you FREE MONEY YEEAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

So I ended the night pulling a little back and saving some face but not that much.

Back home and work it is for a while setting up a new business is not easy and wasting time playing is not the best idea till all the main work is out of the way unless of course there is some spare time.

My brother found the old super Nintendo and also golden tee with can be played on the TV. Not sure if you have ever played this or know what it is… It is a golf game that used to be in most pubs might even still be in them, This is the old version though and no modern graphics or funky things you can use to play better. O school style.
Well I am addicted and I was runnin tings for a while on that front but recently my brother seems to have taken over. Though we both shoot unbelievably low scores I drop vital holes in match play which is not good.
I told him I had a dream of a hole in 1 as I have had a few eagles and was desperate to get a hole in 1.
He said I think ill get it since I have had a real one before.
So the other night we were playing and he was 3 up on the 12th. Par 3 270 yards or so and he hits the ball, what can I tell you it headed to the green bounced and rolled straight in. I am running bad I said and of course congratulated him.

Next up Mario carts and super soccer on the super Nintendo. This is fun and again very old school we play this a few times a week and it is close in both.
Last night though I plugged in the Super Mario game from like 20 years ago and started to play. Memories came flooding back of when I was younger playing this trying for weeks and weeks to complete the game.
Object of the game: You start with only 3 lives, there are 4 sections in the game and each section has 3 courses. You have to get through each course in a certain time and avoid being killed or falling down. Collecting 100 coins gets you an extra life and there are extras to collect on route. At the end of each level there are 2 doors to go through one at the top and 1 at the bottom. If you go through the top door you can win lives but it is not easy.
So to complete may take like an hour or so but trying to remember all the special places to go and collect extras and trying to recollect what each level is and seeing what creatures are trying to kill you is not to easy.
I manage to get half way though the game to the end of level 3:2 with about 9 lives. I was feeling good. It started to get harder and harder and by the time I got to the last level 4:3 I only had 4 lives.
OK this was a hard one and I was getting close to the end. Finally I got to the end with 3 lives and I was at the crucial part where you have to fire at a cloud with birds coming out of it that kill you. So you need to avoid hitting a bird which fly all over the place in a small space kill the birds while avoiding them and also hit the cloud with bullets a certain number of times until it explodes.
I lost a life trying this and was down to 2 lives. I finally managed to do it and I dropped the control and looked at my brother who I thought was watching to say I did it all excited obviously it was a massive achievement and fun. Then I saw he was asleep and on top of that I had forgotten that after the cloud bit there was 1 last job that needed to be done to free princess and complete the game.
A spaceship comes out and fires a fire ball while moving up and down forward and backwards. Problem was the 1 ball turns into 3 balls and you need to avoid them all.

So while I was celebrating the spaceship came up and killed me now I had to do this all again including the cloud bit with the birds with only 2 lives. I was determined. To do this but with 2 lives it was a challenge
I also forgot to tell you Mario can either be big or small to get big you either have to find and eat the plant or win it going through the top door at the end of each level. If you are big and get hit you only go to small and when you are small and get hit you lose a life.
I lost a life trying this again as I did not manage to get a plant to eat on the way to the cloud and on my final go I got through the cloud and onto the ship but I was only small.
It was like being at a basket ball game with 1 second on the clock and a player throwing the ball up in the air and waiting to see if it went through the hoop.
The fire balls were coming at me hard and fast and I still needed to fire at the ship. I actually think it was a miracle and finally it was complete. With no second chance if I failed and an hour and a half wasted I would not have been in a good mood. Luckily for me it all worked out and I went to bed happy and satisfied.
Sad really how easy I am to please.

So that’s my life fun I know……..

PS I have not forgotten about the final of the 888 open I just don’t want to spoil it if you are planning to watch it when it is on TV.

Next time I will let you know how I got on at TNP (Thursday night poker) this is the friendly home game with my brother and also the 100 re-buy at the Vic which is a new comp each week on a Tuesday.

Good Luck and if you won 5% of me in the ECOOP III then you are onto a good thing!