[07:40 UTC-5]
[+7*F....-2*F w/wind-chill....sunny....winds out of the E/S/E at 5 MPH]
   Big surprise....got out of bed...and logged on to play some Poker....took a "chair" and stacked my 125K buy-in on the table....and thought I was in paradise....won  the  first hand I play when the flop paired both of my pocket cards....Jack/Nine suited....small pot....but the 10K+ banner made an appearance....took the pot 2 out of the next 3 hands....and then the circus came  to town....first....do you remember as a kid....the little kid who just had to prove he was the toughest kid on the block....a player (less than 50K  buy-in)....started big pre-flop bets....all-ins after the river...and even when he busted....came right back....and that trigger 2 of the big stacks into a fight over who was the table captain....in a brief intermission....won a few hands....small/blind pots....one of the would-be table captains left...but another less that 50K buy-in player appeared....out to prove he was the toughest kid on the block....and I wasn't in the mood for re-runs....ergo...32 minutes played....31 hands played....left with an extra 1,225$....[no slots]....just an observation....saw this repeatedly today....player gets an Ace in the hole...or a pocket pair....any pocket pair...and a big pre-flop raise...maybe an all-in....(no I don't have x-ray vision but I do check out the cards at showdowns)....and maybe if they don't just collect the blinds because everyone else folds....more often than not....the Ace or the pair doesn't stand up....
   My hypothesis that "even a blind raccoon will eventually find a dumpster" was proven again....I'm not a morning person....and can be a little groggy in the morning....went to Video Poker Live....claimed a drop....I always play a few hands at min. bet, to get in a pool, hit bet and then realized I hadn't hit the min bet button....(game defaults to max bet)....dang....first hand appears....trip Aces....300K pay-out....
[17:25 UTC-5]
[Summary of Other Games Played Today]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Crescent: 5 games played....the best of a bum lot....81/104 w/ only 3 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Ace Up[relaxed]: one out of the six games played today cleared....48/48....
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: all of the six games played today cleared....52/52....
3] Klondike[turn 1]: three of the six games played today cleared....52/52....
4] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: five of the six games played today cleared....52/52....
5] Fan[relaxed]: all of the six games played today cleared....52/52....
6] Josephine[relaxed]: all of the six games played today cleared....104/104....one of the games cleared of the first turn through the deck....
[On Facebook]
1] Fall Spades: 2 games played....[game one]....6 hands played...."we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + 1 nil bid made....vs...."they" 166 pts. + 6 bags + 1 nil failed....[game two]....13 hands played....game included a 16 bid hand....both "sides" were set...."we" 537 + 7 bags + set thrice + 2 nil bids made....vs...."they" 346 pts. +16 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice....
2] Mahjong FRVR: only the puzzle of the day solved at the "challenging level"....
3] Video Poker Live: start total: 885.1 million chips....end total: 902.6 million chips....
4] Blackjack 21: 10 minutes played....a table of 3 or 4....15 hands played....4 wins...1 blackjack....3 dealer bust....up 205$....which occurred when out of frustration at the dealers hot streak....you bet 1K and the dealer bust....start total: 557.7'K....end total: 559.5'K....
[21:30 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 206'M / Net Gain Today: 253.2'K / Drops(7)&Roulette(1): 252'K /
Table(1): +1,225$ / Hands Played Today: 31 / Total Hands Played: 24,546 /