[14:26 UTC-4]
[+78*F....fair....winds w/s/w....humidity: 50%....barometer: 30.03" \/ ]
   Did not stay up late last night to get the late roulette spin....I was finishing up posts to here and on "Troll 54 Where Are You?" and kept trying to nod off....so gave up and went to bed....tried something this morning to defeat the WiFi password gremlin....I never shut my desk top down....just let it "go to sleep".....I live  in the residential building of a hotel....so except for we few....all the rest are quests....transients....and the system requires passwords periodically....which is a pain in the tuckus if I'm in the middle of a Poker session [the only live game I play][which it just did again]....so this Am before I played I shut down....rebooted....and I got the password blurb within a minute or two....and within less than a minute was back on........and the interruption I just had was almost right on 8 hours later....maybe I've figured it out....[knock wood]
   Logged on @05:49 after collecting a roulette pay off of 189'K....to a 1K/.5K blind table w/ the max-buy-in of 125K....a couple of hands heads up but for the most part was a four handed game....
   No big pre-flop raises except when someone was looking at pocket pairs or a pocket Ace....or an A/K....but we did have a couple of any two carders....so most hands started with a min-raise pre-flop....now there are days that that drives me bonkers....the days I'm not catching hands....but today I caught just enough hands to play along....actually a couple of times rather the losing a good hand to a river card....I  actually won a couple getting the miracle card on the river....case in point: after the flop and turn on the board: 3 Queens & a Four....now normally I would  avoid a hand like that like I would the plague....but checks all the way around....I had put the player on my right on an Ace in the hole....he was....river was a Seven....he goes all-in for about 10K....I made a snap call....he made trip Queens with an Ace, Ten kickers.....I made trip Queens full of Sevens....[my pockets were Nine/Seven]....my point....unless you've got a pair to go with board trips or on board pairs a card for a house....best that you run and hide....aka: fold....or if you don't have a "read" on the player you're up against....then flee....ergo....60 minutes played....75 hands played....48 seconds/hand....[pause]....[back took a drop for another 42'K]....13 wins....1 every 5.77 hands....took 19,084$ from the table and another 10K from a 4 wins out of 10 goes at the "one armed bandit"....
[14:41 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....
[1] 10 hands played...."we" 523 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid..[vs].."they" 487 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 3 made nils....
[2] 7 hands played...."we" 588 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid..[vs].."they" 115 pts. + 5 bags + set twice....
[3] 8 hands played...."we" 537 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids..[vs].."they" 298 pts. + 8 bags + set twice....
[4] 8 hands played...."we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids..[vs].."they" 167 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....
[14:56 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
[[note]: cfp[s]: completed foundation piles]
"Clock": cleared all 4 games played [40/40]:in:[00:01:39]`[00:02:10]`[00:02:20]&[00:01:42]...........
"Sea Towers": cleared all 4 games played[52/52]:in:[00:03:47]`[00:03:40]`[00:04:08]&[00:03:51]....
"Crescent": four games played today....72/104 w/1 cfp....89/104 w/5 cfps....92/104 w/5 cfps....&....96/104 w/ 7 of the 8 cfps....
[16:04 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best[44/48[2x]]]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today....[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today....[104/104]....one of the three games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]....the other two games were both[51/52]....
[20:44 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 326.1'M / Net Gain Today: 575'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 546'K /
Table[1]&Slots[10]: +29,084$ / Hands Played Today: 75 / Total Hands Played: 35,220 /
[[note]: 6 drops@42'K w/ads.& 2 roulette spins: 1@189'K & 1@105'K /

[12:48 UTC-4]
[+83*F....partly cloudy....winds w/s/w@11 mph....humidity: 64%....barometer: 20.90 \/ ]
[ a\ line of rain and T-storms due to arrive between 15:00 continuing through 21:00 to day with the heaviest concentration between 16:00 and 18:00....radar looks nasty]
   First of all the last drop was due before 23:00 last night....decided to take it....regardless of what I did today I could only get 1 roulette spin....but if I got 8 drops +the one roulette spin today....that  would make the first action tomorrow a roulette spin so that's what I did....with the drop last night and the one this morning....both without ads...."42'K house money".....
   Logged on to play some Poker@05:28....the /usual 1K/.5K table w'my 125K max-buy-in....took my "chair" and witnessed the final hand of an "end of session death match"....the lone survivor stayed and for the next 7 or 8 hands it was heads up....a big stack....both of us in the blinds....every hand anywhere from a 5'K to a 50'K pre-flop raise....now maybe [and I  do mean  maybe] if I would have had a pocket pair....I might have called....but I hoped if I folded....he'd get the memo and stop splashing the pot pre-flop....he didn't quit....so I did....off to another table [knock wood]....again  1K/.5K  table and my 125K buy-in....
   And into a table of any two carders with one of them with the pre-flop min-raise almost every hand....if I am catching which at the start I was....it's okay....a kamikaze arrived....5 or 6 straight hands he went all in and the rest of the table folded....he got the memo and left....and then the WiFi password gremlin got me again....left the game up....got back online....and got reconnected to the table I left....and just a bad run of cards....both pocket and board....made 3 or 4 nice hands....rivered once and the others split-pots....I'd peek at my pocket cards hoping to find "gold" and most times  all that I found was lint....was getting close to the 42'K house money lost....played one last hand Jack/Ten suited....and missed the flop entirely....ergo....92 minutes played....139 hands played....39.71 seconds/hand....26 wins [all small/blind pots]....1 out of every 5.35 hands....[no slots[pace of play just to fast....never more than 5 players at the table]
[13:02 UTC-4]
[On Face Book]
"Fall Spades": four games played [all played late last night]
1] 9 hands played...."we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set once [vs] "they" 162 pts. + 2 bags + set three times..
2] 12 hands played...."we" 516 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts] + set once [vs] "they" 175 pts. + 5 bags + set five times..
3] 11 hands played...."we" 565 pts. +15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil [vs] "they" 318 pts + 8 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid..
4] 7 hands played...."we" 588 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil  bid [vs] "they" 255 pts + 5 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..
[13:21 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared the five games play today....in:[00:01:27]`[00:01:29]`[00:01:59]`[00:01:45]&[00:02:43]....
"Sea Towers": cleared the five games played today....in:[00:03:14]1[00:03:16]`[00:03:55]`[00:03:49]
&[00:04:12]....
"Crescent": five games played today[[note] cfp(s)....completed foundation pile(s)]..58/104..78/104 w/3 cfp(s)..90/104 w/4 cfp(s)..98/104 w/6 cfp(s)..&..62/98/99/~/104/104 w/ all 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:00 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today[best:[45/48]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....one of the four games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the four games played today[52/52]....
[20:32 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 325.5'M / Net Gain Today: 507.2'K / Drops[8]&Roulette[1]: 546'K /
Tables[2]: -38,760$ / Hands Played Today: 139 / Total Hands Played: 35,145 /
[[note] 5 drops@21 s/ads. & 3 drops@42'K w/ads.[last 3] & 1 roulette spin@315'K /
{From the Tables} Although I haven't mentioned it here I have from time to time gone back to Blackjack 21....picked up the odd drop or roulette spin and played a few hands....and haven't kept any stats....have no plans as of now to start playing  again seriously....but will from time to time "stop by" and play a  few hands....and Video Poker Live as well]

[10:24 UTC-4]
[+77*F....fair....winds s/s/w@8 mph....humidity: 78%....barometer: 29.95 ~]
   Once I saw the time for the next drop last night I never gave it a second thought about  trying to take it last night....was after mid-night....so logged on to play Poker @05:26 after taking the waiting drop of 42'K w/ad....a basically decent table[1K/.5K blinds 125K max-buy-in]....3 to 5 handed....some pre-flop nonsense but by enlarge a decent table....only problem was I flat wasn't catching did make enough to have my 10K+ mission but before i got my 16 hands played the %$#@ WiFi system kicked me  and ask for the password....I thought I had logged early enough to avoid it until after the session....but it came early....by the time I re-entered and got back on I found myself in the "lobby" and again....1K/.5K blinds 125K max-buy-in....but this time a wild table....kamikaze....any-two-carders....pot pushing would be table captains....the good news is I caught some nice hands....the bad news is I caught them at the worst possible time....the river was really out to get  me....5 different times I had a high two pair or trips and got beat by a better to pair....another made a straight....got beat by a better straight....and to add insult to injury....had decided to play to the button and leave....and was looking down at a Jack/Ten unsuited and decided to play one more hand....flopped a Queen high straight....but the river put 3 to a flush on the board....and you got it....lost to the flush....oy gavalt....some the disaster report follows....51 minutes played....67 hands played....45.7 seconds/hand....9 winners.....1 out of every 7.44 hands....left 108,925$ on the table....[no slots].....but....with the 2@42'K w/ads + 1 roulette spin@315'K....the loss has been covered....but the pain still remains....
[10:41 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
[as is my habit; the first three games were played last night]
"Fall Spades": 4 games played today:
1] 9 hands played...."we" 628 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 214 pts. + 4 bags + set twice....
2] 8 hands played...."we" 559 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 44 pts. + 4 bags +set three times....
3] 8 hands played...."we" 568 pts. + 8 bags...."they" 38 pts. + 8 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid....
[[note] the 4th game played this morning started out with "we" bidding 7....my 6 & pard's 1....I made my 6....pard made 0....so "we" started in the hole....with the better run of cards "we" had caught back up and had a slight lead....both team could "go out"....hand 9...."they" set...."we" bagged....hand 10...."we" bid a total of 10 & "they" a 2 bid + a nil bid....results to follow:]
4] 10 hands played...."we" 561 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once....vs...."they" 525 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....
[15:23 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today[best:[46/48]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....two of the four games were cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the for games played today[52/52]....
[15:40 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": 4 games played and cleared[40/40]....in:[00:01:49]'[00:01:23]'[00:01:34]&[00:02:13]..........
"Sea Towers: 4 games played and cleared[52/52]....in:[00:05:27]'[00:02:37]'[00:03.36]&[00:03:45]...
"Crescent"[[note] cfp[s]: completed foundation pile[s]]
Four games played....as is my  custom....I play at least once through all solitaire games in the evening before logging off....1st game[last evening] 52/104 w/0 of 8 cfp....2nd game[today] 100/104 w/6 of 8 cfp[s]....3rd game 91/104 w/ 4 of 8 cfp....4th game 72/104....w/ 2 of 8 cfp[s]....
[20:13 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 325'M / Net Gain Today: 584'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 693'K /
Tables[2] -109,075$ / Hands Played Today: 67 / Total Hands Played: 35,006 /
[[note]: 5 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st five] & 1 drop@21'K s/ad & 2 roulette spins: 1@315'K & 1@147'K]

[14:22 UTC-4]
[+77*F.....cloudy....winds w/s/w@12 mph....humidity: 74%....barometer: 29.98" \/ ]
[the isolated/scattered T-storms forecast for mid morning until early afternoon were apparently isolated/scattered some where other than where I live]
   Didn't stay up last night to take the last drop that was to occur just before mid-night....actually it was a roulette spin and I took it before I went looking for a "chair" at 1 1K/.5K blind table....with the /usual 125K max buy in....no chip....hit the wheel for 315'K....2nd highest amount....so "house money was no factor....
   Took a "chair" at a table as mentioned above....during the time I spent the numbers varied from a few hands of heads up to briefly a 6 handed game....at first it was a good table for my style....very little in pre-flop raises and if there were the were usually min-raises....did win a few pots but nothing more that small/blind pots....but managed to stay one side or the other of my 125K buy-in....and then the table went cold....and a few any-two carders and would be table captains arrived...at least for me....had flopped trip Nines....called raises on the flop and turn....but the river put 3 to a flush on the board....player to my right went all in....out of character....I folded...to my left a call....guy had the nut flush....a kamikaze arrived and one of the other players who had around 180'K....decided to play with the kamikaze....Mr. "K" got hot and busted the big stack out....and then disappeared....the busted player returned....on "full tilt"[w/ a 55'K buy-in].....and I was looking at pocket Nines....and about 95'K in my stack....I did say that the board had gone cold....flopped the set of Nines....the player bet 5K....smooth call....another a call....same on the turn....a blank....on the river an all-in....one quick look at the board....no board pair....no 3 to a straight or flush....I called....third player folded and the "Blind Raccoon finally after 88 minutes of blindly scrounging around the landfill found the dumpster"....played a few more hands and was gone....ergo....100 minutes played....142 hands played....42.25 seconds/hand....26 winners....1 out of every 5.5 hands....left with an extra 41,406$....[no slots]....
[14:36 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....
[1]....8 hands played...."we" 619 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 231 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts] + set once....
[2]....10 hands played...."we" 558 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 256 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice....
[[note]; what follows are two of the weirder games I've played out of near 2.6'K  games played]....
[3]....6 hands played....hand two featured my partner and one of the members of "they" bidding "nil"....partner made the nil bid...."they" didn't...."we" 514 pts. + 4 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" -63 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 failed nil bids....
[4].....hand one: "they" failed a nil bid....hand two" "they" failed a nil bid....hand three: "they" set....ergo....3 hands played...."we" 232+2 bags...."they" -208 pts. + set once + 2 failed nil bids....
[16:16 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared the three games played today[40/40]:....in:[00:01:31]'[00:01:49]&[00:01:20]....
"Sea Towers": cleared the three games played today[52/52]....in:[00:04:08]'[00:04:01]&[00:03:25]....
"Crescent": three games played today....probably the worst three games I've had in a day for quite awhile....the one that stunk the least....but still had a foul odor....68/104 with only two of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:27 UTC-4]
[On World of solitaire]
"Aces up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:[45/48]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104].....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]
[21:51 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 324.4'M / Net Gain Today: 692.4'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 651'K /
Table[1] +41,406$ / Hands Played Today: 142 / Total Hands Played: 34,939 /
[[note]: 1 drop@21'K s/ads. [1st of the day]& 5 drops@41'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@315 & 1@105]....

[14:19 UTC-4}
[+86*F....sunny....winds: w/s/w@12 mph....humidity: 44%....Barometer: 30.15" \/ ]
   Since the last drop of the night was just before mid-night....I decided not to take it....well truth be told I was playing a game of Klondike[relaxed]{double][turn 1] and was nodding off at the mouse....gave up and went to bed just after 22:00....and never resurfaced until after 06:00....never logged on to play Poker until 06:37....but one advantage is that the system required me to re-enter my WiFi password before I actually went to a table....was in the lobby picking up a waiting drop....42'K w/ad....when it happened....I  don't think the system is going to change....so maybe I need to adjust my start times....
   1K/.5K blind table....with my 125K max-buy-in....and what I discovered was my worst nightmare....a short weekend table....3 to 5 handed....and more often then not the  play was 3 handed or heads up....and seldom was there a hand when there wasn't one of the players splashing the pot pre-flop....the worst was a rook....less than 100 hands played....which won't have been that bad....except he was catching hands like there was no tomorrow....on the other hand....I was catching squat....did beat him one hand when I flopped 2 pair and turned a house but basically its the only decent hand I made all session....and when he wasn't splashing the pot....then another of the players was....now if it had been a table of 6 or 7 hands I probably would have played longer....but on a short fluid table the blinds come way to fast and you're more likely to  get  caught in the blinds....was getting close to the mythical "house money"....got caught in the blinds 4 straight rounds....grabbed what was left of my stack & both 16 hands & 10K+ mission and bid a hasty farewell to  the table....ergo....52 minutes played....79 hands played....39.5 seconds/hand....8 wins....1 out of just a tad less than every 10 hands.....left 32,575 on the table....[no slots]....
[14:36 UTC-4]
[On Facebook] 
"Fall Spades": five hands hands played....[1st].....8 hands played...."we" 544 pts. + 4 bags....vs.... "they" 209 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....[2nd]....7 hands played...."we" 544 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 2 made nil bid....vs...."they" 280 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts] + set once....[3rd]....11 hands played...."we" 559 + 9 bags + set once....vs...."they" -56 pts. + 4 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid....[4th]....7 hands played...."we" 518 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 375 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....[5th]....6 hands played...."we" 565 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bid....vs...."they" 126 pts. + 6 bags + set twice....
[14:56
[On Just Solitaire]
[[note] "*" indicates auto-play engaged]
"Clock": cleared all of the five games played today[40/40]....in:[00:02:11]'[00:01:47]'[00:01:13*]'
[00:01:27]&[00:01:06[IIRC the fast time yet without the assistance of auto-play]
"Sea Towers": cleared all of the 5 games played today[52/52]....in:[00:03:21]'[00:03:05]'[00:03:38]'
[00:02:47]&[00:03:43*].....
[[note]: "cfp" completed foundation pile(s)]
"Crescent": a very weird set of 5 games played today....the 3rd of the 5 was a....70/104 w/ 1 cfp....the 2nd & 4th games....1 was 91/104 + 4 cfp....& the other....96/104 w/ 6 cfp....and the 1st & 5th games were both....104/104 with all 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:50 UTC-4]
[On World Of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today[best game:[44/48]]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today:[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all  of the four games played today:[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today:[104/104]....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today:[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared three of the four games played today:[52/52]....
[21:26 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 323.7'M / Net Gain Today: 282.4'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 315'K /
Table[1]: -32,575$ / Hands Played Today: 79 / Total Hands Played: 34,797 /
[[note: 3 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st three] & 4 drops@21'K s/ads. & 1 roulette spin@105]

[13:58 UTC-4]
[+81*F....sunny....winds west@8 mph....humidity: 59%....Barometer: 30.24" <>]
    Stayed up and took the late drop last night and the one waiting for me this morning....both doubled because I watch ad....the same dang ad I've seen 9 times in a row....84'K "house money"....
   Logged on @06:03....the usual 125K max-buy-in & 1K/.5K blind table....a really decent table....3 to 6 players....changing almost very hand and was winning some really decent pots....and then the WiFi wanted the password again....it's just like clockwork....but because I had logged on a little later than /usual....it hit much earlier in the session....had no problem getting back on but by the time I did all I got was the reconnecting blurb....so left and logged back on....while in was in the "lobby" claimed the 16+ mission....thankfully I'd achieved that before the password incident....and  thought I also  had claimed the 10K+ mission which I also had achieved....[a lapse with would haunt me later]....got  back on but a different table....one out of one of my  worst nightmares....but did catch a good hand Trip Aces [all on the board] but an Ace in the hole....another player went all-in after the river....and I was still a little frustrated with the whole thing....and if I hadn't acted out of that....and thought for a second I would have folded....but didn't....he had a pocket pair....Fives....and I lost a big pot....not as much as I had won on the first table....dang I know better that that....anyways....about 20 minutes had pasted....and I played two more hands....was in the blinds....and got on the button and fled....ergo 20 minutes played[approx.]....28 hands played....42.86 seconds/hand....5 winners....1 out of every 5.6 hands played....and despite the dummkopf call left with an extra $11,171$ [no slots]
   Now I've be grousing lately about the fact that I seem to hit the bottom values on  the Roulette wheel more that I think I should....and I my defense in the rush to get back on a table I honestly thought I'd claimed the 10K+ mission w/the doubling chip....and you guessed it....what did on hit on  the wheel....that's right top of the wheel 840'K....could have been....2x that....on the other hand 840'K is 840'K....and I still  have another shot at the wheel later tonight....dummkopf....thinking about putting my head in the noose later and playing some more today....
[14:11 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": 4 games played....[1]....this one qualifies as the weirdest game so far in the 2.6'+ games I've played....2 hands played...."we" 153 pts. + 3 bags....vs...."they" -200 pts. + set twice + 1 failed nil bid [first hand "failed the nil bid, and also failed the regular bid as well]....[2]....7 hands played...."we" 515 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" -6 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 failed nil bids....[3]....9 hands played...."we" 501 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.]....vs...."they" 316 pts + 6 bags + 2 failed nil bids....vs....[4]....7 hands played...."we" 504 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 179 pts. + 9 bags + set twice [one of the sets was on a 14 bid]
[14:25 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today[best: 44/48 [2x]]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all  of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the for games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the four games played today[52/52]....
[14:46 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all of the four games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:17]'[00:01:26]'[00:01:31]&
[00:02:02]....
"Sea Towers" cleared all of the 4 games played today[52/52]....in:[00:03:26]'[00:03:34]'[00:03:41]&
[00:05:07[a difficult game with several uses of the un-do function]....
"Crescent" four games were played today....one barely got past 1/2 way and no completed piles....2 were both in the low 80's/104 w/ 3 of the 8 piles completed....the 4th game....60/96/~104/104 w/ all  of the 8 foundation piles completed.....and completed before the last shuffle....
[21:02 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 323.4'M / Net Gain Today: 1,334'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 1,322'K /
Table[1] +11,971$ / Hands Played Today: 28 / Total Hands Played: 34,719 /
[[note]: 6 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st-six]& 1 drop@21 s/ad. & 2 roulette spins: 1@840'K & 1@189'K]
[[from the tables]: probably won't take the late drop tonight since it's just shy of mid-night....decided not to play Poker the second time, just wasn't "feeling it".....saw the same dang ad  6 times today....was relieved that no ad was offered....last roulette....w/chip....no big payout but at least I hit the top half of the wheel]

[13:00 UTC-4]
[+76*F....sunny....winds w/s/w@12 mph....humidity: 63%....barometer: steady@30.12"]
   Did stay up to take the late drop last night....21'K w/ad. and  that was the 4th in the cycle....therefore there was a roulette spin waiting for me today....and again with a 63'K....bottom of the wheel spin....I have to be under a hex or a curse or .....
   Logged on to a 1K/.5K table....with my  125K max-buy-in.....@05:43....very fluid in numbers as well as in style....sometimes you could see the flop for a call of the big blind and sometimes you'd have to go all-in to get a peek at the flop....and everything in between ....had made a good hands and a few smallish pots....had made a straight on the turn....check the river....button to my immediate left....and I lost my WiFi connection.....the place where I live has recently upgraded the WiFi and  it's now password protected....and a couple of times a day will kick you off and require you to re-enter the password....usually at a very inconvenient time....anyways....the situation apparently caused my essential tremor condition to give me the shakes....and took  me a few tries to get back on....I had left the game up....but it won't reconnect....oy vey....so re-booted the game....and got the lobby....I must have won the hand....because my totals were up....maybe was off a couple of minutes....logged back on to a different 1K/.5K table....a 4 handed game with two big stacks....one over 400'K  the other over 700'K....the later was acting like a "Table Admiral".....a call of the blinds one hand and a 50K pre-flop the next....had a Queen/Nine suited and got in for a min-raise....another player [5 handed at this point].....a couple of small continuation bets....After the river I was first to act and check the Admiral raised 88'K....a quick look at the board....decided it was a semi-bluff and called....went from around 120'K in the stack to around 220'K....lost a couple of smallish pots....got rivered a few times but avoid another exchange of broadsides with the Admiral....ergo....60 minutes played[?]....75 hands played....48 seconds/hand....11 winners....1 every 6.82 hands....and left with an additional 76,211$....no slots....
[13:12 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....[1]....7 hands played...."we" 505 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 333 pts. + 3 bags + 1 failed nil bid....[2].....10 hands played...."we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + set once....vs...."they" 257 pts. + 7 bags + set once+ 1 failed nil bid....[3]....6 hands played.... "we" 559 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 3 made nil bids....vs...."they" 356 pts. + 6 bags + set once....[4]....9 hands played...."we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 164 pts. + 4 bags + set three times....
[13:23 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Sea Towers": cleared all 4 games played[52/52]....in:[00:03:56]'[00:03:48]'[00:04:04]'[00:04:02]....
"Clock": cleared all 4 games played[40/40]....in:[00:01:34]'00:01:17]'[00:01:46]'[00:02:11]..............
"Crescent": four games played....not one of my better days.....only decent game....84/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[13:33 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared 1 of the 4 games played today[48/48]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all  of the 4 games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed] cleared all 4 of the games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the 4 games played today[104/104]....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the 4 games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared 3 of the 4 games played today[52/52]....
[17:22 UTC-4]
[Poker: Take Two]
   Decided to take another run at Poker....just for the laughs I tried to get on a 200/100 blind table....no joy...."sat down" at a 1K/.5K table....with my 125K max-buy-in in tow....for the first several hands....a great table for my style....just flat wasn't catching....split a couple of pots...a couple of blind/small pots and only caught 1 real hand all session....board paired....Queens & Fours....I hand a Queen in the hole....guy went all-in and then went all-gone....but a major pain in the tuckus....was splashing the pot, pre-flop almost every hand....not for me....I played awhile hoping to catch the "nuts"....didn't happen....I was gone....ergo....41 minutes played....52 hands played....47.31 seconds/hand....5 winners....1 out of ever 10.4 hands....left with an extra 3,662$....[no slots]....
[20:26 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 322.1'M /  Net Gain Today: 499.9'K / Drops[[7]&Roulette[2]: 420'K /
Tables[2] + 79,973$ / Hands Played Today: 127 / Total Hands Played: 34,690 /
[[note]: 6 drops@21'K no ads.[1st six] & 1 drop@42'K w/ad. & 2 roulette spins: 1%63'K & 1@189'K]

[14:28 UTC-4]
[+76*F....partly cloudy....winds west@5 mph....humidity: 55%....barometer: steady]
   Well I decided to "bite the bullet" and stay up until after 23:00 and take the roulette that would be available....hit for 147'K....and add to that the 42'K I had waiting for  me in a drop w/ad. when I logged on....189'K "house money"....
   The usual 1K/.5K table with my 125K max-buy-in....for most of the session a very decent table....most hands you got to see the flop for a call of the blinds or occasionally a min-raise....except for when one of the players had a pocket  Ace or pair and  made a big raise, even an all in....in most cases the rest of the table folded....still can't figure out why peeps insist on doing that....except for a short lived raid by a kamikaze....and a couple of hands when a player busted out, return and went  on "full tilt" for a couple  of hands....a decent table....size varied from a 3 to 6 handed game....and I couldn't catch a hand....in the first 24 minutes I won or split just 3 pots....but did gain enough to get the 10K+ mission...when I flopped 4 to a "nut flush" & a pair....made the flush on the turn....and played cat and mouse with a any-two carder who had just "sat down"....I was in first position....check....min raise...call....turn....check....2.5K raise....call....river....check....5K raise....re-raise....and he folded....over the  next few hands....won one blind pot on a high card....and then went on a mini hot streak....won 5 out of 6 hands played 3-2 pairs, 1 straight, and trips twice....than the table changed and a pair of kamikaze and a major pot pusher arrived and  almost every hand an all-in or a medium to large raise....board was in a constant state of flux....got caught in the blinds a couple of times....looked at the clock and  my dwindling stack and fled....ergo....60 minutes played....78 hands played....46.2 second hands....12 wins....1 every 6.5 hands....left 8,968$ on the table....[no slots]
[14:45 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": three games played:....[one]....5 hands played...."we" 616 pts. + 6 bags + 3 made nil bids....vs...."they" -36 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 2 failed nil bids....[two]....9 hands played....514 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 298 pts. + 8 bags + set twice....[three]....12 hands played...."we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + set three times + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 537 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid....Truly the craziest and weirdest game i can remember....we did have the better of the hands....except when we were set....and one of the sets was my partner not making the regular bid on a hand I made a nil bid....the last hand of the game....so "we" made points not lost a bundle....added to that that they bagged [-100 pts]....but somehow "we" managed to win the closest game I recall out of over 2600 games I've played]
[15:16 UTC-4]
[On World Of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared 1 of the 3 games played today[48/48[all-time winning %: 5.9]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the 3 games played today[52/52[all-time winning %: 98.8]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the 3 games played today[52/52[all-time winning %: 99.06]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all  of the 3 games played today[104/104[all-time winning %: 97.29]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all 3 games played today[104/104[all-time winning %: 90.53]
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared 2 of the 3 games played today[52]52[all-time winning %: 50.74]...
[[note] all-games played: games: 6612 / wins: 4061 / winning %: 61:42....these totals include two games not played today: "Klondike"[turn 1]: games:1259 / wins: 531 / winning %: 42.18 /....& "Klondike"[relaxed][triple][turn 1]....1 game played & 1 game won....]
[15:58 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all 5 games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:23]'[00:01:32]'[00:01:38]'[00:01:53]&
[00:02:06]....
"Sea Towers": cleared all 5 games played today....[52/52]....in:[00:02:57]'[00:03:34]'[00:04:01][00:04:23]&[00:05:39[multiple uses of undo....but no resets....just a very hard "nut" to crack]....
"Crescent": a total of five games played....the last three were at best mediocre....one game in the 60's/104 and the other two in the 70's/104....all had at least 1 foundation pile complete....the first two games however....[1st game]....96/104 w/ 5 of the 8 foundation piles completed....&...[2nd game] 102/104 with 7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[21:00 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 321.6'M / Net Gain Today: 474'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 483'K /
Table[1]: -8,968$ / Hands Played Today: 78 / Total Hands Played: 34,663 /
[[note]: 6 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st six] & 1 drop@21'K s/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@147'K & 1@63'K]
[[from the tables]....[1]: have a drop just before 23:30 tonight....probably will take it....because it will give me a roulette 1st thing tomorrow when I log-on....[2] speaking about roulette....I'm getting a little paranoid....in theory we have the same odds of hitting the top of the wheel and the bottom....yet lately I seem to hit the bottom far more than the top....????....[3] the first six ads of the day were actually the same ad six times....a ad for a "young adult" book series....oy vey.....]

[15:30 UTC-4]
[+73*F....cloudy....winds w/s/w@9 mph....humidity: 65%....barometer: steady]
   Didn't stay up last night to take the drop just after mid-night....so one was waiting for me @05:58 when I logged in to play some Poker....just a regular drop....no ad....so took a "chair" at a 1K/.5K table with my usual 125'K max-buy-in....but in the back of my mind I was thinking that I only had 21'K "house money"....and with the way tables have been 4 running "sat down" with the intent to play in ultra-tight mode....but to my great surprise and very greater joy....found myself at a table where small ball was the name of the game....very little pre-flop raises....and when there was a check of the raisers hand revealed a pocket pair or an Ace....if it went to the river....more often than not all the big raiser got was the blinds because the rest of the table folded.....table ranged from a few heads up hands to a table of 6 players....and until the last few hands before I left....other than the aforementioned pre-flop raises....there was only one very short raid by a kamikaze....and I was catching some decent hands....but most pots were blind/small pots....did make one decent pot....had a Nine/Six suited....there was a  min-pre-flop raise from a short visit from an any two carder....I called....flop gave me two pair when there was both a Nine and a Six....in the flop....raiser upped the raise to 2.5'K....but I had top two pair....smooth call....turned the 3rd 9....and the house....raise....call....on the river a blank he checked I min-raised and he called....but right before I left both a major pot pusher with big pre-flop raises and a kamikaze arrived....and the small increase in my stack started to melt away to the blinds and I left....ergo....43 minutes played....58 hands played....43.45 second hands....13 winners....1 out of every 4+ hands played....left with an extra 1,675$....but had a very lucky run at Slots....4 winners out of 5 tries....and won 9,300$.....one of the wins was for 7,500$....
[15:42 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....[1]....8 hands played...."we" 577 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 207 pts. + 7 bags + set once....[2]....10 hands played...."we" 525 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 263 pts. + 3 bags + set twice....[3]....7 hands played...."we" 525 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 525 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 274 pts. + 4 bags + set once....[4]....6 hands played...."we" 571 pts. + 1  bag + set once + 4 made nil bids....vs...."they" 351 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.]....
[15:54 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best game[44/48]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all four of the games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all four of the games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all four of the games played today[104/104]....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all four of the games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared three of the games played today[52/52]....
[16:14 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all 4 of the games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:32]'[00:01:41]'[00:01:34]&[00:01:40]....
"Sea Towers": cleared all 4 of the games played today[52/52]....in:[00:03:49]'[00:03:25]'[00:03:29]&
[00:04:08]....
"Crescent": four games played today....three of the games were average to good....but one game....
102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[[hint]....on  both Just Solitaire and World of Solitaire you have the option of turning on auto-play which will finish a game or take obvious moves....on Crescent I don't use the auto-play....but every so often it will engage anyways....happened to day on the 102/104 game....after I had made my first move....it moved a Queen of Hearts....and 4 more cards to the tableau but both Queens of Hearts were movable [double deck game]....so I used take back moved the other Queen....and move 20+ cards to the tableau....the hint....if you play a game where it will auto-play obvious moves....don't trust it....try the other way....the first way might be the best....but]
[20:54 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 321.2'M / Net Gain Today: 305'K / Drops[7[&Roulette[1]: 294'K /
Table[1]&Slots[5]: +10,975$ / Hands Played Today: 58 / Total Hands Played: 34,485 /
[[note]: 3 drops@21'K s/ads.[1st three]& 4 drops@42'K w/ads.& 1 roulette spin@63'K /

[15:09 UTC-4]

[+68*F....cloudy....east winds@7 mph....humidity 88%....barometer: falling....rain has stopped should be clear the rest of the day]

   Awoke just after 05:00 rolled back over and never logged in to play some Poker until 06:07....hand taken a late drop just after 23:00 last night and another before I took a "chair" at the table....both double drops....so at that point had 84'K "house money to play with....for double the payout I'll always watch the ads....I think I've got a few of them memorized at this point....

   1K/.5K blind table with the max-buy-in of 125K....the table was almost constantly in flux....a few hands of heads up....and for a few hands a seven handed game....and the style of play was constantly changing....on some hands you could see the flop for a mere call of the blinds....on other hands anywhere from a min-raise to an all in....a couple of "any-two-carders"....pot pushers....continuation bets....a couple of very short raids of kamikaze were beaten off....and  numerous rounds of "my pair is bigger then yours"....several were won by a "high kicker" and at least one was won on a high card....just insane....

   Just was catching at a very high rate....in all the hands I played I only had pocket pairs once....and that was a pair  of Fours....and  a 25K raise and a re-raise in before it got to  me....and regrettably the pair went in to the muck....did take a decent pot when I had Nine/Eight suited.....saw the flop with a call on a min-raise....flopped two pair...a continuation bet and a call....another Nine on the turn....another raise and a smooth call....river was a blank....again the continuation bet....this time I re-raised....and my curse continues....the response....a quick fold....won a bunch of small/blind pots....but just didn't catch a whole lot of good hands....just too many blinds....ergo....60 minutes played....92 hands played....a scary 39.13 seconds/hand....10 winners....1 out of every 10+ hands played....but was able to keep the damage down to loss of 18,150$.....but it's easy to play smart poker when most of you hands were rags....
[15:25 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....[1]....8 hands played...."we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 283 pts. + 3 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....[4]....10 hands played...
"we" 503 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.]....vs...."they" 235 pts. + 5 bags + set three times....[3]....8 hands played...."we" 519 pts. + 9 bags....vs...."they" 1 pt + 1 bag + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....[4]....8 hands played...."we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 153 pts. + 3 bags + set three times....
[15:37 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best game 43/48....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....two of the four games were cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"{relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared three of the four games played today....52/52....
[15:51  UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all five games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:07]'[00:01:39]'[00:02:04]'[00:02:01]
&[00:01:48]....
"Sea Towers"; cleared all five games played today[52/52]....in:[00:02:52]'[00:03:20]'[00:03:07]'
[00:04:05]&[00:04:14]....
"Crescent": five games played today....three games were just average.....[2nd]....100/104 w/ 7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....[best]....102/104 w/ 7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[21:24 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 320.9'M / Net Gain Today: 361.9'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 378'K /
Table[1]: -16,150$ / Hands Played Today: 92 / Total Hands Played: 34,427 /
[[note:1]: 3 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st 3 of the day & 4 drops@21 s/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@105'K & 1@63'K /
[[[note:2]: as the next drop isn't until after midnight it's doubtful I'll take it before log-in tomorrow]

[12:51 UTC-4]
[+81*F....partly cloudy....w/s/w winds@12 mph....humidity 67%....barometer: rising....]
   I logged on a 1K/.5K table with mu  usual 125K max-buy-in @05:46....had taken a late drop last night....w/ad....and had hit the wheel for 315'K on the spin that was waiting for me when I logged in....and found myself at a very decent table....been a rarity of late....and particularly on the weekends....other that a couple of any-two-carders....and a few brief raids by kamikaze....very little pre-flop raises.....and with few exceptions....min-raises....there were a few big raises/all-ins.....and by watching the reveal of the cards....a pocket Ace or a pocket pair were the cause....never could figure out why some players do that....quite often the rest of the table folds and the raiser gets only  the "blinds"....and if he does get a call....it's still at  best a 50/50 chance of winning the pot....
   At the start was getting good looks in the hole most  hands....and that continued throughout the session....and the board was friendly and won some pots....enough to get the 10K+ mission....and stay one side or another of my buy-in.....after maybe 20 minutes....was still getting go looks but the board became unfriendly....just couldn't catch a break....I did make two  straights which both ended up spit pots....
   Probable stayed longer than I should have....but sometimes I'll start to  catch again and  make some nice pots....to add insult to injury....where I live they recently switch the WiFi to password  protected....and right in the middle of the session, as it sometimes does....I got disconnect and had to re-enter my password....got back on after a short delay [typed the password wrong once] but have no idea how many hands I missed....never really lost a big pot....just the wear and tear of too many blinds....and calls to see if the turn or river would give me that  "one card".....finally decided it just wasn't my day....ergo....62 minutes played....82 hands played....45.37 second hands [table average 4 to 5 players]....12 winners....just under 1 out of 7 hands played....left -81,413$ on the table....[no slots]
[13:03 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....[1]....8 hands played...."we" 515 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 202 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once....[2]....7 hands played...."we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid...."they" 192 pts. + 2 bags + set twice....[3]....10 hands played...."we" 501 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 236 pts. + 6 bags + set three times....[4]....5 hands played...."we" 534 pts. + 4 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 65 pts. + 5 bags + set once....
[13:14 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all of the 5 games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:34]'[00:01:31]'[00:01:35]' [00:01:21]&[00:01:45]....
"Sea Towers": cleared all of the 5 games played today[52/52]]....in:[00:03:02]'[00:04:48]'[00:05:14]'
[00:03:31]&[00:03:50]....
"Crescent": five games played today....3 were mediocre at best....the other two....96/104 w/ 5 of the 8 foundation piles completed....&....99/104 w/ 5 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:00 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best game....45/45....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....one of the four was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: only cleared three of the four games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the four games played today[52/52]....
[20:45 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 320.2'M / Net Gain Today: 674.6'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 756'K /
Table[1]: -81,413$ / Hands Played Today: 82 / Total Hands Played: 34,335 /
[[note]: 7 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@315'K & 1@147'K /
[From the table[s]]
[I did consider going out and playing again....briefly....but then reminded myself that it was a weekend and the chances of finding a table that fit my style were slim....am debating whether or not to take a late drop this evening....due just after 23:00....today was just one of those days....shake it off and come back at it tomorrow....]

[11:08 UTC-4]
[+80*F....cloudy....s/s/w winds@10 mph....humidity 85%....barometer: falling....isolated/scattered T-storms predicted from 18:00 this evening through 09:00 tomorrow morning]
   Did stay up last night long enough to take the roulette spin just before midnight....and for my effort was rewarded with the basement 63'K....[at the  time of this posting have taken 3 drops....all without ads. for another 63'K]
   Got right on a 1K/.5K table@05:23....125K max-buy-in....and I thought that other times I've descended in to the lower regions of the abyss....but this one as they used to say "took the cake"....your prototypical weekend table....almost a continual assault by dive bombers and kamikazes....and when they weren't active....then the any-two-cards and pot pushers were active....and most of those two also played the role of dive bombers.....table size ranged from a couple of heads up hands to a  table of seven....and in constant flux....played 16 minutes before I won a hand....actually only "played" 2 hands....lost a set to a better kicker....but the win was just enough to collect the 10K+ mission....and  the 16 hands as well....ergo....37 minutes played....44 hands played....50.45 second hands....1 win out of 44 hands played....down 23,075$.....but collect 1,400$ from a 4/13 tilt with the old one armed bandit.....but I wanted to actually play some poker....ergo....
[Poker Take Two}
   Again with the 125K max-buy-in and 1K/.5K blinds and what for awhile was a decent table....actually won some hands and played some Poker....well that is until a couple of tournament style players arrive....before that we had a pot pusher who almost always went all in after the river card fell....but this time went all-in for around 20K +/- pre-flop....every one else had folded and I'm looking at  pocket Kings....made the call....and they held up....right before I left....had the shakes[essential tremors] and  hit "call all" instead of "check/fold"....oy vey....we had a "ghost" stuck in the matrix....and had gone all-in his last hand....every time the play went past him....you'd here the all-in sound effect....ergo....30 minutes played....44 hands played....41.86 second hands....11 wins....left with an extra 180$....but for a brief moment got to actually play some Poker on the weekend....
[11:16 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": three games played....[1]....12 hands played...."we" 504 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" -90 pts. +10 bags [-100 pts.] + set five times + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....8 hands played...."we" 587 pts. + 7 bags....vs...."they" -110 pts. + set three times + 1 failed nil bid [hand 4 was a 14 bid game...."they" set]....[3]....9 hands played...."we" 550 pts + 10 bags [-100 pts.]...."they" 84 pts. + 4 bags + set twice....
[11:23 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared the three games played today[40/40]....in:[00:02:09]'[00:01:40]&[00:02:02]............
"Sea Towers"; cleared the three games played today[52/52]....in:[00:03:57]'[00:03:50]&[00:05:13]....
"Crescent": three game played today....two were in the 70's/104....both with 2 completed foundation piles....best game....99/104 w/ 7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[13:54 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the four games played today[48/48]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....one of the four was cleared on the first  turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the four games played today[52/52}....
[20:14 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 319.8'M / Net Gain Today: 335.5'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 357'K /
Table[2]&Slots[13] -21,495$ / Hands Played Today: 87 / Total Hands Played: 34,210 /
[[note] 7 drops@21 s/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@63'K & 1@147'K /
[20:24 UTC-4]
[Notes from the tables]
[I used to play Poker at least twice and sometimes more per day....Just other things have diverted my attention....for a while it was video slots and Blackjack 21....now solitaire and modding a FB group....but there are advantages to playing more than once....first thing in the AM play just long enough to get the 16 hands [and start the 2x clock] & hopefully the 10K+ mission as well....but lately having the chip hasn't down me a whole lot of good.....and then an extended session later in the day....my try that....but probably not on a weekend again]

[13:33 UTC-4]
[+83*F....cloudy....winds south/west@4 mph....humidity 74%....barometer: failing....chance of isolated T-storms from 20:00 tonight through 08:00 tomorrow]
   Had not intended to take a drop last night because it wasn't due  until 23:42....but as often occurs got involved with a situation on the FB group I'm a moderator on and ended up that was taken care of about 23:30....so...
   Logged on to play some Poker @06:08....claimed the drop that was waiting....watched the ad. [I always do....for the minute or so it takes to watch I double the value of the drop]....and with the drop I took last  night [also w/ad.] hand 84'K "house money'....
   1K/.5K table....125K max-buy-in....took my "chair" at a table of five and what I initially thought was an "end of session death match" but soon realized it just was the presence of a "playground bully" he was raising on every hand anyways from 10K to 25K and occasionally higher than that....went into ultra-tight mode....just clicked on the "check/fold" button at the start of every hand....finally it was down to the bully, myself and one other player....and we played several hands where both of us just folded....he final got the message and I won a couple of small/blind pots and both 16+ & 10K+ missions completed....then a couple of new players arrived and he started up again with the big pre-flop crap....and they played along with him....as he took his leave....a decent table  emerged and I made some decent pots....nothing earth shaking but was up as much as 25'K....then a short raid by a kamikaze....and in his wake entered an any-two--carder....and another pot pushing bully....and I was slowly watch my stack shrink back to my buy-in....finally I had had enough and made my exit....[[note]: number of hands played and pace of play is skewed because of the number of hands were everyone but the raiser folded pre-flop]....ergo....71 minutes played....108 hands played....39.4 seconds/hand....10 winners....1 out of every 10.8 hands played....left with an extra 3,675$....[no slots]
[13:45 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today [actually games all four were played last night after I had reported yesterday's play]....[one]....7 hands played...."we" 524 pts. + 4 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 366 pts. + 6 bags + set once....[two]....5 hands played...."we" 419 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil  bid....vs...."they" -220 pts. + set four times....[three]....6 hands played...."we" 588 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 62 pts. + 2  bags + set twice....[four]....6 hands played...."we" 507 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 243 pts. + 3 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid
[14:30 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all of the five games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:42[assisted by auto-play]'
[00:02:37]'[00:02:32]'[00:01:32]&[00:01:27]....the last two games were not assisted by auto--play just by very friendly tableaux....
"Sea Towers": cleared all of the five games played today[52/52]...in:[00:04:56]'[00:04:00]'[00:03:28]
'[00:03:23]&[00:02:39]....last game no assist by auto-play....just a very easy lay of cards in the tableau....
"Crescent": a total  of 5 games played today.....four of which will  be given no further mention....best game and the first game I played....23/32/55/~96/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[17:55 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today....best[?]....33/48....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]
"Josephine"[relaxed] cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the  three games played today[104/104]
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played today[52/52]
[21:05 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 319.5'M / Net Gain Today: 402.7'K / Drops[8]&Roulette[1]: 399'K /
Table[1] +3,675$ / Hands Played Today: 108 / Total Hands Played: 34,166 /
[[note]: 8 drops@42'K w/ads. & 1 roulette spin@63'K /
[21:15 UTC-4]
[From the tables]
   I prefer to play a "slow play....trapping" style....I hardly ever raise....in fact according to my game stats I raise only .4% of the time....but there are times when on the turn or the river when I've "made" a hand I will raise a min-bet if there is no other action....but I think I've been found out....because almost every time that happened today....the rest  of the table folded....I thinking that maybe on a 50/50 hand....just a min-bet....a semi-bluff might work....will have to try it....some time....or maybe I already  have....????....

[17:20 UTC-4]
[+82*F....partly cloudy....winds w/n/w@8 mph....humidity 71%....barometer: falling]
   Another weird and wacky day....first for reasons unknown I lost my connection to WiFi....either didn't know or was unaware of part of the log-in procedure....oh just didn't remember....add to that I usually play solitaire and Fall Spades some in the evening and couldn't last night because of the upgrading....plus lost about 4 hours of online time today.....so here goes....
   Logged on at 05:42 to a 1K/.5K table....125K max-buy-in....table much like yesterday but no protracted end of session death match....but the same basic style prevailed....any-to-carders....pot pushers....bouts of "My pair is bigger than yours'"....and for a change of pace a fee kamikazes....table size varied from a few heads up hands to a table of 6 players
   The only real difference was on my part....was still catching decent looks in the pocket....and even caught some help from the flop....or turn....twice I flopped or turned "trips" only to have the river put 3 to a flush or straight on the board and lose to a  straight or flush....had pocket pairs and never hit the board....and if I did  make a good  hand....you could hear crickets chirp but not chips hitting the felt....or ended up in a split pot....
   I was getting near to losing my "42'K house money" and was heading into the blinds and just decided enough was enough....ergo....99 minutes played....134 hands played....21 wins....1 out of every 6.38 hands....but no big pots....2/4 on the slots for 800$....but left 38,047$ on the table....
[17:15 UTC--4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": two games played....11 hands played...."we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 313 pts. + 13 bags + set three times....[2]....11 hands played...."we" 500 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 240 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice....
[17:25 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock" cleared both of the games played today[40/40]....in: [00:02:02]&[00:01:36]....
"Sea Towers": cleared both of the games played today[52/52]....in:[00:04:16]&[00:02:38[no auto-play assist....just a very easy lay of cards in the tableau....
[17:35 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear the only game played today[30/48]....
"Eight off"[relaxed]: cleared the only game played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared the only game played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared the both games played today[104/104]....one of the two games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....[lost my WiFi connection after completing that last game]
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared the only game played today[104/104]
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: cleared the only game played today[52/52]....
[21:20 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 319'M / Net Gain Today: 487.8'K / Drops[5]&Roulette[2]: 525'K /
Table[1]&Slots[4]: -37,247 / Hands Played Today: 134 / Total Hands Played: 34,058 /
[[note]: 1 drop@21'K a/ad. & 4 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@147'K & 1@189'K]

[13:55 UTC-4]
[+71*F....rain....winds southwest@10 mph....relative humidity 93%....barometer: failing....rain and possible T-storms through 17:00 tonight]
   Didn't stay up and take the drop last night so took the drop before I hit the tables....42'K "house money" for the day.....logged on and took a "chair" at a 1K/.5K table with my 125K max-buy-in @5:34....in the time I played table varied from a few hands of "heads up" to as many as 7 players....and the dominate style changed with the comings and goings....from small ball to crazy big pots....never did see a kamikaze....but all-ins after the river card was revealed were not uncommon....neither were the pot pushers/any to carders/continuation raisers....and countless games of "my pair is big that your pair".....I actually played in a few of said "showdown"....but as/usual I "cheated".....I'll get involved only if I have trips or better....and while I was a little streaky catching wise....half of my winners came on "trips or better"....
   Made both the 16 hands played mission and the 10K+ mission on the same hand....from than until just before the 2 hour mark of the session I was "yo-yo-ing" one side or the other of my 125K buy-in ....and hadn't scored any even decent pots....just small/blind pots....
   I both love and hate pot pushers and any two carders....I hate them when I have to pay extra to  see a flop or turn and  miss....and love them when I catch a hand....just before the two hour mark....on the button with Queen/Nine in Diamond....paid a min-raise to see the flop....flopped top pair and 4 to a flush....a continuation bet...I called....turned the Ace of Diamond and the flush....a larger bet and 3 calls including mine....the river put four  to the flush on the board....another large bet....two calls....a quick look....no board pairs....only could lose to a better flush....if someone had the King ....called and won a big pot....also won a big pot a couple hands later on 2 pair....a pair of Black Sevens & a pair of Red Sevens....08:00 came and I was gone....ergo....146 minutes played....177 hands played....49.5 second hands....30 winners....1 every 5.9 hands....left with and extra 123,543$....no slots....as today's winnings + drops & roulette are over 550'K....might decided to take another trip to the tables....
[[note]: shortly after completing the above post I lost the WiFi for about 9 hours....]
[21:20 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": 3 games played....[1]....9 hands played...."we" 5008 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 110 pts.[-100 pts.] +set 4 times + 1 made nil bid....[2]....8 hands played...."we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil....vs...."they" 388 pts. + 8 bags + set once....[3]....5 hands played...."we" 564 pts. + 4 bags + 3 made nil bids....vs....59 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....
[21:25 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock" cleared the 3 games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:28]'[00:01:32]&[00:01:49]....
"Sea Towers": cleared the 3 games played today[52/52]....in:[00:03:27]'[00:03:12[assisted by auto-play]&[00:04:26]....
"Crescent": 3 games played today.....best of a mediocre bunch....81/104 w/ 3 of the 4 foundation piles completed....
[21:35 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the 3 games played....best 42/48....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the 3 games played[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the 3 games played[52/52]
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the 4 games played[104/104]....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the 3 games played[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared 2 of the 3 games played[52/52]....
[22:00 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 318.6'M / Net Gain Today: 375.5'K / Drops[4]&Roulette[1]: 252'K /
Table: +123,543$ / Hands Played Today: 177 / Total Hands Played: 33,924 /
[[note:1]: 3 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st three]& 1 Drop@21 s/ads. & 1 roulette spin@105]
[[note:2]: IIRC the 146 minute session is the longest I've ever played & the 177 hands are the most hands I've ever played in  a single session]....

[12:55 UTC-4]
[+81"F....mostly cloudy....winds southwest@15 mph.....humidity 67%...barometer: falling....rain expected late evening through tomorrow afternoon....w/ T-storms possible....
   Did stay up and watched "City on the Edge of Forever"....and did take the roulette spin....only hit for 105'K but with the drop waiting for me  this morning gave me 147'K "house money"....
   Logged on to Poker @06:15....as/usual a 1K/.5K blind table with the typical [for me] 125K max-buy in....found myself at a table of five where either an "end of the session death match" or a protracted several hand game of "my pairs bigger that yous'".....in any case I went  in to survival mode and didn't call  the blinds regardless of what my pocket cards were....not wanting to get swept up in the maelstrom. I usually play pretty tight....but under that pressure I switch to ultra-tight mode....well the melee last about ten minutes....but when calm was restored....there was some minimal pre-flop raising and some continuation betting after the flop....an "any two carder" or two had arrived....and I stayed in ultra-tight mode....never won a hand until 20 minutes into the session....flopped trip Queens....and won the pot....and the 10K+ mission banner appeared.....continued to play ultra-tight....and won some more pots....no big pots....but pots none the less....number of players at the table varied from a few three handed games to briefly a table of eight players....but I stuck to the ultra-tight style....which has it disadvantages....you can make some nice pots by just smooth calling raises....and trapping....but eventually the table will catch on....and if there is no action and you make even a min-raise....more often than not....most players will fold....of course a couple of times, the folds were good folds....I flopped a house on one hand....and a couple of hands turned two pair....a pair of Red Queens & a pair of Black Queens....but then the table turned....[a knock at the door....housekeeping and  the weekly cleaning of my rooms....a short delay]....cold and I just wasn't catching....time to go....ergo....85 minutes played....105 hands played....48.57 second hands....15 winners....1 out of every 7 hands played....left with an extra 10,575$ and another 800$ from a rather dismal 3/15 tries at slots....
[13:20 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played....[1]....8 hands played...."we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 83 pts. + 3 bags + set thrice....[2]....6 hands played...."we" 588 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 275 pts. + 5 bags....[3]....6 hands played...."we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 335 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil  bid....[4]....8 hands played...."we" 578 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 453 + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids....
[13:35 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all 4 games played[40/40]....in:[00:01:52]'[00:02:03]'[00:01:42]&[00:01:13[briefly assistance from auto-play]]....
"Sea Towers": cleared all of the 4 games played today[52/52]....in:[00:04:11]'[00:02:55]'[00:04:22]&
[00:05:20[tough game....multiple uses of un-do]]....[[note] game two [00:02:55] no auto-play, re-set or un-dos....just a very straight forward tableau....an easy clear]
"Crescent": four games played....two games in the 70's/104 with 2 or 3 foundation piles completed....a 94/104 with 6 completed foundation piles....&....102/104 w/ 7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:35 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire:
"Aces Up[relaxed]": only cleared 1 of the 3 games played today[48/48]....
"Eight off[relaxed[": cleared all of the 3 games played today[52/52]....
"Fan[relaxed]": cleared all of the 3 games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine[relaxed]" cleared all of the 3 games played today[104/104]....1 of the 3 games was cleared on the 1st time through the deck....
"Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]": cleared all of the 3 games played today[104/104]....
"Tri-Peaks[hidden]": cleared all 3 of the games played today[52/52]
[21:35 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 318.2'M / Net Gain Today: 515.4'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 504'K /
Table[1]&Slots[15]: +11,375$/ Hands Played Today: 105 / Total Hands Played: 33,747 /
[[note:1] 7 drops@42'K w/ads.& 2 roulette spins@105'K [each]
[[note:2] and did mention this above but I've had a problem all day with delays in logging on to Poker....if fact the last had this morning the game "froze"....I was waiting for the "reconnect" blurb which never came clicked to go back to the lobby....worked normally....then went and logged on a 200/100 blind table just to see if it was "froze" too....wasn't....just folded and left....I have no idea who's problem it was/is....my WiFi....the game itself or Facebook because I  log on to  the game through Facebook....farmisht....]

[13:30 UTC-4]
[+77+F....sunny....winds west@10 mph....humidity 55%....barometric pressure: falling]
[forecast: tomorrow fair....then the next 3 days rain/T-storms]
   Decided to stay up and take the drop [a double] last night and again took another this morning when logged on to play my /usual morning session of Poker....a good thing there were doubles as it turned out I would need the  84'K "house money"....
   Got right on a 1K/.5K blind table with my 125K max-buy-in @05:29.....table varied from a few hands "heads up" to was many as a six handed game....but most of the time was a table of 4 or 5 players....your all to typical styles made an appearance....pot pushers, any two cards and a few raids by kamikaze....
   For most of the session while I was catching a decent amount of good looks in the pocket....the board was again not my friend most of the time....caught pocket pairs 4 different times....but never made "trips".....as follows....2's,3's,4's & 8's....not pocket Aces to be sure but I have won many hands on trips from a lower pair....even a couple of "quads".....but no such luck....right before I left....2 new players arrived....a tournament style player and continuation bets....and a kamikaze....a quick look at the clock....was coming up on 50 minutes played....and decided to play to the button and exit....was on the button....50 minutes were up....looking at Ace/Queen suited....and decided to play one last hand....in hindsight should have left....was up a little at the time....flopped an Ace high straight....blanked on the turn....the Ten paired on the river....pot pusher went all in....I called....his pocket cards were a pair of Kings and built a house....an I took a sizable hit....but I decided that after being rivered....and with the style present on the board to take the beating and flee....ergo....50 minutes played....61 hands played....49.2 second hands....9 wins....one for every 6.8 hands played....left 49,300$ on the table....[no slots]....
[13:50 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
'Fall Spades": four games played:....[1]....9 hands played...."we" 513 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.].... vs...."they" -16 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....8 hands played...."we" 565 pts + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 121 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 failed nil bids....[3]....5 hands played...."we" 444 pts + 4 bags....vs...."they" -245 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid + 3 failed nil bids [after two hands "they" after a failed nil bid and a set were at -199 pts....if "they" hadn't made 1 bag on the failed nil bid there would have gone out backwards after 2 hands]....[4]....7 hands played...."we" 533 pts. + 3 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" -72 pts. + 2 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....
[14:10 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": 5 games played and cleared[40/40]....in:[00:01:49]'[00:01:40]'[00:02:20]'[00:01:43]&[00:01:35]....
"Sea Towers": 5 games played and cleared[52/52]....in:[00:03:45]'[00:04:31]'[00:04:05]'[00:04:21]
&[00:05:45]....last game no re-sets but I think I busted the undo function....
"Crescent": five games played....all games in the 50's, 60's and 70's /104....just five very unfriendly tableaux [just found out what the plural form of tableau was....thanx Google]....best of the five [a relative term]....78/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:10 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today[best:40/48]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[52/52]....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]....one of the three games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today[104/104]
"Tri-Peaks": only cleared one of the three games played today[52/52]....
[20:15 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 317.7'M / Net Gain Today: 307.7'K / Drops[8]&Roulette[1]: 378'K /
Table[1]: -49,300$ / Hands Played Today: 61 / Total Hands Played: 33,642 /
[[note:1] 2 drops@42'K w/ads.[1 last night & first 1 this AM]& 6 drops@21 w/ads & 1 roulette spin@147]
[[note:2] as luck would have it BBC America is showing my fav episode of the original Star Trek series "City on the Edge of Forever".....@22:30....and I have a roulette spin @ 22:39.....well since I'm going to be up  anyways....probably will hit bottom of the wheel but get a head start on tomorrow]

[13:30 UTC-4]
[+74*F.....mostly cloudy....wind w/n/w@7....humidity 62%....barometric pressure: on the rise]
    Went to bed earlier than usual and didn't take a late drop after closing the "books" for the day....so the drop that was waiting for me this AM [42'K w/ad.] was my only "house money" for the day....but it got me  thinking unless you have exchanged real money for game faux money/chips....and I have no idea if anyone has very done that....I  haven't....and never would....I played a game a few years ago called "Blogshares" and did pay for the prime member ship....because it gave one a tactical advantage....basic a limited number of moves in 24 hrs. and prime unlimited moves....that makes sense....but except for that possibility all the money is or was "house money"....
   Logged on to a 1K/.5K table with my 125K] max-buy-in....@06.07....no delay in getting a table....most of the  session....a short one for me....will explain later....a five handed game....your usual any to carders, pot pushers and a few hands of "My pairs' bigger that yours'" but for the first few hands a decent table....hand my 10K+ mission long before the 16 hands played banner appeared....didn't catch a whole lot of hands....generally good pocket cards and an unfriendly board....but of the  5 winners I had 1-two pair[flopped]....2-trips....once Queens and the other Jacks [both flopped]....&....two straights [only one was flopped] the one that I didn't flop....flopped 4 to a straight. and 3 to a flush....made the straight on the turn and 4 to the flush....although decent pots no real big pots....then we had a "table captain" arrive....well maybe a "table master chief"....actually caught him with the Jacks....would have stayed but that a tournament style player with 60K+ hands played....didn't pre-flop raise on every hand but if he did it was always 4K.....and after the flop a 4K continuation bet, and the turn....next hand repeat....looked at the clock, and his stats....figured he was there for the long haul and the chances of him changing his style were slim and none and slim had just bought a ticket for the Greyhound bus which was leaving town....and I left with him....ergo....30 minutes played....38 hands played....48.65 seconds/hand....5 winners....1 every 7.6 hands....down only 6,900$....no slots....
[13:40 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played....[1]....6 hands played...."we" 528 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 243 pts. + 3 bags + set once....[2]....4 hands played...."we" 269 pts. + 9 bags....vs...."they" -259 pts. + 1 bag + set three times + 1 failed nil bid....[3]....7 hands played...."we" 540 pts. + 10 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" -65 pts. + 5 bags + set three times + 1  failed nil bid....[4]....8 hands played...."we" 506 + 6 bags....vs...."they" 56 pts. + 6 bags + set three times....
[13:45 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared the 4 games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:54]'[00:01:49]'[00:02:02]&[00:01:53].
"Sea Towers": cleared the 4 games played today[52/52]....in:[00:02:45]'[00:04:30]'[00:03:44]&
[00:04:46]....the last game was maybe the best one I played today....several times I had all four waste spots filled in order to get a card I could move....one re-set and I wore the undo button out....but cleared the board....
"Crescent": four games played today....no clears but four solid games....79/104 w/2 foundation piles completed....87/104 w/4 foundation pile completed........a 92/104 & a 94/104 both w/ 5 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[14:00 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best game....43/48[2x]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....one of the four games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....
"Tri-Peaks": cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
[[note]: current stats: 6404 games played....3811 wins....61.07%]
[20:55 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 317.4'M / Net Gain Today: 581.1'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 588'K /
Table[1]: -6,900$ / Hands Played Today: 38 / Total Hands Played: 33,581 /
[[note:1]: 6 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@147'K & 1@189'K /
[[note:2]: I have a drop later tonight just past 23:00 which I'm planning on taking....that  is if I don't doze off at the keyboard....tomorrow is a one roulette spin day....cant do anything to change that....but if I take a drop tonight....and if nothing delays me 7 drops+1 roulette tomorrow....first chips Tuesday will be a roulette....which will set the schedule for 2 roulette spins for 2 or 3 days....]

[12:00 UTC-4]
[+75*F....sunny....winds south/west@12 mph.....relative humidity 56%....barometric pressure: falling....possible scattered T-storms starting mid-evening until early morning tomorrow]
   Was a very interesting morning....since the next drop/roulette wasn't until just after midnight I decided to let it waited until the next day....logged on to play some Poker@06:19....when I got to the "lobby" there was the roulette spin waiting.....so "house money" wasn't an issue this morning....I hit for 840'K....
   As is my custom....a 1K/.5K table with my typical 125'K max buy in....and immediately realized I had got there just in time to witness a very typical, and very common "end of the session death match"....and when it ended what emerged a very decent table....average players at the table was five....very little pre-flop nonsense....except for the occasional appearance of "an any to carder"....and even then only a min-raise....or the occasional "Ace bet"....or "Pocket Pair bet"....I've played too many hands not to recognize that....only two problems....didn't really catch as well as I would have liked....but then I never do....and even if you had a big hand....there was no money on the table....most of the revolving door of players stacks were in the  30'K to 60K" buy-in range....made trips five times....one straight....one full house....and the biggest pot I made....and big is a relative term....was on a pair....not that I cared....I was enjoying playing small ball....but everyone  including me loves taking a huge pot....to my immediate left was a player who had had over 150'K....lost 2 big hands in a-row....and was down to under 25'K....I'm to the right of the button....called the blind....the player to my left....now on "full tilt" goes all-in pre-flop....now normally I'd fold....hate calling all-ins....unless I have trips or better....which of course since it was pre-flop I didn't have....but the rest of the table folds and I'm last to act....oops....I forgot to mention I was looking at pocket A/A....and they held up....ergo....60 minutes played....77 hands....46.75 seconds/hand....22 hands played....1 out of every 5.13 hands played....left with an extra 3,134$....not a huge gain....but a very enjoyable session of what I love....small ball....trapping poker....
[12:15 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played....[1]....7 hands played...."we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bids....vs...."they" 124 pts. + 4 + set twice....["they" set on a 14 bid hand]....[2]....8 hands played...."we" 525 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 73 pts. + 3 bags + 1 made nil bid....[3]....7 hands played...."we" 514 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 55 pts. + 5 bags + set three times....[4]....6 hands played...."we" 445 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil....
[12:25 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all of the four games played today[40/40]....in:[00:02:06],[00:01:47],[00:01:58]&
[00:01:42]....
"Sea Towers": cleared all of the four games played today[52/52]....[00:03:23],[00:03:58].[00:02:56]
&[00:02:56]....
"Crescent": four games played....three were average at best....best[?]....34/43/50/~84/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[15:40 UTC-4]
[On the World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best score....45/48....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
"Fan"{relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only cleared two of the four games played today....52/52....
[21:20 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 316.8'M / Net Gain Today: 1,116.3'K / Drops[6[&Roulette[2]: 1,113'K /
Table[1]: +3,314$ / Hands Played Today: 77 / Total Hands Played: 33,543 /
[[note]: 4 drops@21'K s/ads.[1st 4 of the day]& 2 drops@42'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@840'K & 1@105'K]

[12:25 UTC-4]
[+68*F....cloudy....winds w/n/w@4 mph....relative humidity 91%....barometric pressure rising]
   Was up late again last night....hadn't intended to but another problem on the FB groups I'm a mod on....picked up a double drop before in retired....
   Got a late start this morning....logged on almost an hour later then yesterday....picked up another double drop....giving me 84'K...."house money".....1K/.5K table....and 125" max-buy-in...."sat down" and for the first several hand was a spectator to a "end of session death match".....after that with the exception of a few raids by kamikaze....a general decent table....what raises there were pre-flop were usually min-raises....except form time to time a large raise or even an all-in.....let's face it....I've got 33'K+ hands "under my belt".....a player who as just been calling the blinds or maybe a min-raise....does that....I think....Ace, pocket pair, maybe suited connectors or two high cards....and unless I have great pocket cards....a quick fold on my part....
   For the most part I just wasn't catching....had good looks in the pocket....paid to play....and an unfriendly board....and when I did get a good hand....all you could hear were "crickets chirping"....not chips hitting the felt....I had played 84 minutes.....average a 4 or 5 handed game....due to the blinds....and paying to see the flop....only to miss....had lost almost all  of my "house money"....looking at a Queen/Nine suited.....on the button....with an any to carder on my right....who min-raised from the small blind....flop and he starts increasing the bet on every turn found out later he had flopped two pair....he didn't know to later I had flopped a Queen high straight....bet enough after the river to put me all-in...a quick look....no flush possible....no board pair....a call and a nice pot that got me back almost to my 125'K start stack....won a few small pots after that....never got quite back to even....but the appearance of another kamikaze....and I was gone....ergo....105 minutes played....147 hands played....42.9 seconds/hand....22 winners....i out of every 6.7 hands played....left 14,388 on the table....no slots....
[13:40 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played....[1]....13 hands played...."we" 528 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 344 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....6 hands played...."we" 509 pts. + 9 bags....vs...."they" 113 pts. + 3 bags + set twice....[3]....9 hands played...."we" 542 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 167 pts. + 7 bags + set three times + 1 made nil....[4]....12 hands played....first three hands....partner's nil made....partner failed to make his part of the bid....&....partner failed his bid again....and we were in big trouble for the first 6 hands....over the last six...."they" did make a nil bid and we bagged.....but "they" were set four times....ergo...."we" 515 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 356 pts. + 6 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid....
[14:00 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all 4 of the games played today[40/40]....in:[00:01:32]~[00:01:46]~[00:01:55]&
[00:01:22[assisted by auto-play]....
"Sea Towers": cleared all 4 of the games played today[52/52]....in[00:03:23]~[00:04:28]~[00:03:45]
&[00:03:55]....
"Crescent": four games played today....three were average at best....but all had at least 2 foundation piles completed....best game....30/49/63/~104/104 w/ all of the * foundation piles completed....
[15:50 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the four games played today....48/48....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....one  of the four games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all off the four games played today....104/104....
"Tri-Peaks"[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
[22:10 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 315.7'M / Net Gain Today: 342.6'K / Drops[8]&Roulette[1]: 357'K /
Table[1]: -14,388$ / Hands Played Today: 147 / Total Hands Played: 33,466 /
[[note]: 4 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st 4 of the day]& 4 drops@21'K & 1 roulette spin@105'K]

[10:15 UTC-4]
{+77*F....mostly cloudy....winds south@7 mph....relative humidity 77%....barometric pressure is falling....rain as stopped but....T-storms predicted for mid-afternoon through tomorrow AM....oy vey]
   With the weather being such as it is....decided to play at least an hour of Poker this morning....logged on @05:56 to a 1K/.5K blind table....with my 125K max-buy-in.....and took my "chair" at the table....and a very fluid table it was....any where from heads up to a 7 handed game....first hand I flopped 2 pair Queens and Tens....won a decent pot....and never won another until I had played just under 40 minutes....during that time a long with the "any to carders", pot pushers, and a table captain....a very extended raid by a very persistent kamikaze....actually a kamikaze isn't the problem....if one attacks....and the table consistently folds....he/she will get the message and either leave or change style....the problem is the  dive bombers who join in.....after he left the table was calm for a while and i caught some decent cards and won a few pots....and then the "any two carders" and pot pushers return....and the "Oh I have an Ace in the hole...all-in-ers".....and I was almost out of "house money".....let me  explain....I "walked" in to the lobby this morning....watch an ad....was "handed" 42'K....house money....84 minutes into the session....button to my immediate left....looking at Ace/Two suited....called the big blind....a min-bet from the button....I called....flopped trip Two's....button bets 10K....I called....turn a blank...button about 25'K....a quick look at the board....and the fact I had top kicker....call....did I every say I loved the river....well probably not....but river an Ace.....and my typical full house....low over high....button another big raise which nearly put me all in....a quick call....and a very nice pot....soon after the table changed again....very little pre-flop nonsense....fit my style to a "T"....and I won a few more pots....but what a wild and crazy ride....oh forgot to mention the appearance of something you don't see too often....a player who was using the auto-top-off function....ergo....124 minutes....144 hands played [or a gross of hands[sorry but I'm old-school]....51.7 seconds per hand....19 winners....1 out of every 7.6 hands....left with an extra 75,750$....no slots....
[10:25 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
'Fall Spades": four games played today....[1]....4 hands played...."we" 354 pts. + 4 bags....vs...."they" -210 pts. + set three times [once on a 15 bid] + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....8 hands played...."we" 501 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts]....vs...."they" 181 pts. + 1 bag + set five times + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid....[3]....7 hands played...."we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 246 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....[4]....9 hands played...."we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 178 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....
[10:40 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
"Clock": cleared all 4 games played[40/40]..../in:[00:01:55]'[00:01:47]'[00:01:42]&[00:01:41]
"Sea Towers": cleared all 4 games played[52/52]....in:[00:03:19]'[00:03:43]'[00:03:31]&[00:03:58]
[[note[: as/usual some "cherry picking" was involved....]
"Crescent" four games played today....two were barely mediocre....one was a solid mid 80's....&....23/50/89/~98/104 w/ 6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[15:25 UTC-4]
[On the World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today....best....43/48[2x]....
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today....52/52....
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today....52/52....
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today....104/104....one of the three games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today....104/104....
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: cleared all of the three games played today....52/52....
[21:30 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 315.4'M / Net Gain Today: 789.8'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 714'K /
Table[1]: +75,750$ / Hands Played Today: 144 / Total Hands Played: 33.319 /
[[note]: 6 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@315'K & 1@147'K /