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[+21*F/mostly cloudy/winds:s/s/e@2/Hi/Lo:+34*F/+23*F/humidity:30%/barometer:30.29"~]..
[light snow tonight[19:00] thru Saturday AM[03:00]..[Saturday's Hi/Lo:+34*F/+23*F]..[Sunday's Hi/Lo:+35*F/+31*F..snow expected..1 to 3 inches predicted]..[Now Playing:.."Chant".."The Mix".."Flash Mobs..]....
[Last Night]
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Poker:[23:28]:..As I had mentioned in "From the Table" last night had a late roulette spin and decided to close the "books" on yesterday and count the roulette in today's totals..anyways..took the spin..hit the wheel for 154'K..and when right to bed..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[42/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one games was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns thru the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[[note]: "Aces Up[relaxed]" is a very difficult game where the odds of a clear are stacked against you..skill helps but in point of fact it's all about the lay of the cards in the deck..my current clear percentage is only 5.61%..I play a couple other games were the odds are equally bad..but I like the challenge]..
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Spade: only three games played last night..29 hands played..two of the three were wild games with much "blood" on the card..
[1] eleven hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 363 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[6th hand..14 bid.."we" set [P]]..
[2] six hands played:"we" 589 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -89 pts. + 1 bag + set four times..
[3] twelve hands played:"we" 571 pts. + 21 bags [-200 pts.] + 3 made nil bids + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]: "they" 178 pts. + 8 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid + 2 failed nil bids..[the total of 7 nil has to be the "record" and two were double nils..one on each side..and a rarity..I failed a nil..last hand..I had a Three..partner a Two.."they" off suit..if my partner had been a "live" player and not computer generated we'd be having a discussion as to why he had held the Two..and not gotten rid of it and held a higher trump..now where is the dang programmer]..
[07:32 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:01]..took the awaiting drop w/ad for 44'K..[198'K house money]..off-line issue dealt with and [05:05]..1K/.5K blind table..put my 125'K max-buy-in on the "felt"..and didn't take long to realize I was in for rough day..number of players constantly changing..from "heads up" to the  couple of hands later a six handed affair..the play was dominated by the "coffee-breakers"..one other player was there as well for most of the session..a pot-pusher..who ran hot and cold..never got a "read " on him..which I'll mention later..with few exceptions there was a pre-flop splash or a big post-flop raise on the majority of the hands..I was getting nice hole cards..but wasn't hitting the flop or got "pushed out"  by a raise I wasn't willing to call..just before I left..Ace/Ten unsuited..flopped the Jack and the King..turned the Queen..bets and calls..river put 3 to a flush on the board..another player splashed..the  aforementioned player raised..couldn't decide whether he'd made the flush or was trying to "buy the pot"..I decided to call..he wasn't bluffing..dang..got to the button..licking my wounds and left..[having managed to scrape together enough small/blind pots to get my 10K+ mission[pause:another ad...another 44'K]..ergo..51 minutes played..66 hands played..41.82 seconds/hand..7 winners..1 out of every 9.43 hands played..left 65,800 on the table..[no slots]..
[09:49 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[04:05]&[04:31]..two complicated one..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:47]&[02:03]..
Labyrinth: one game played..1 clear/6 fails..621 pts..[one of the fails.. 3 of the 4 foundation piles completed..Jack of Spades "trapped" by the King & Queen of Spades..oy vey]
Crescent: only one game played: 31/82/98/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..Ace trapping Two..again..
[19:48 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 478.3'M / Net Gain Today: 638.2'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 704'K /
Table[1]: -65,800$ / Hands Played Today: 66 hands / Total Hands Played: 52,118 /
[[note]: 3 drops@44'K & 4 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@154'K & 1@330'K]

[06:55 UTC-5]
[+8*F/Hi:+29/partly cloudy/winds:e/s/e@3/humidity:77%/BP:33.33"~[overnight Lo:17]..[Friday's Hi/Lo:+35/+24*F/partly cloudy]..[Saturday's Hi/Lo:+33/+26/partly cloudy/snow showers]....
[MadTrollie's Playlist Today:.."Chant".."Tyrol/folk".."Pop"..]....
[Last Night]
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Poker:[21:16]..as it turned out I had an off-line issue that required my attention..ergo..I was up anyways so watched an ad. for AARP..at least it's age relevant..picked up another 44'K....
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Spades: six games played last night..51 hands played..[because of the off-line issue above had some time to "kill"..ergo..six games played]..
1] eight hands played:"we" 559 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" -36 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 2 failed nil bids..
2] eight hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 394 pts. + 4 bags..a rare occurrence..no "blood" on the card..
3] eleven hands played"we" 566 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 39 pts. + 9 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..
4] three hands played:"we" 175 pts. + 5 bags:[vs]:"they" -240 pts. + 0 bags + set three times..[the classic implosion game..1st hand..14 bid.."they" set..2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set..3rd hand..13 bid.."they" set..
5] seven hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 116 pts. + 6 bags + set twice..[5th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
6] fourteen hands played:"we" 552 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 311 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.+ 311 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set five times..["we" were set twice on consecutive hands [3rd/4th]..one was a 14 bid..but were able to "dig out of the hole"]..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[43/48]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..one of the games was cleared by only moving Kings to open spaces..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[75/104]]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[07:32 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:10]..despite the fact that because of the above mentioned off-line issue I never got to bed until nearly 22:00 [way past my /usual time]..but up and off to play some poker..another AARP ad..another 44'K [I was briefly a member years back..didn't see any real advantage and didn't re-new]..off-line issues..[05:15]..a !k/.5K blind table with my /usual 125K-max-buy-in..and what has lately become the norm..although very briefly a six handed game..and a few hands heads up..most hands were with three to five players at the table..all the usual suspects were at the table at some point..pot-pusher/splashers..any-two-cards..a kamikaze..dive-bombers..pocket Ace or "any" pocket pair bets..several rounds of "My pairs bigger than Yours' is"..and most of them were "coffee breakers"..a few hands and gone..either way..on a win or a bust-out..and a few incidents of a player going on "full tilt"..but for the most part you could see the flop for a check/call of the big blind or a call of a min-pre-flop raise..actually not a bad board for my style of play..and for the  majority of the session was catching decent looks in the pocket..several times had pocket pairs..and never hit the trip card..did win two pots were that were the "second pair"...only made three quality hands..missed the flop..which I saw by way of a check from the big blind..missed the flop [used the check fold button]..check..paired my pocket Three on the turn..called a 1K bump..rivered the trip..just a small pot..another flopped a pair for my pocket Seven and turned the trips..and flopped 4 to a straight..4 to a flush..and 4 to a straight flush..and chased the turn..a blank..rivered the straight..decent pot..but if that Six would have been a Spade..oh well..but just couldn't catch enough hands or the right hand at the right time..on the button..six at the table..newcomer..all-in..I checked with a "hope he gets beat"
..nope..split pot but he survived..again he  was first to act..all-in..I checked and 1 was all-gone..ergo..45 minutes played..51 hands played..only seven winners..1 out of very 7.6 hands played..left 10,975$ on the table..[no slots]..
[10:17 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[vs]:[03:03]&03:08]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[vs]:[01:45]&01:48]..
Labyrinth: one game..ten hands..no clears..575 pts..
Crescent: three games played today..
1] 29/37/57/~87/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 32/34/49/~86/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 27/49/76/~69/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[18:34 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 477.7'M / Net Gain Today: 495'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 506'K /
Table[1]: -10,975$ / Hands Played Today: 53 / Total Hands Played: 52,052 /
[[note]: 7 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@198'K]..
[[From the Tables]: the old HVAC has been switched out with a new one..but in the process I missed a drop time..again..have a roulette spin @20:19..intend to take it..but decided to close the book on today now..will add the spin to tomorrow's "Day's End]..

[07:14 UTC -5]
[+20*F/+12*F:w/windchill/cloudy/winds:north@7/humidity:78*/BP:30.14"/\/overnight Lo:+5*F]....
[Thursday's Hi/Lo:+28*F/+15*F]....[Friday's Hi/Lo:+33+F/+23*F]....
[MadTrollie's Playlist Today:.."Chant".."Pop".."Tyrol/folk".."Jazz"..]....
[Last Night]
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Spades: four games played last night..28 hands played..
1] five hands played:"we" 282 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they] -210 pts. + 0 bags + set four times..[another "they" implosion game].....
2] seven hands played:"we" 518 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid + 2 made nil bids:{vs]: "they" 297 pts. + 7 bags + set once....
3] seven hands played:"we" 609 pts. + 9  bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 195 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid....
4] nine hands played:"we" 584 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 437 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids....
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[44/48]]....
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]....
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[53/52]....
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]....
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]....
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]....
Klondike[relaxed][doubled]turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]....
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]....
[07:58 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:44]..awoke this morning..looked at the clock..04:25..too early..rolled over and what in my mind was a very short time..05:25..I must have dozed back off..oy vey..anyways..the morning issues dealt with off to play some poker..had a roulette spin awaiting and with the start the day had got off to was not the least surprised when the wheel stopped at the very bottom for "66'K house money..[05:46]..took a "chair" at a 1K/.5K blind table with my /usual 125K-max-buy-in..a four handed game that very quickly became a three handed affair..with an any-two-carder..put min-pre-flop raises..and I had some decent pocket cards most hands..so called the bump..and preceded to miss the flop..oy vey..at some point the any-two-card morphed into a kamikaze..all he got was fold/fold..back to the any two card bumps..and the kamikaze..again..and repeat..finally the other guy..the big stack decided to call an all-in..picked the worst possible time..the kamikaze had pocket Aces..a brief lull..another attempt...again lost to a rivered pair..then the other guy went on "full Tilt" and was gone..all this happened at a very quick pace and with only three sometimes four at the table the blinds piled up and my stack shrunk..oy vey..finally..the former "king hill gone" the kamikaze couldn't find a "dive bomber" and left..then the coffee-breakers descended..an any-two-carder..a pot-posher and a splasher..was able in spots to win a few hands and regain some of what I lost..but never did catch the right hand at the right time..but was on the way up..and just as I was feeling pretty good about my chances..yup..an nth* pot-pushing splasher arrives..nuts..played to the button and made my escape..ergo..40 minutes played..74 hands played..a blistering 32.43 seconds/hand..[didn't check back but except for one game on a 200/100 blind table..I don't recall a pace even close to this one]..10 winners..1 out of every 7.4 hands played..and on a table that was never more than 5 handed and no big pots..just not enough..left -39,125 on the table..[no slots]....
[11:11 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:54]&[03:00]....
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:37]&[01:43]....
Labyrinth: one game played today..10 hands..no clears..250 pts....
Crescent: two games played today..
1] 30/56/82/~91/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 36/49/60/~93/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[19:12 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 477.2'M / Net gain Today: 246.9'K / Drops[5]&Roulette[2]: 176'K /
Table[1]: -39,125$ / Hands played Today: 74 / Total Hands Played: 51,999 /
[[note]: 5 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@110'K]
[[From the Tables]: I got distracted this morning and blew a drop time by nearly an hour..the last drop I had planned on was pushed to after 21:00..I'll probably stay up to take it..but didn't want to have to post that late..have closed the books on today..and will count it if I do take it tonight in tomorrow's totals]....

[06:56 UTC-5]
[+27*F/+19*F:w/windchill/cloudy/winds:w/n/w@8 mph/humidity:87%/BP:29.84"/\/..[Lo:+12*F]....
[Wednesday's Hi/Lo:+24*F/+5*F..sunny]..[MadTrollie's Playlists: "Chant".."My Mix]..'Pop..]..
[Last Night]
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Spades: five games played last night..37 hands played..
[1] seven hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 295 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
[2] seven hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 242 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..
[3] seven hands played;"we" 505 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 39 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 2 failed nil bids..
[4] eight hands played:"we" 505 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -25 pts + 5 bags + set set four times..
[5] eight hands played"we" 528 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 177 pts. + 7 bags + set twice..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[43/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed] only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one of the games was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[51/52]]..
[07:35 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:06]..as/usual out of bed and off to play some poker..watched an ad [relevant for a change] and pocketed 44'K house money..if all goes well a 7 drop/1 roulette day awaits me..the/usual off-line issues..[05:11]..issues dealt with..1K/.5K blind table with the/usual 125'K-max-buy-in..a three handed affair..little pre-flop nonsense..and I was getting good looks in the pocket almost every hand..but just couldn't hit the flop or turn..and If I did catch a piece it was a pair and a straight or flush draw..which I didn't have a piece of staring me in the face..oy vey..16 hands banner and hadn't won a pot..then what had been a pretty stable table was taken over by the "coffee-breakers"...arrive play maybe 6 hands..splash the pot and leave..an any-two-carder here..a pot-pusher there..and of cause several pocket Ace or "any pair" splashes..saw a few of the ladies today..[I got gifted high heels again]..but was able to weather the storm and stay in sight of my buy-in..all that is  until the table went ice cold again..on the few hands I didn't have a pocket full of "rags"..couldn't hit a flop..and with the blistering pace of play and two many blinds..stack took a hit..then the climate changed..and the table warmed up..started to catch..and recover some if not all of my losses..was thinking of extending..and then..almost on cue..the arrival of an nth* pot pusher..checked his stats [hadn't seen him before]..% of raise just a tad under 25%..oy gavalt..any thoughts of extending left me immediately..but to the button and I followed my thoughts..ergo..48 minutes played..76 hands played..37.9 seconds/hand [not the fastest I've seen..but way to fast for me to be comfortable with]..16 winners..one out of every 4.75 hands played [but all were of the small/blind variety]..left 16,500 on the table..had 9 goes at the one armed bandit..[there were a few spots when the board was cold that I had a chance to play]..picked up 2,300$ [net loss for the session: 14,200$]..well at least this pendant ad was a different one and quicker..another 44'K in the bank..
[11:05 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in}:[02:26]&[02:31]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:56]&[1:56]..
Crescent: two games played today..
1] 25/45/56/~65/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 20/53/73/~90/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[20:05 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 476.9'M / Net Gain Today: 359.8'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 374'K /
Table[1]&Slots[9]: -14,200 / Hands Played today: 76 / Total Hands Played: 51,925 /
[[note]: 7 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@66'K]
[From the Tables: Finally reached my Total Bank goal on Blackjack 21..now stands at 701.55'K..will give it a "rest" for awhile..have been fiddling with the layout here again..actually I never quit fiddling with it..but today the changes maybe a little more obvious]..

[06:49 UTC-5]
[+33*F/+28*F:w/windchill/cloudy/winds:west@5 mph/Humidity:95%/barometer:29.61"~]..[30% chance of light snow..overnight Lo:+25*F][MadTrollie's Playlists:"Chant".."LP-Classical.."Pop"..]..
[Last Night]
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Spades: four hands played last night..35 hands played..
1] twelve hands played:"we" 559 pts. 19  bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -109 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set five times + 1 failed nil bid..[a wild one..6th hand..both "sides" had 284 pts + 4 bags]..[4th hand..14 bid.."we" set [P]]..[6th hand..15 bid.."they" set]..
2] eight hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 274 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
3] eight hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 374 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
4] seven hands played:"we" 568 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 288 pts. + 8 bags + set twice..
Chess: four games played last night..four games won..
[Just Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[45/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed] cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games  played last night[best:[51/52[2x]]]..
[07:37 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:07]..off to play some poker..first drop was awaiting me..no ad..."22'K house money"..however the next free chips will be a roulette spin..so at the  minimum another 66'K..so 88'K to "play with"..a pretty common brief off-line interruption..[05:11]..on the first try put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of a 1K/.5K blind table [I for one am glad that the "house" has fixed  the access issues [knock wood]]..I "sat down" to a three handed game..a couple of hands "heads up"..briefly a 7 handed game..and every thing in between..as has become the norm the numbers were dominated by the "coffee=breakers"..maybe at post 6 hands..a splash of the pot..and gone..win or lose..did have one another player there for the greater majority of the session..but a min-raiser..if he raised pre-flop..he had in his mind a playable hand..if he hit the flop..another min-raise..if he missed..a check..aka: an easy "read" for the "MadTrollie"..other than that there were the occasional pre-flop splash if the player had a pocket singleton Ace or "any" pocket pair..and a few bouts. of "My pairs bigger than Yours' is"..but never had the hand to join in..but for the most part the table was perfect for my preferred "small ball/slow play/trapping style..just a few small snacks for the blind raccoon..but enough to keep "my head above water"[link]..no big pots won..and no big pots lost..because of the non-aggressive style being played on most hands..I did chase a little more than/usual..won a few..lost a few..made a few 50/50 calls when the price was right..again won a few..lost a few..as has been happening lately..several times I'd flop 4 two a straight or flush..the drought continues..just never caught the elusive "5th" card..on the other hand I did make trips 5 different times..and on one of them a pair jumped in to make it a full boat..and no straight or flush present..at the very end of the session an nth* pot-pusher/splasher arrived..but the "time" was approaching..the button and the "time" came together..threw a playable hand in the "much" and "made my exit stage left"[link]..ergo..50 minutes played..66 hands played..45.5 seconds/hand..13 winners..1 out of every 5+ hands played..left with 13,387$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..[just spun the wheel and a 2nd low for 110'K]..
[09:24 UTC-5]
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Sea Towers: cleared two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:05]&[03:12]..
Clock: cleared two games played today[40/40]:[vs]:[01:53]&[02:21]..
Crescent: only one game played today..26/90/94/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed [the old Ace up Two down deal..went back no way to fix..[note]: off-line errands and business are interfering with my on-line game time today..oy vey]..
[19:49 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 476.6'M / Net Gain Today: 431.4'K / Drops[6]&roulette[2]: 418'K /
Table[1]: +13,387$ / Hands Played Today: 66 / Hands Played Today: 51,849 /

[07:11 UTC-5]
[+34*F/+26*F;w/windchill/Lo:+31*F/winter mix/winds:w/s/w@12/humidity:91%/BP:29.72"\/]........
[winter mix continuing through Monday AM..Monday's Ho/Lo:+35*F/+24*F].....................................
[MadTrollie's Playlist[s]:"Chant".."Pop".."Jazz"..]..
[Last Night]
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Spades: five games played last night..45 hands played..
1] eight hands played:"we" 504 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 71 pts. + 1 bag + set three times..[1st hand..14 bid.."they" set..6th hand..14  bid.."they" set]..
2] nine hands played:"we" 559 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" -36 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 failed nil bids..
3] seven hands played:"we" 507 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" -68 pts. + 2 bags + set four times..
4] ten hands played:"we" 501 pts. + 11 bags. [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 127 pts. + 7 bags + set four times..[4th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
5] eleven hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 169 pts + 9 bags + set five times + 1 made nil bid..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the two games played last night[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..one of the games was cleared by moving only Kings to open spaces..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[07:40 UTC-4]
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Poker:[05:05]..logged on to play some poker..took the awaiting drop w/ad. for "44'K house money..[I am waiting for 2/15/20..when hopefully that %$#*@ Valentine's Day pendent ad. is gone forever]..as/usual filled out my session worksheet..and went looking for a 1K/.5K blind table on which to plunk down my 125K-max-buy-in..[05:06].."sat down" to a four handed game..during the session there we a few hands "heads up" and briefly a six handed game..but the vast majority of the hands were played with 3 or for players..and for the greater majority of the session..it was "small ball" poker..and with rare exceptions all the pots were of the small blind variety..didn't catch many quality hands..but on a short table & "small ball" two pair or even a pair with a high kicker will take some pots..we did  have a small stacker who'd min-raise per-flop and push the pot..but his 1K min-raise..
and there was an occasional pre-flop splash when a player had a pocket singleton Ace or any pair..and a constant stream of "coffee  breakers"..basically 3 hands played..a splash of the pot..and gone win or lose..and for the first 60% of the session I was catching and was up a little..and then the board went cold..several times I flopped 4 to a straight or flush..once tuned 4 to a straight flush..and never hit the card..oy vey..and I had lost what I was up..plus a little..and an nth* pot pusher "sat down"..was going to leave..but keep getting good pocket cards..paid to see the flop..no joy..decided enough was enough..ergo..60 minutes played..86 hands played..41.9 seconds per hand..19 winners..1 out of every 4.53 hands played..left 24,300$ on the table..[no slots]..[just now that dang ad. and another 44'K in the bank]
[09:28 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:02]&[03:33..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:{01:47]&[02:02]..
Crescent: one game played today..26/66/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..this was accomplished before the 3rd and last shuffle..
[20:01 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 476.1'M / Net Gain Today: 371.7'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1] 396'K /
Table[1]: -24,300$ / Hands Played Today: 86 / Total Hands Played: 51,783 /
[[note]: 4 drops@44'K & 3 drops@22'K & 1 roulette spin@154'K]

[06:54 UTC-5]
[+41*F/overnight Lo:+33*F/partly cloudy/winds:east@9 mph//humidity:44%/barometer:30.08"\/].....
[Forecast: today about 09:00 snow to mix to rain about 23:00 back to mix to snow thru Tuesday AM].
[[Today's Playlist]: MadTrollie's;[Chant]..[Jazz]..[Pop]..[]..]..
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
"Spades": four games played last night..38 hands played..first two games a total of 12 hands played..last two games..13 hands played each game..oy vey..
1] five hands played:"we" 337 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" -200 pts. + 0  bags + set four times..
2] seven hands played:"we" 513 pts. + 3 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 277 pts. + 7 bags + set once..[5th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
3] thirteen hands played:"we" 513 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 410 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 1 made nil bid..
4] thirteen hands played:"we" 566 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 320 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times + 1 made nil bid..
[World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[45/48]]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[81/104]..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one of the games was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: only clear one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]:
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: only clear one of the two games played last night[52]52]..
[07:33 UTC-5]
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"Poker":[05:12]: logged on to play some poker..picked up an awaiting drop for "22'K house money"..[any and all of the chips I get from drops/roulette spin[s] is not mine yet..it's only mine when I do "Day's End"..]..two roulette spin possible today..but first drop a single..need to keep an "eye" on it..the one thing in this game I dislike more than nth* pot-pushers/splashers..is having to "report" a net loss at the end of the day..few issues to deal with but got on a 1K/.5K table with my 125K-max-buy-in @05:15..I  took my "chair" as part of a 4 handed game..during my stay..a couple hands "heads up" and a couple of hands with seven players at the table..and every thing in between..table in almost constant state of flux..with the exception of one guy..[a rook..under 300 hands played]..who was there for the  majority of the time I was..nobody else was there very long atall..nobody else was there long enough to check their stats or get any kind of "read" on them for that matter..but most fit into a recognizable  style..base types: "coffee breakers".."any-two carders"..pot-pushers/splashers [but none that came up to the standard of an nth* pot-pusher/splasher until the last few hands I played]..and several..big bets up to and include all-ins..when the player had either a singleton Ace or "any" pair in  the pocket..what I thought after his first hand all-in turned out to be a bet on a singleton pocket Ace..he  got "away" with it once..but not the next two times..played maybe six hands and was gone..did catch that many decent hands..only four quality hands..trips [which I rivered]..a "nut flush" [turned]..and two full boats [both turned]..no big pots..but a few small snacks for the blind raccoon..but I actually played very good  poker..did stay in a few pots..chasing a little..but only if the price was right..a min-raise..won a few..lost a few..was coming up on the top of the hour and 45 minutes played..table had been a comfortable one for my "slow play..small ball..trapping" style..but as I was making a decision to stay and play or head for the lobby..well the arrival of an nth* pot-pusher/splasher made up my mind for me..ergo..45 minutes played..59 hands played..46- seconds/hand..10 winners..1 out of every 8  hands played..left with an extra 11,712$ I hadn't brung with me..plus another 1K from 7 goes at the one armed bandit..
[09:41 UTC-
[Just Solitaire]
"Sea Towers": two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:46]&[03:55]..
"Clock": two games cleared today[40/40]:[vs]:[01:19]&[02:04]..
"Crescent": three games played today..[listed in order played]:
1] 31/37/49/~70/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation  piles completed..
2] 37/51/57/~74/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation  piles completed..
3] 44/64/84/~100/194 w/6 of the 8 foundation  piles completed..
[19:54 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 475.8'M / Net Gain Today: 2,345'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,332$ /
Table[1]&Slots[7]: 12,175$ / Hands Played Today: 59 / Total Hands Played: 51,697 /
[[note]: 1 drop@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,760'K & 1@330'K]
[[From the Tables]: have completed the 30 day cycle of daily bonus on "Video Poker Live" total bank now stands at over 2 billion chips..will continue to dabble with "Blackjack 21"..just short of 700'K in the Total Bank there..and I want that number]

[06:25 UTC-5]
[+29*F/+25*F w/windchill/cloudy/winds:e/s/e@4 mph/humidity:67%/barometer:30.32"~/Hi:+43*]..
[Saturday's Hi/Lo:+38*/+32..rain changing to snow, freezing rain possible]..
[MadTrollie's [Chant]..["The Mix"]..[Best of:"Wagner"]..[Pop]..
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: four games played last night..42 hands played..
1] ten hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 102 pts. + 2 bags + set four times..[3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set]
2] nine hands played:"we" 555 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.]:{vs]:"they" 33 pts. + 2 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid..
3] nine hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 419 pts. + 9 bags.
4] fourteen hands played:"we" 577 pts. + 7 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 466 pts + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one of the games cleared was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[07:20 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:55]: as always part of my morning ritual is to log-on and play some poker..get my 16 hands played mission and If possible my 10K+ mission as well..play 40 to 45 minutes..and get the 2x clock started so I can maximize the number of drops/roulette spin[s]..I'm retired and can take full advantage of the drops & spin[s]..first chip action of the day..a spin on the old wheel..hit 3rd high for 198'K house money..filled out the session worksheet that I always keep..and than..decided that I'd try to get a "seat" on a 1K/.5K blind table..my preferred level..and on my first attempt got a "chair"..put my 125K-max-buy-in..on the "felt" and sat down to a four handed game..with a pot pusher/splasher to my immediate left..dang..on most hands I would act before him..had only played a few hands..[hadn't seen the 16 hands banner]..and flopped a King high straight..to my right a 20K +/- all-in..I called and that's when the "fun" began..I've mention before I have genetic condition essential tremors [link in left side-bar]..and not unpredictably..I had a beaut of a tremor..almost didn't get the last call in because of the shakes..but the blind raccoon didn't even notice..too busy "chowing down"..by the time I had settled down to the point were I could hit a button..I was booted off the table for missing 3 consecutive turns..back to the lobby..after a calmed down a little..another 1K/.5K table..this time I "sat" there with the dealer for a short time before a second player arrived..[apparently the access issues have been corrected]..[[note: didn't record the time spent with the above interruption so pace of play numbers will be off..]..several hands heads up..most hands a three handed affair..only briefly a 5 handed game..made some pots.. but only two quality hands..flopped another King high straight..and rivered the King high flush..decent pot..another than some loose play here and there by "coffee-breakers"..and the constant stream of any-two-carders..continuation bets..not a bad table..was about to leave..pocket Jack..flop..Jack and two Fives..turned the 3rd Five..a couple all-ins after the river..most times I would have walked away..but had the raises easily covered..was leaving from button the next hand anyways..made the call..yup..one of the other had  a pocket Five.."them's is the breaks"..ergo..45 minutes played[?]..67 hands played..41.2 seconds/hand[?]..13 winners..1 out of every 5.15 hands played..left with an extra 20,175$ that I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..[first drop of the day..another 22'K [no ad.]..
[11:50 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:56]&[[03:57]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:57]&[01:27]..
Crescent: four games played today..[listed in order played]
1] 28/47/59/~90/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 54/61/75/~85/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 25/37/48/~56/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
4] 37/57/74/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[[note]: last game I got down to the last two cards..Ace of Spades on top of the Two..dang..102/104 + 7..but I remembered that a few moves before I hand moved the King of Spades [last card in that tableau pile] to the foundation..used undo to just before I move the King..moved Ace to King..Two then Ace Then King to the foundation..retraced the rest of my moves..104/104 + all..it ain't over until you walk away..try every option]..
[19:43 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 473.4'M / Net Gain Today: 2,132.2'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,122'K /
Tables[2]: +20,175$ / Hands Played Today: 67 / Total Hands Played: 51,638 /
[[note]: 5 drops@22'K & 1 drop@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@198'K & 1@1,760'K[w/chip]]

[06:58 UTC-5]
[+27*F/+22*F:w/windchill/partly cloudy/winds:south@7 mph/humidity:53%/barometer:30.23"~]....
[overnight Lo:+22*F]..[Friday's Hi/Lo:+41*F/+31*F]..[Saturday's Hi/Lo:+36*F/+31*F..winter mix].
[Today's Playlist[s]: MadTrollie's;[Chant]..[Tyrol/folk]..["The Best of Telemann"]..]..
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: four games played last night..Tuesday evening I played five games/38 hands played..Last night four games played/38 hands played..got a tad crazy..
1] nine hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -2 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 2 failed nil bids..[6th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
2] eleven hands played:"we" 522 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" + 219 pts. + 9 bags + set three times..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set..6th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
3] seven hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 153 pts. + 3 bags + set twice..
4] eleven hands played:"we" 619 pts. + 19 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" + 266 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[39/48]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[07:45 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:22]..logged on to play some poker..watch another irrelevant ad. but at least it wasn't that dang pendent ad.."44'K house money"..[05:25]..first try got right on a 2K/1K blind table w/my typical max-buy-in..[250K]..took my "chair" with 4 other players..before I played a hand there were seven at the table..over the entire session there were few hands were the numbers didn't change..several hands "heads up"..too many in my not so humble opinion [here after IMNSHO]..and for the greater part of the session it was a 3 or 4 handed game..except for the brief appearance of three of the ladies I've been at a table with many times..[mostly teddy bears, sharks & piggy banks..thankfully no "high heels"]..recognized nobody..and pace of play was far too fast to check stats..besides none were there long enough to try.."coffee beakers" by the car load..any-two-carders..pot-pushers/splashers..pocket singleton Ace or "any" pair and the pot would be splashed up to and including a pre-flop all-in..if there was a "true kamikaze..he would have fit right in..and countless bouts of "My pairs bigger than Yours' is"..sometimes up to 4 participants..oy vey..now this is the kind of crazy table that I can sometimes take advantage of by laying back..and taking my shots with good hands..quality hands..and "ah there's the rub"..despite getting a bunch of decent looks in the pocket..except for one time..I just couldn't hit a flop..never made but one quality hand [trips or better]..and even then the board was cruel to me..looking at pocket Bullets..and saw the flop..count 3-Fours..board trips..dang..so does somebody have the other Four..checks around the table..turn a blank..still all checks..river..yup the  4th Four..dang..I was first to act..what the hey..it will at best a split pot..and at worst a split pot..I min-raised [5K]..got a caller..who just had King high..[shakes his old grey head]..still hoping to  catch a hand..then that's when the "My pairs....fun began..got to the button and ran..ergo..40 minutes played..63 hands played..38.1 seconds/hand..7 winners [all small/blind or split pots]..1 out of every 9 hands played..left 55,510$ on the table [no slots]..[dang pendent ad..but..another 44'K]..[ditto..but the 3rd 44'K]..
[11:22 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:38]&[03:41]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:20]&[02:19]..
Crescent: five games played today:..[listed in order played]..
1] 33/62/67/~69/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 35/49/55/~50/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 20/47/60/~73/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
4] 25/43/56/~72/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
5] 29/34/85/~86/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[20:03 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 471.3'M / Net Gain Today: 296.9'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 352'K /
Table[1] 55,150$ / Hands Played Today: 63 / Total Hands Played: 51,571 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 drop@22'K & 1 roulette spin@66'K]

[06:54 UTC-5]
[+26*F..+16*F w/windchill..cloudy..winds: s/s/w@10 mph..humidity: 80%..barometer: 30.37" /\]......
[overnight Lo: +22*F]..[Thursday's Hi/Lo: +37*F/+21*F]..[Friday's Hi/Lo: +40*F/+28*F].................
[Today's Playlist[s]:[Chant]..["The Mix"]..[Pop]..[Tyrol folk]..]..
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: five games played last night..38 hands played..
1] ten hands played:"we" 545 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.]:vs]:"they" 235  pts. + 5 bags + set three times..
2] eight hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8  bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 376 pts. + 6 bags +set once..
3] six hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 3 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 298 pts. + 8 bags + set once..
4] eight hands played:"we" 511 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 97 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..
5] six hands played:"we" 552 pts. + 2 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 220 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]..
Chess: four games played last night..four games won..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[45/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan [relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..one of the two games was cleared with moving only Kings to open spaces..
Fort[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[50/52[2x]]]..
[07:28 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:20]..a little of a late start this morning..overslept a little..but off to play some poker..just a ad-less drop for 22'K but knowing that the next chip action would be a roulette spin  for a minimum 66'K..so "88'K+ house money"..the very typical interruption from an off-line issue..[05:26]..2K/1K table..and placed my 250'K max-buy-in on the felt..now a four handed game..too many hands heads up and never more than a five handed game..most hands with either three or four players..and quite frankly if I had know what I was in for..and would have stayed in bed..I moved up to the 2K/1K blind table to get away from the wild..insane..loose play..well if it find me..except for one other player..I doubt that I played more than 2 or three hands in a row with the same players at the table..a almost constant stream of "coffee-breakers"..pot-pushers/splashers..any-two-carders..pre-flop splashes with a singleton pocket Ace or and pair..and a kamikaze..It's not that I wasn't getting some decent cards in the hole..pocket pairs..suited connectors..and two paint cards..virtually all ended up in the "muck" because of an all-in or a huge raise pre-flop..and every time I did get to see the flop..either missed it or was in the blinds and got in with a check or call of the big blind..and generally had rags in the hole..did win 5 blind pots..2 split pots w/a pair..and three heads up when the other dude or dudette folded..just manage to complete the 10K+ mission by the skin of my teeth..should have walked earlier than I did..but to  give myself some "wiggle room" on the drops..I like to play a bare minimum of 30 minutes..except for a couple of the "ladies" I've been at a table or two with before..didn't recognize the players..and with the blistering pace of play..didn't even try to check their stats..just way too many blinds and way too much insanity..played 30 minutes..and with luck would have it on the button with a playable hand in the pocket..suited connectors..didn't even think twice about..I ran for the exit..ergo..30 minutes played..54 hands played..33.33 seconds/hand..if that's not the fast pace of play I've seen..it's dang close..1 winner out of every 10.8 hands played..left 62,950$ on the table..[no slots]..I just hope that the wild/loose play of today was an anomaly..but..??..{UPDATE:[07:42]: ok so that takes some of the pain away..roulette spin.."Top of the Mark" [w/chip]..1,760'K..
[10:04 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two  games played today[52/52]::[in]:[03:34]&[03:14]..
Clock: two games played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:55]&[01:33]..
Crescent: three games played today..[in order played]..
1] 23/52/62/~89/104 w/4 of 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 27/46/68/~87/104 w/4 of 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 31/44/57/~73/104 w/1 of 8 foundation piles completed..
[20:13 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 417'M / Net Gain Today:  1,983'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,046'K /
Table[1]: -62,950& / Hands Played Today: 54 / Total Hands Played: 57,508 /
[[note]: 1 drop@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,760'K & 1@66'K]

[06:32 UTC-5]
[-4*F..clear..winds: east@2 mph..humidity:73%..barometer:30.48"/\]..[Today's Hi/Lo:+25*F/+23*F].
[Now Playing: MadTrollie's [Pop]..[Warning: contains moldy oldies]...[Tyrol Folk]]..]..]
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: five games played last night..44 hands played..
1] ten hands played:"we" 593 pts. + 3 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 386 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
2] eight hands played:"we" 555 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 350 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]
3] nine hands played:"we" 502 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 33 pts. + 3 bags + set three times..[9th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
4] eight hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 176 pts. + 6 bags + set twice..[2nd hand..14 bid..partner made a nil bid.."they" set]..
5] nine hands played:"we" 521 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -38 pts. + 2 bags + set four times..[8th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
[07:11 UTC-5]
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[43/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed] cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[72/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[10/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[[note]: not my best day..9 clears/7 losses..
[07:52 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:00]..logged on to play some poker..that dang pendent ad..again..but a double drop for 44'K house money..brief off-line issue..[05:03]..2K/1K blind table with my 250K-max-buy-in..a four handed game..during the session it ranged from a couple hands heads up to briefly a six handed game..for the majority of the session the play was driven one or the other of two pot-pushers..battle for table supremacy..but there were spots for me to slip a hand or two in and keep my stack either a little ahead or behind my buy-in.when the other left our now ersatz table captain pushing..and I keep missing flops..or rags in the pocket..flopped a King high straight..he keep pushing and I kept calling..and the blind raccoon knocked down a couple of full garbage cans..and I was "in the black"..now up to this point the table had been reasonable stable..the captain departed..and the table was taken over by wave after wave of coffee breakers..numbers changing from heads up to 5 handed almost every hand..[pause..dang pendent..+44'K]..and throw in a brief stay [2 hands] of a kamikaze..and I was headed for the door..flopped another straight..decent pot..flopped four to straight..turned the straight..now up to now player on my left was playing tight..no board pair..no flush draw..and he pushed the pot.. me thinks he's got the straight..split pot..call..river puts four to the straight on the board..and a bigger raise..straight was still the nuts..call..come to find out he was  betting a pocket Ace and a pair..and the  blind raccoon knocked down another couple of garbage cans..got caught in the blinds..got to the button..called with decent hole cards..missed the flop and was gone..ergo..61 minutes played..79 hands played..46.33 seconds/hand..14 winners..1 out of ever 5.64 hands played..5 quality hands..1 out of every 2.8 winners..left with an extra 46,050$ I hadn't brung with me..
[10:00 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
[[note]: games listed in order played]..
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[vs]:[02:47]&[2.29[with an assist from auto play]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[vs]:[01:48]&[02:14[a tricky one]..
Crescent: two games played today..
1] 43/52/61/~74/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 39/44/60/~100/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[19:48 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 469'M / Net Gain Today: 442'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 396'K /
Table[1]: +46,050$ / Hands Played Today: 79 / Total Hands Played: 51,454 /
[[note]: 2 drops@44'K & 5 drops@22'K & 1 roulette spin@198'K]
[From the Table]: I played very smart poker today..avoid the 50/50 calls..and caught a few hands at the right time..no monster pots..but decent ones..although there was some loose play late in the session..caught the pot-pushers a couple of times..probably will stay at the 2K/1K level..at least for the time being]

[06:39 UTC-4]
[-3*F..Hi/Lo:+17*F/-1*F..sunny..winds: northeast@3 mph..humidity:81%..barometer:30.33"/\]..........
[Tuesday's Hi/Lo: +24*F/+20*F]..[Wednesday's Hi/Lo: +32*F/+21*F]..
[Today's Playlist:[LP]..["The Mix"]..[Pop]..]..
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: four games played last night..29 hands played..
[1] four hands played:"we" 248 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -240 pts. + 0 bags + set four times..[another "they" classic implosion game]..
[2] seven hands played:"we" 564 pts. + 4 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 176 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..["they's" set was on the 1st hand..5 sets in-a-row]..
[3] nine hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 7 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 26 pts. + 6 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid]..
[4] nine games played:"we" 503 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -107 pts. + 3 bags + set six times + 1 made nil bid..[5th/6th/9th hands..14 bids.."they" set three times]..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one of the two games was cleared on the 2nd of three allowable turns through the deck..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one of the two games was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[07:10 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:52]..a little early start even for me..watched an ad and picked up "44'K house money..had a brief off-line interruption..[04:57]..first try got on a 2K/1K table with my 250'K-max-but- in in-hand..and immediately questioned the logic in my decision to move up to a 2K/1K table..three other players..one with 500K+ and the other two over 1M each..dang..I walked in to an "end of session death match"..and over the next 14 minutes or so..there were huge splashes of the pot..but not every hand..actually in the chaos managed to win 3 small/blind pots..and complete the 10K+ mission..one of the big stacks left..and the other soon after..but the 500K guy stuck around..an occasional pre-flop raise [his min 7'K + 2K ante]..at times as many as 6 players at the table..but most times it was a four handed game..a little pot-pushing here..a bet there when a player had a pocket singleton Ace or any pair..a couple of coffee breakers..but in general a decent table..and again I was getting for the most part pretty decent pocket cards..but just wasn't hitting the flop..and except for four hands..if I did catch the flop it was a small piece..low pair or for to a straight..if I got to the turn a blank..I did flop a "flush'..but had the bottom two cards in the hole..held up but a small pot..Ace/King unsuited..flopped the Ace,,turned the King..but all to be heard were crickets and checks..I min-raise on the river..and got no takers..same deal with the straight and two sets..all small/blind pots..oh well..of my 11 winners 4 were quality hands & the 2 pair Aces/Kings..never caught the right hand at  the right time..the 45 minute mark of the session was approaching..played to the button and left..ergo..47 minutes played..75 hands played..a very quick 37.6 seconds/hand..11 winners..1 out of every 6.82 hands played..left 47,450$ on the table..9 goes at the one armed bandit & 1,700$..net loss 45,750..just a tad over my house money..but another drop in a bit and a roulette spin to follow..
[09:08 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:in]:[1:24]&[01:29]..
Sea Towers: two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:21]&[03:28]..
Crescent: only one game played today: 40/49/68/~96/104 w/ 5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[19:44 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 468.6'M / Net Gain Today: 438.3'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 484'K /
Table[1]: -45,750$ / Hands Played Today: 75 / Total Hands Played: 51,375 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K / 2 roulette spins: 1@154'K & 1@66'K]

[07:02 UTC-5]
[+30*F/+21*F w/windchill..snow..winds: w/n/w@10 mph...humidity:82%..barometer:29.58"/\].........
[snow to continue thru 18:00 tonight..overnight Lo: +2*F][Monday's Hi/Lo: +16*F/+2*F..sunny]......
[Today's Playlist[s]: MadTrollie's [Chant]..[LP]..]..
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
"Spades": five games played last night..38 hands played..
1] ten hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 168 pts. + 8 bags + set three times..
2] seven hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 44 pts. + 4 bags + set three times..[7th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
3] six hands played:"we" 516 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 12 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..[4th hand..16 bid..partner first to act & bids 9.."they:1" bids 3..I bid nil.."they:2" bids 4..partner took 10 tricks [a bucket load of Spades]..my nil bid made..one of the crazier hands yet]
4] eight hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 347 pts. + 7 bags + set once..
5] seven hands played:"we" 568 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 156 pts. + 6 bags + set once..
[World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[48/48]..
"Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
"Fan"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the 2nd of three allowable turns through the deck..
"Josephine"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks"[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[51/52]..
[07:43 UTC-5]
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"Poker":[05:08]..as is my custom..out of bed..the /usual morning rituals..and off to play some poker..took the awaiting roulette spin [no chip] for 198K..and adding to that at least 22'K on the next drop "220K house money"..so no reason to mess around trying for a 1K/.5K table..[05:09] on my 2nd try got on a 2K/1K table  w/ my 250K-max-buy-in "in tow"..with the old Madtrollie a four handed game..a couple hands "heads up" up to and including briefly a six handed affair..but more often than not a four handed game..there were the usual pre-flop raises when a player had a singleton Ace or any pair in the pocket..briefly an any-two-carder..a pot-pusher or two..and a couple of coffee-breakers..but 50% of the time +/- you could see the flop for a check/call of the big blind..or a min-raise..and so it remained until the last 10 minutes of the session..I have never seen a board like this one..more times than I've seen before flop put 3 to a straight on the board..and more often than not the turn or river made it 4 to the straight..flopped trips on one board..but 3 to the straight..I had pocket Threes..one of the 3 straight cards..turn put four to the straight and a big raise..and I threw my trips into the much..the only flush I saw..or rather didn't see was one hand that if I had chased I would have made a runner/runner nut flush..but I don't call big raises on the slim chance I get runner/runner..did make two straights and a few other pots on 2 pair..and 2 pots when I rivered a pair for a blind pot..never caught a hand when there was any significant chips in the pot..all winners were of the small/blind variety..had played 50 minutes..and had stayed within sight of my 250K buy-in..but a decent table and the thought crossed my mind that I may catch the right hand at the right time..so decided to play an hour..in retrospect not a smart call..almost immediately in quick succession not 1 but 2 kamikaze/pot-splashing/any to carders arrived..and in the chaos I got stuck in the blinds..[added to the fun during the hour I played had 3 re-connects]..got to the button finally..hour was up..and I ran from the table..ergo..60 minutes played..80 hands played..45 seconds/hand..10 winners..1 out of every  8 hands played..left 26,300$ on the table..[no slots]..16 hands played/10K+ missions completed and claimed..along with 2 free slots spins..first drop of the day..no ad..another 22'K..
[10:30 UTC-5]
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"Clock": two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:01]&[02:14]..tricky ones..
"Sea Towers": two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:40]&[04:09]..one easy..one complicated..
"Crescent": three games played today..listed in order played:
1] 22/48/52/~53/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 22/43/53/~75/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 33/46/58/~101/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[[note]: If you look at the "scores" of the three "Crescent" games played today after the first three turns..the scores are fairly equal..but the end results vastly different..can never tell what you'll get with this game..
[20:00 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 468.1'M / Net Gain Today: 413.7'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 440'K /
Table[1]: -26,300$ / Hands Played Today: 80 / Total Hands Played: 51,300 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 2 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@198'K & 1@66'K]
[[From the Tables: another day where the blind raccoon went hungry..but at least I got a chance to play some poker..for the time being anyways I have decided to move my play up to the 2K/1K blind tables]..

[06:52 UTC-5]
[+7*F/windchill:-4*F/fair/winds:east@7 mph/humidity:72%/barometer:30.56"\/][snow predicted to begin about 12:00 today and continue thru 20:00 Sunday..4 to 8 inches expected][MadTrollie's "LP"]
[Last Night]
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: four games played last night..34 hands played..
1] seven hands played: 536 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 294 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
2] seven hands played: 569 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 402 pts. + 2 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
3] eleven hands played: 605 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 105 pts. + 5 bags + set four times..[4th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
4] nine hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 407 pts. + 7 bags + set once..
[[note]: except for game three..some less chaotic games and a couple of close ones..also spent some time "testing" a couple games I haven't played yet on "24/7 Games.com"..didn't find anything I'd consider adding to the "rotation" at this point]..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]; failed to clear any of the three games played last night[best:[43/48[2x]]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played last night[52/52]..
Fort][relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear any of the three games played last night[best:[9/52]]..
Klondike[relaxed[[double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played last night[104/104]..
[07:32 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:05]: logged on to Poker[Super Happy Fun Time]..watch another irrelevant ad..and picked up my "44'K house money"..if I keep up this will be a 7 drop/1 roulette day..[min: 242'K house  money]..and off to find a table..2 attempts in quick succession at the 1K/.5K level..and then a third attempt..this time at a 2K/1K blind table [05:07]..put my 250K -max-buy-in on the "felt" and a four handed game..1 hand heads up..most hands three or four handed..and a few hands with 5 or 6 players..except for an occasional pre-flop min-raise..for the greater majority of the session I could see the flop for a check call of the big blind..was getting a fair amount of good looks in the pocket but as with yesterday just wasn't hitting the flop with any regularity..did win some pots..but all were of the small/blind variety..and not enough of them to get above my buy-in..did make 2 straights..a small pot and a split pot..again a small pot..an singleton pocket Ace or any pocket pair bet here..a continuation bet there..but on the whole a table I might have done well on..had I been catching..which I wasn't..and then a new player arrived..just a single letter for a name..one that unfortunately I recognized..had been at the same table too many times before..once would have been enough..an nth* pot-pushing..pot-splasher..any-two-carder..now I had "caught" him a few times for big pots..but the way I wasn't catching not something I wanted to deal with..5 or 6 player table at the time..decided that I had had enough..figured that if I played to the button it would be 40 minutes played [lately that's the minimum time I try to play]..but with the loose play that had descended on the table got caught in the big blind three straight times..look at the time..did the math..folded from the big blind and made my escape..[pause: another ad./another 44'K]..ergo..41 minutes played..56 hands played..44 seconds/hand..7 winners..1 out of every 8 hands played..left 37,100 on the table..just too many blinds..[no slots]..
[09:41 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Clock: two games cleared today[40/04]:[in]:[02:09]&[01:47]..
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:05]&[04:01]..
Crescent: only one game played today:[1]: 24/58/71/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation pile completed..
[[note]: I had mention the other day that I was going to for awhile only play two games/day of "Clock" & "Sea Towers" & play "Crescent" until I got a good result[max 4 games]..I got a clear right off the bat and decided to "rest on my laurels"..
[19:58 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 467.7'M / Net Gain Today: 423.9'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 462'K /
Table[1]: -38,100$ / Hands Played Today: 56 / Total Hands Played: 51,220 /
[[note]: 5 drops@44'K & 2 drops@22'K & one roulette spin@198'K]
[From the Tables]: as it works out the chip action awaiting me tomorrow when I log-on will be a roulette spin..no chip..but the minimum value will be 66'K + the next drop at least 22'K.."88'K house money" and maybe more..with the loose play at the 1K/.5K tables of late..and the access issues..I'm seriously considering to just try for a "chair" at a 2K/1K table right off..and maybe tomorrow I'll  "catch" a little better]

[07:13 UTC-5]
[0*F /-15*F:w/windchill/partly cloudy/winds:north@10/humidity:63%/BP:30.74"/\][sunny today with a Hi/Lo:+10*F/+2*F][Saturday's Hi/Lo:+26*F/+24*F snow beginning around 12:00 continuing thru 12:00 Sunday..3 to 5 inches expected][Sunday's Hi/Lo:+32*F/+6*F[[MadTrollie's "The Mix"]..
[Last Night]
Spades: four games played last night..35 hands played..
1] six hands played"we" 535 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 179 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..
2] twelve hands played:"we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 91 pts. 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times..[1st hand..14 bid.."we" set..partner missed his bid by two..but "we" managed to recover..
3] ten hands played:"they" 538 pts + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"we" 429 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[game was close until..3rd hand..partner missed his bid by 2 tricks.."we" set..4th hand..my nil made..back in the game..5th hand..14 bid.."we" set..partner bid 3 made 1..I bid last..4 tricks left..I had at least 5 and maybe six tricks..we had 8 bags..bid 5..made 6..dang..just too late in the game to recover]..
4] seven hands played:"we" 544 pts. + 4 bags:[vs]:"they" 167 pts. + 7 bags + 2 failed nil bids..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[42/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..one of the two games cleared was cleared with only moving Kings to an open space..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[72/104]]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[torn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks][hidden]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[08:27 UTC-5][edited:10:25 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:09]: logged on to play some poker..no ad..only "22'K house money"..but next chip action was a roulette for a minimum 66'K..[didn't know at the time I'd hit "Top of the Mark" w/chip for 1,760'K..wheel seems a little more "fair" of late..if anything a bit slanted towards the top of the wheel]..had the typical of late access issues..tried 3 times in quick succession at a 1K/.5K blind table..no joy..a brief stop at "The Farthest Side" & drops on "Blackjack-21 & Video Poker Live..[05:19]..2 mote quick tries at a 1K/.5K blind table..no joy..then one try at a 2K/1K blind table and my arrival made it a four handed game [250'K-max-buy-in..I always max-out the buy-in]..a few hands at three as well as a few at five at the table..mostly a four handed game..briefly an any-two-carder and a pre-flop min-raise and continuation bets..some pre-flop splashing from the a singleton Ace or any pocket pair crowd..but many hands you could see the flop for a check/call of the big blind..there was on brief bout of "My pairs big than Yours' is"..between the two "big stack"..which ended the way all such..a third player flopped a big hand..slow played it..and one was gone and the other left soon after..the only better result would have been me..but it wasn't..except for just a couple of hands the table was ice cold for me..I got my fair share of good looks in the "hole" but except for one hand either missed the flop entirely..caught a small piece or twice got rivered..neither time I wasn't in the pot for much..the only quality hand I made the entire session..Ace/Eight suited [Spades]..flop..Two/Three/Four..all Spades..flopped the "nut flush" and four to a straight flush wheel..I decided to slow play..both turn and river were blanks..finally made a min-raise after the river..got two calls but a small pot..but enough to secure the 10K+ mission..and the doubling chip referred to previously..but just couldn't catch..ergo..41 minutes played..52 hands played..47.3 seconds/hand..4 winners..1 out of every 13 hands played..left 40,050'K on the table..just too many blinds..too many missed flops..
Video Poker Live[10:20] I did mention that I had been casually playing Blackjack 21 and Video Poker Live..but was not keeping any stats..and probably wouldn't post any results unless I hit quads or a straight flush on Video Poker Live..looked at a deal..a Jack and rags..held the Jack.."The Machine" turned up "Four Ladies"..yup..
[10:37 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:in]:[02:16]&[01:33]..
Crescent: two games played today:
2] 48/72/75/~86/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
1] 40/72/100/~102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:46]&[04:17]..last game had a massive assist from auto-play..a complicated one that I had made a lot harder by a couple of klutz moves..and then auto-play bailed out..oy vey..
[20:01 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 467.3'M / Net Gain Today: 2.028'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,068'K /
Table[1]: -40,050$ / Hands Played Today: 52 / Total Hands Played: 51,164 /
[[note]: 1 drop@22'K & 5 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,760'K[w/chip] & 1@66'K]
[[From the Tables]: I make no bones about it that I would rather play at the 1K/.5K blind table..but with the access issues..I want to play and play early in the day..ergo..I'll keep trying to get a "chair" at the lower table..but will be quicker..in trying to move up to the 2K/1K table..frankly patience is a virtue I neither possess nor do I wish to possess it..]..

[07:21 UTC-5]
[+31*F/+24+w/windchill/snow/winds:north@8 mph/humidity:93%/barometer:29.87"~][snow to continue thru 15:00 today/1" predicted/overnight Lo:+1*F][Friday's Hi/Lo:+11*F/+2*F partly cloudy][Saturday's Hi/Lo:+28*F/+25*F/PM snow/3-5" predicted][MadTrollie's "The Mix"&[LP]..]..
[Last Night]
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Poker:[20:55]..stayed up and took a spin on the old roulette wheel..basement..but 66'K is 66'K
[24/7 Games.com]
Spades: four games played last night..39 hands played..
[1] seven hands played:"we" 510 pts. + 10  bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -116 pts. + 4 bags + set four times..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set..7th hand..a 13 bid..partner's nil made.."they" set.."we" bagged..but went out anyways]..
[2] seven hands played:"we" 577 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 285 pts. + 5 bags + set once..
[3] thirteen hands played:"we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 57 pts + 7 bags + set five times + 1 failed nil bid..
[4] twelve hands played:"we" 554 pts. + 14 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 375 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[38/48[2x]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]:only cleared one of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]:  failed to clear either of the two games played last night[best:[14/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played last night[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared both of the two games played last night[52/52]..
[09:31 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:59]: even for me a tad of an early start..watched an ad and added 44'K to the 66'K I got at roulette last night..and then the all to typical access issues..detours to "The Farthest Side"..checked emails..and all three games at "Just Solitaire"..uncounted attempts at a 1K/.5K blind table..after trying an failing for 42 minutes..with a why not.[05:41]..2K/1K blind table w/my 250'K-max-buy-in..my arrival made it a 5 handed game..during the session varied between a 3 to 5 player game..but more hands 4 or 5 players..we had a big stack..didn't raise pre-flop often but if he did..he generally won the hand..he only raised after the flop if he hit it..and just threw my cards into the muck..never had a hand that I was willing to challenge him..also an any-two-carder..continuation bets..caught him a time or two..new arrival a pot-splashing/kamikaze..and I went to play slots..the worst part of his visit was I would have caught 3 or 4 quality hands if I was in the pot and not avoiding the mega-raises..did get beat on the river a couple of times..but no major losses..won a few pots but all of the small/blind variety save 1 decent one with a King high two pair and an Ace kicker..but never caught the right hand at the right time..decided to leave at the 45 minute mark..but got caught in the blinds..got to the button and left..but actually got to "play" some poker for a change..didn't catch much..but enjoyed the session..ergo..48 minutes played..61 hands played..47.2 seconds/hand..7 winners..1 out of every 8.7 hands played..left 17,900$..left with an extra 2,300$ from 7 goes at the one armed bandit..net loss: 15,600..both missions in hand..[another 44'K after..and another drop in about 17 minutes]..current plan is a couple of attempts at a 1K/.5K blind table..and then try the 2K/1K table..
[10:21 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]..[all games listed in order played]..
Clock: cleared two games played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:43]&[01:18]..
Sea Towers: cleared two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[03:23]&[03:26]..
Crescent: three games played today:
1] 38/56/69/~78/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 23/44/56/~62/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 39/65/71/~91/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[20:05]
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Total Bank: 265.3'M / Net Gain Today: 2,008.4'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 2,024'K /
Table[1]&Slots[7]: -15,600$ / Hands Played Today: 61 / Total Hands Played: 51,112 /
[[note]: 2 drops@44'K & 5 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@1,760'K[w/chip]

[07:11 UTC-5]

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[Wednesday Lo:+28*F/snow predicted to begin 20:00][Thursday's Hi/Lo:+30*F/0*F/snow continues thru 15:00 an inch predicted][Friday's Hi/Lo:+11*F/+2*F/sunny/][MadTrollie's "My Mix"]................
[Last Night]
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Spades: four games played last night..33 hands played..
1] eight hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 347 pts. + 7 bags +set once..[3rd hand..14 bid.."they" set]
2] nine hands played:"we" 511 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 496 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid..[7th hand.."their" nil bid made..partner made 4 bags.."we" bagged..and a "we's" big lead was gone..turned into a real "nail biter]..
3] nine hands played:"we" 543 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 182 pts. + 2 bags + set three times..
4] seven hands played:"we" 544 pts. + 4 bags:[vs]:"they" 135 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 2 nil bids made + 1 nil bid failed..[5th hand..14 bid.."they" set..
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the four games played last night[best:[47/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the four games played last night[best:[70/104]]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the four games played last night[best:[50/52[2x]]]..
[07:46 UTC-5]
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Poker:[05:00]..had the /usual chip drop awaiting..another irrelevant ad..another "44'K house money"..but as long as the house doubles the drops for watching an ad I'll watch..mind you I pay no attention to it..but I "watch"..just a brief delay while filling out the worksheet I keep for every session..[05:01]..normally I wait until the end of a session to list stats..but in this case..for the most part it was a 7 or 8 handed game..generally pace of play is between 70 and 80 seconds/hand..today's pace of play..62 seconds/hand..for a full table that's extremely fast..I had thought that I had seen wild and crazy tables before but this one took the cake..the usual select of suspects..and a few I've see before..one of them of the type..all-in pre-flop every turn..with auto-re-buy..but if &/or when he wins a hand a gets a decent stack..then a big pre-flop splash of the pot on every hand..luckily for the table not him he didn't last very long..the real problem as the the type that if they have a singleton Ace..any pocket pair..or two "paint" cards..will splash the pot pre-flop up to and including all-ins..and more often not they were gone quickly..and then there's that plays almost every hand..calls all most every raise..and rarely wins a pot..must either be chasing the miracle card..or doesn't pay any attention to the odds..despite this at times I could actually see the flop for a check/call of the big blind or a small pre-flop bump..just never caught the right hand at the right time..what few quality hands I might have made..either would have been rivered or I got blow off the pot by a splash or an all-in..but never was close to losing my "house money" and stayed in search of "the hand"..never happened..got to the button..a hand I wanted to see the flop on..but not if I hand to call a pre-flop raise of 53'K..ergo..61 minutes played..59 hands played..left 32'K on the table..[no slots]..[2nd drop..another 44'K]..
[10:36 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:37]&[01:12]..
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:in]:[03:27]&[02:46]..
Crescent: three games played today..[listed in order played]..
1] 44/51/72/~81/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 19/33/49/~58/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 34/50/75/~96/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[19:12 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 463.3'M / Net Gain Today: 1,112'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 1144'K /
Table[1]: -32,000$ / Hands Played Today: 59 / Total Hands Played: 51,051 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@880'K]
[[From the Tables]: I had an "Old Timer's Moment" and missed a drop by over an hour..the last chip action of the day is a roulette..just before 21:00..and with  my history of trying to type a post when I'm tired..decided to close the books now..I intend to take the spin but will count it in tomorrow's "Day's End"..]

[07:37 UTC-5]
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[Now Playing:"MadTrollie "The Mix""[formerly know as "eclectic mix"..new pieces added].."LP"..]
[Last Night]..
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Spades: 6 games played last night..yesterday's report had 4 games and 46 hands played..today's 6 games and 47 hands played..??..
1] seven hands played:"we" 522 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 225 pts. + 5 bags + set twice..
2] seven hands played:"we" 505 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 415 pts. + 5 bags..
3] seven hands played:"we" 558 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 162 pts. + 2 bags + set once..
4] seven hands played:"we" 575 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 436 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid..
5] ten hands played:"we" 618 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 197 pts. + 7 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid..[after 4 relatively sane games the crazy came out]
6] eight hands played"we" 569 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" -7 pts. + 3 bags + set four times..
[World of Solitaire]
"Aces Up"[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[43/48]]..
"Eight Off"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Fan"relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[52/52]..
"Fort"[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Klondike"[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[8/52]]..
"Klondike"[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played today[104/104]..
"Tri-Peaks][hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played today[52/52]..
[09:11 UTC-5]
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"Poker":[05:00]..off to play some poker..had a roulette spin awaiting me..no doubling chip..but would not have mattered..it only applies if you hit the "Top of the Mark"..which I didn't..had to "settle" for a 2nd best 330'K..but as has become routine of late..a slight off-line interruption and the all to common lack of an open table..a side trip to "The Farthest Side"..[05:17]..a "seat" at a 1K/.5K blind table opened up..with me an eight handed game..down at times to as low as 5 handed..due to the /usual mass all-ins that have become..IMNSHO[*]..way to frequent..awhile at times loose play showed itself..not quite as often as yesterday..except for the the lack of a true kamikaze all the usual suspects were there..in force..if there was one there were multiples..pot-pushers/splashers..coffee breakers..any-two-carders to the nth*..tournament style [aka: continuation bets..and several all-ins or huge bets when a player had a singleton Ace and any pocket pair in the hole..a couple when they had unsuited paint..oy vey..if I hadn't had the "330'K house money" I would have booked it much earlier..but was catching more than my share of decent pocket cards..and more often then not could see the flop for nothing more then a check/call of the big blind or a small pre-flop bump..so actually played more hands than /usual..but the results always seemed to fall into three categories..:[1]: I'd miss the flop completely..:[2]: I'd get a small piece of the flop..and miss the turn/river..if I hadn't got blow off the hand with a big raise..:[3]:..actually flopped or turn 3 quality hands..trips once and two straights..after the river all three times big raises or all-ins..first one 3 to a straight on the board I had river the trip..he turned the straight..I folded the trips..but straights..once 3 the other 4 to the flush on the board..but times folded to a big post-river raise..but times player had the flush..3 quality hands at the wring time..but did limited the damage..hung in there hoping to catch the right hand at the right time..never did..got to the button and left..ergo..70 minutes played..59 hands played..71.2 seconds per hand..zip winners..left 72'K on the table..[no slots]..[[*]: In My Not So Humble Opinion]..
[11:42 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
"Clock": two games cleared today[40/04]:[in]:[01:46]&[01:43]..
"Sea Towers": two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:04]&[02:16[w/a huge assist from auto-play].
"Crescent": 3 games played today..listed in order played:
1] 36/48/61/~72/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 36/47/55/~61/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
3] 28/46/78/~96/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[[note]: have decided for the time being to reduce number of games/day on "Just Solitaire"..probably only two each on the "speed" games and play "Crescent" until I get a decent one [max:4]..
[20:00 UTC-5]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 462.1'M / Net Gain Today: 1,314'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,386'K /
Table[1]: -72.000$ / Hands Played Today: 59 / Total Hands Played: 50,992 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 2 drops@330'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@330'K & 1@880'K]