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*[Yesterday's Sims&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 38 hands played..[1]  eight hands played:"we" 558 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[1]:"they" 336 pts. + 6 bags + set once..[2] seven hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -176 pts. + 6 bags + set five times..[3] six games played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -16 pts. + 4 bags + set thrice..[3rd hand..a 14 bid.."they" set]..[4] nine hands played:"we" 500 pts. + 10  bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 169 pts. + 9 bags + set twice..[5] seven hands played:"we" 501 pts. + 11 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 293 pts + 3 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....Hearts: four games played..[1] survived an opponent's successful "moon shot" on the third hand & blocked an opponent's moon shot..a 41 pt. win..[2] a 5 pt. win..[3] made a successful "moon shot" on the third hand & blocked an opponents "moon shot" a 15 pt. win..[4] made a successful "moon shot" on the third hand..caught the Queen of Spades on the sixth hand & made another successful "moon shot" on the last hand..a 20 pt win..all three opponents 100 pts.+....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: four games played..[3] 51/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 60/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 66/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 72/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[[notes]: probably one of the worst runs of four games I've had in quite awhile....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[40/48]:;]..Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared by moving only Kings to open tableau rows..Fort[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[51/52]:[2x]..losing streak now stands@ 12 games..??....

*[06:42 UTC-4]*[Today's Live Game(s) Results]*<[Facebook]>..Poker:[04:14]:..took the awaiting drop(w/ad.)  for "44K house money..[the/usual other tasks to run time off the "drop clock"]..:[05:13]:..four tables played..all as/almost always were of the 1K/.5K blinds variety & as/always I "placed" my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt"..played ranged from "heads up" to briefly a table of five..but the thing for it being a weekend except for very sporadic incidents of loose play..most hands were of the small blind variety..only one appearance by an any-two-carder..a few pocket singleton Ace/any pair/any paint pre-flop splashes..some pot-splashing..and a couple of bouts of "My pairs bigger that Yours' is"..but as I said very sporadic..most pots were of the small blind variety..and for a change I was catching but of my 15 pots..only one wasn't a small/blind pot..1st table..eleven hands played..won four pots..but all small/blind with a pair(rivered)..2 pair & twice with a set..one of the sets were Aces(2 in the hole)..& then "Reaper"..2nd table..fifteen hands played..only two pots here but both were sets..one was with Aces(again 2 in the hole) & again "The Reaper"..3rd table..fourteen hands played..won five pots here..a high card..a pair..twice with a flush & once with a full-boat..flopped 2 pair..Jacks/Threes..[hit both hole cards]..rivered another Three..a 5K bet from the 1st to play..but that dude has tried to "buy the pot before"..just a call..another call..hoped he'd raise..but didn't and a light meal for the blind raccoon..& then behold "The Reaper Cometh" 4th table..thirteen hands played..of the four this is the only table were the loose play was fairly frequent..but..if a dude or dudette just calls the big blinds pre-flop..and then splashes the pot after the flop or turn..gotta figure they hit a card or two..so just stayed out of the way..and a brief "schoolyard brawl" between two would be table bullies..only won this small blind pots..all with 2 pair..& again "The Reaper"..checked my stats..53 hands played..up marginally..thought about it..and decided to quit while I was ahead..ergo..:{stats]:..38 minutes played..89 minutes off the "drop clock"..53 hands played..15 pots..1 out of every 3.53 hands played..8 quality hands(trips or better) out of the 15 pots won..or 53% of the wins..as we would have said back-in-the-day "I'll take that any day in the week & twice on Sunday"..left with an extra 2,575$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]....Video Poker Live: one of my better runs for the 2x modifier..got the modifier in ten hands played@50K/hand..and cleared 300K chips..of course it helps if you make a full boat for 360'K chips.."Current Bank" now stands@47.05'M chips....[11:22 UTC-4]....[edited:[19:22 UTC-4]]....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 672.6'M / Net Gain Today: 376.6'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 374'K / Tables[4: +2,575$ / Hands Played: 53 /  Total Hands Played: 61,857 / [[notes]: 1 drop@44K & 6 drops@22K & 1 roulette spin@198K]....[19:25 UTC-4]....