*[05:05 UTC-4]*[+56*F_cloudy_winds:west@12_humidity:58%-barometer:30.18"'\/_Today's hi/lo:+53*F/+45*F]*[rain to begin around 08:00 & continue thru 10:00 Tuesday]*[Today om MadTrollie*[Lully]*[Bach]*[Telemann]*[Pop]*]*

*[Yesterday's Sims&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 46 hands played..[1] ten hands played:"we" 551 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 176 pts. + 6 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] seven hands played:"we" 619 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 519 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids..[1st hand..a double nil bid.."they made" & "we" made..7 hand.."we" were behind and the only way we could win was to try some thing I  never tried before..bid nil blind..without see the cards..did it..got lucky and hit a hand I would have bed nil on anyways..and made it..+200 pts..if I had just bid a regular nil score would have been a 519 all tie]..[3] nine hands played:"we" 633 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 148 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice + 1 made & 1 failed nil bid..[4] thirteen hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + set twice:[vs]:"they" 309 pts. + 9 bags + set thrice..[5] seven hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 144 pts. + 4 bags + set twice....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: six games played..[1] 62/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 79/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 80/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 84/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 85/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[44/48]:]..Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..two of the games were cleared by  moving only Kings to open tableau rows & the 3rd required only one non-King move..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52].."Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one... of the three games played[52/52]....

*[06:31 UTC-4]*[Today's Live Game(s) Results]*[Facebook]>..Spades:[03:54]..took the awaiting roulette spin for "110K house money"..[/usual other tasks to run time off the "drop clock"]..:[04:57]:..I have a regularly scheduled Doc's appointment today so it may interfere with drops & live play..??..four tables played..all as/usual were of the 1K/.5K variety..and as/always plunked my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt" of all four..play varied from "heads up" to very briefly a 5 handed game..except for the first table where there were not one but two any-two-carders..the rest of the tables were basically all the same..pre-flop splashes for a pocket Ace/any pair or paint..several rounds of "My pairs bigger than Yours' is"..and generally just loose play..and again the re-occurring of players betting in to 4 to a straight or flush and not having it..so big pots there..but the one that "took the cake"..was after a protracted raise/re-raise battle where both ended up all-in..the pot was won by a high card..a Ten..[MadTrollie sits here with mind blown]..that ain't poker..that's Russian Roulette..oy vey....1st table..15 hands played..only made one pot on a pair a small pot..some any-two-carding..was getting decent pocket looks..and willing to pay the min-raise to see the flop and was catching pieces of it..but lost 2-pair to a better 2-pair a couple of times and to a better kicker twice..was down the better part of 15K when "The Reaper" got me..but the game turned around on the other three tables..just generally loose play reigned..but if you did catch a decent hand there was an opportunity to make a decent pot or two..of the 39 hands played I  won 13 pots..1 out of every 3 hands played..didn't win any monster pots..just a couple of fries and a half eaten burger for the blind raccoon..but was marginally up on all three tables..not enough to erase the losses from the 1st table..but did get some back..Jack/Two suited..small blind..got to see the flop for just a call of the big blind..flopped a Jack/Two..well apparently one of the other players hit a piece of the flop..a min-raise..turned Twos full of Jacks..1st to act..decided to slow play..check..so did the other guy..river was a blank..I raised 2.5K..hoping to get a re-raise..but just got a call..[I'm going to give away a secret here..I never raise more then a min-raise..it's not because of my slow-play style..but rather because of my essential tremors that dang sliding raise scale is outside my ability to use..I simple hit raise..confirm].."The Reaper" got me for the fourth time and decided to call it a day..ergo..:{stats]:..52 minutes played..115 minutes off the "drop clock"..54 hands played..14 winners..1 for every 3.86 hands played..left 8,569$..all losses were on the 1st table..[no slots]....Video Poker Live: pretty typical run for the 2x modifier..10 hands@50K coins/hand..trip Jacks twice & 1 pair..down 150'K coins but with the modifier that will be easy covered.."Current Bank" now strands@78.05'M coins....[11:26 UTC-4]....Blackjack 21: 10 hands@100$/hand..started out with a push with a 2-card 20..then three straight dealer bust..[13,20,14]..then a winner on 20..thought one more win and I'm up for the day..s straight losses..last one a 3-card 19..dealer showing 6..down card a 6..hit to an 8..down 100$.."Current Bank" now stands at 1,134'K$....[11:46 UTC-4]....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 682.8'M / Net Gain Today: 476.4'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 484'K / [[notes]:4 drops@22K & 2 drops@44K & 2 roulette spins: 1@110K & 1@198K]....[20:04 UTC-4]....