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[Yesterday's Sims&Solitaire Results]<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 42 hands played..[1] eleven hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 359 pts. + 9 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[8th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..11th hand..a 14 bid.."they set]..[2] nine hands played:"they" 525 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"we" 309 pts. + 9 bags + set twice..[a rare loss..6th hand..a 14 bid.."we" set..mine..just one of those hands were every card that could "hurt" me were in "they's" hands..oy vey]..[3] six hands played:"we" 528 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 116 pts. + 6 bags + set twice..[5th hands..a 14 bid.."they set"]..[4] seven hands played:'we" 515 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 202 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..[1st hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..[5] nine hands played:"we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -49 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 failed nil bids....Hearts: only three hands played..[1] a 17 pt. win..[2] a 13 pt. win..[3] a 26 pt. win....<[World of Solitaire]>..Crescent: only three games played..[1] 63/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 87/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 99/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....Clock: cleared both of the two games played in:[01:28]&[01:42]....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the three games played[best:[42/48]:]..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 only moving Kings to open tableau rows..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..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-Peak[hidden]: cleared one of the three games played[52/52]....

*[]*[Today's Live Game(s) Results]*<[Facebook]>..Spades:[04:02]:..picked up the awaiting drop(w/ad.) for "44K house money"..[the/usual side-trips to run time off the "drop clock"]:[04:57]:..five tables played(?)..all were of the 1K/.5K blinds variety and as/always risked the max-buy-in of 125K..play varied from "heads up" to briefly a table of five..but most hands were with three at the table..except for the 1st & 2nd tables..the others were basically the realm of the pot pushing..pot splashing..any-two-carding..continuation betting..pocket Ace/any pair/any paint betting crowd..in other words..typical weekend tables..1st table.."sat down"..heads up..anted my 1K..barely saw the flop when the "Reaper" had his way with me..[0 hands played]....2nd table..with the exception of an occasional min-raise here & there it was basically a "check fest"..now I only caught two quality hand..a rivered flush..and the other was a rivered set of nines..but won 7 pots out of the 11 hands played..3 with a pair & the other two with 2-pair..but all were blind pots except for 2 small ones..was up when the "Reaper" got me....[[note]: 3rd table will be left for last]....4th table..an almost constant stream of pot-pushing/any-two-carding..and I flat couldn't catch a hands..until..just a couple of hands before the "Reaper" got me...Jack/Eight suited..flopped 2-pair..hit both hole cards..turned the full boat Nines full of Jacks...and slow played an any-two-carder..for a decent meal for the blind raccoon..and despite the fact that I only won the one pot out of the 10 hands played..basically broke even on this table....5th table..a carbon copy of the 4th table..again most hands with three at the table..except two players I have "reads" on..yup..a couple of the "Ladies of Poker"..in the 13 hands played..only caught three hands..once 2-pair..a set of Queens & a rivered straight all were halfway decent pots..and was marginally ahead when the "Reaper" got me....3rd table..again a carbon copy of tables 4 & 5....but far worse..couldn't catch a hands..but finally caught a hand..big blind..Queen/nine suited..hit the nine on the flop..the Queen on the turn & another Queen on the river..chips in the pot..the dude to my right was acting..yup..the %$W#@#"Reaper" got me..oy vey..only bright spot was at least I wasn't all-in..during play on this table in 7 goes at the "one armed bandit" got skunked..ah the weekend..oy vey..ergo..:{stats}:..43 minutes played..98 minutes off the "drop clock"  51 hands played..11 pots..1 for every 4.64 hands played..left 8.525$ on the tables..basically all of it on the 3rd table..[could be interesting..because I forgot [dummkopf] to claim the 10K+ mission yesterday..and if all goes well will have two roulette spins two day..and chips for both..??..]....Video Poker Live: a different run for the 2x modifier..only won 3 out of the ten hands played..as/usual 50K chips/hand..and usually would have lost a significant amount of K's..made pairs twice..if you were playing blackjack they'd be called pushes..nothing won or lost..flopped 2 pair..Kings/Twos..hit for the third Two..full boat worth 300K chips..so got the modifier and lost only 50K chips..which will be recovered and more the  next time thru the bonus....[11:20 UTC-4]....[edited: 19:13 UTC-4]....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 677.4'M / Net Gain Today: 475.5'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 484'K / Tables[5]&Slots[7]: -8,525$ / Hands played Today: 51 / Total Hands Played: 62,257 / [[notes]: 4 drops@44K & 2 drops@22K & 2 roulette spins: 1@110K & 1@154K]....Video Poker Live: last run through the bonuses tonight hit the "Instant Bonus" for the max 400K chips (w/2x modifier)....[19:21 UTC-4]....