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*[Yesterday's Sims&Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 49 hands played..[1] ten hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9  bags + set once +1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 182 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..[2] nine hands played:"we" 623 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 294 pts. + 4 bags + set twice..[3rd hand..a 14 bid.."they set"]..[3] twelve hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 368 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice + 1 made nil bid..[4] ten hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + set twice:[vs]:"they" 212 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts. + 1 failed nil bid..[5] seven hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 217 pts. + 7 bags + set once....Hearts: two games played on the "medium level"..[1] caught the Queen of Spades twice on the 9th & 11th hands..a 49 pt. win..[2] an 8 pt. win..[[note]: 2 games are not enough to make any kind of a comparison between the two levels]....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: only two games played..[1] 76/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 90/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....<{World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[42/42[2x]]:]..Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared in:[01:54]:w/91 moves..&..one game was cleared in:[01:50]:w/88 moves..Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 2nd of the 3 allowable turns thru the deck..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..Klondike[turn 1]: failed yo clear any of the three games played[best:[13/52]:]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]....

*[06:47 UTC-4]*[Today's Live Game(s) Results]*<{Facebook]>..Poker:[04:15]:..picked up the awaiting drop(w/ad.) for "44K house money"..[the/usual side-trips to run time off the "drop clock"..:[06:09]:..five tables played..all were of the 1K/.5K variety..and on all as/always risked my 125K-max-buy-in..played from "heads up" to briefly on one table a five handed game..play varied from table to table and sometimes the entry of a player caused a shift in play as well..but except for a true kamikaze all the usual styles made an appearance..any-two-carding/continuation betting..[note: to this style if you raise pre-flop..and just check the flop one hand..and raise on another hand..I know you hit the flop]..massive pre-flop raises with a pocket singleton Ace/any pair or paint..bouts of "My pair is bigger than Yours' is"..and just some general pot-pushing/pot splashing..1st table..not a bad table atall..but only played 7 hands before the "Reaper" got me..just two blind pots..once with a pair & the other a "heads up" pocket Ace..blank board..leaked a little..2nd table..13 hands played..just never made a hand..that's not to say I didn't get some decent pockets or hit a flop or two and was willing to call some min-raises..but never contented with the turn &/or river..leaked a bunch of chips..3rd table..some loose play [IMNSHO]..but for a change I was catching again 13 hands played..no quality hands but won 5 mostly small pots..thrice with a pair & twice with 2-pair..and re-cooped some of my losses..4th table..15 hands played..at the beginning the play was mixed but by-in-large not bad..but I could catch a thing..did eventually make a half way decent pot..pocket Queen/Nine suited..paired the Queen on the flop..turned the set..and rivered a Nine to fill the boat..a few hands into the session..new player..pot-pusher..who was catching..but by his bets I quickly got a "read" on him..but the rest of the table kept calling when my "read" told me he's made a hand..well in short work he'd busted two players out..and severely damaged a third..and thus a "Table Captain" arose..I did catch him a little with the boat..was about to leave when the "Reaper" lead me away..drops a few chips but not as many as I could have..5th table didn't catch but two hands..but just leaked about 2K..in 13 hands played..made a small pot with 2-pair..pocket Jack/Nine suited..flopped trip Nines..turned the Jack..and just to put the cherry on the sundae rivered the 4th Nine..an a very decent pot..the blind raccoon was pleased..but again the "Reaper"..ergo..:{stats}:..45 minutes played..103 minutes off the "drop clock"..61 hands played..10 winners..1 out of every 6.1 hands played..even with the 4 trips to the lobby..44 sec/hand..pace of play was quick..left 24,500$ on the table..[no slots]..[[From the Tables]:One thing that's driving me nuts..is players who call a big raise or raise into an obvious at least to me a "made hand"..it's not enough to look at a board to see want you made..but look to see what somebody else might have made that beats you..I lost count of how many times I've seen peeps raise or call a raise when there are 4 to straight or flush on the board and they don't have it..??..]....Video Poker Live: made a "dual purpose run..not only for the 2x modifier but was close to the next level..15 hands played@50K chips/hand..did hit anything better the a couple of sets..but got both the 2x modifier & the 25th level as well..okay dropped 275'K chips..but will make take back an more with the double bonuses.."Current Bank" now stands@62.385'M chips....[11:26 UTC-4]....Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 678.5'M / Net Gain Today: 285.5'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 308'K / Tables[5]: -24,500$ / Hands Played Today: 61 / Total Hands Played: 62,435 / [[notes]: 2 drops@44 & 5 drops@22K & 1 roulette spin@110]....[19:15]....