*[05:40 UTC-5]*[+43*F/+35*F(w/windchill)_rain continuing thru 06:00_winds out of the w/s/w@17_ humidity:92%-barometer:29:86"/\_today's hi/lo:+44*F/+25*F]*[Today on MadTrollie;[Chant];[Doo Wop];]*

*[Yesterday's Sim/Solitaire Results]*

<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 39 hands played..[1] nine hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 311 pts. + 1 bag + set thrice + 2 made nil bids..[2] nine hands played:"we" 536 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts]:[vs]:"they" 122 pts. + 2 bags + set thrice + 2 made & 1 failed nil bids..[3] six hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 107 pts. + 7 bags + set twice..[4] eight hands played:"we" 508 pts + 8 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 154 pts. + 4 bags + set thrice..[1st hand..a 14 bid.."we(p)" set..2nd hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..score after two hands "we" 0 & "they" 0]..[5] six hands played:"we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 157 pts.. + 7 bags + set twice..Hearts: four games played..[1] a 9 pt. win..[2] twice blocked opponents' "moon shots" on way to a messy 25 pt win..[3] blocked an opponent's "moon shot" on the 1st hands & caught the Queen of Spades on the eleventh hand on way to a messy 34 pt. win..[4] a 2 pt. win....

<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: four games played..[1] 52/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 58/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed.. [3] 63/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed.. [2] 94/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed.. [obviously not one of my better sets of games]....

<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up;[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[47/48]..

Eight Off;[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fan:[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fort;[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..but the one game cleared was cleared on the 2nd of 3 allowable turns thru the deck..Josephine;[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Klondike;[relaxed] failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[8/52]..Seahaven Towers: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks;[hidden]: failed to clear any of the three games played{best:[51/52[3x]:]....[[notes]: 13 clears & 11 fails..all five victory images on the 29th level completed..[4th time thru the levels]]....

*[]*[Today's Live Game Results]

<[Facebook]>..Poker:[04:34]..took the awaiting drop(s/ad.) for "22K house money..[the/usual other online concerns to  run time off the "drop clock"]..:[05:46]:..three tables played..all as/usual were of the 1K/.5K variety..and on all as/always I risked the 125K-max-buy-in..play varied from "head up" to briefly a four handed game..most hands up were with three at the table..out of the 24 hands played I won 5 pots..3 of which were "heads up" & blind pots..and then there were the other two..2nd table..on the button..one of the more aggressive "Ladies of Poker"..and a "rook" less then 300 hands played but also was aggressive..Ace/Queen unsuited..flop..paired both hole cards.."L of P" raises 33'K.."rook" calls..so did I..and thus ended the betting on the hand and a nice meal for the blind raccoon..a few hands later..the "L of P" & the "rook" are gone..but a tournament style player has arrived..30'K+ hands played & 600+ tournaments played..raised larger than min per-flop on almost every hand..continuation  betting after ever phase and a splash of the pot post river..won a few/lost a few..big blind..three handed..the tournament player in the small..he just called..I hand Queen/Three unsuited..flopped a set of Threes..he bets around 25K..I called..turn was a blank..same raise again..I called..river another low card..no board pair other that the two Threes..no straight..no flush draw..and my Queen kicker was high card.."he"goes all-in..about 114'K..which I had "covered"..9 times out of 10 I'd have folded..but my gut told me he was trying to "buy the pot"..so called..the EMTs have carted off the blind raccoon who is in a food coma.."Reaper" got me for the 3rd time and decided enough was enough..ergo..:{stats}:..21 minutes played..93 minutes off the drop clock..24 hands played..5 winners..1 for every 4.8 hands played..left with an extra 204,225$ I hadn't brought with me..[no slots]..Day's End Poker: Total Bank: 698.9'M / Net Gain Today: 1,348.2 / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 1,144'K / Tables[3]: +204,225$ / Hands Played Today: 24 / Total Hands Played: 63,756$ / [[notes]: 5 drops@22K & 1 drop@44K & 2 roulette spins: 1@110K & 1@880K(s/chip)]....[19:44 UTC-5]..../....*[From the Tables]*..I think I've finally got the handle on the new "mobile format"..[knock wood]..apparently they changed the style default to "paragraph" from "normal" and I finally tumbled to that today..and that I can select "normal"..so maybe the blog will  look halfway presentable from now on..[fingers crossed]]....[19:54 UTC-4]..../....