*[05:00 UTC-5]*[+43*F_today's high/low:+72*F/+55*F_clear_winds out of the south@4 mph_ humidity:76%_ barometer:30.30"\/_tomorrow's high/low:+72*F/+61*F_mostly sunny_winds out of the south@10 mph]*[Today on MadTrollie:[Bach];]*[Telemann];[Vivaldi];[Tyrol/Folk];]*

[From the Tables]:,,as/of:[04:30]:.."Poker"&"Blackjack 21" are still down..if it was ant other game but "Poker" I'd probably "washed my hands of it" before this..but I enjoy the game and I have a lot of time invested in it..../....:[13.14]: after spending a fair amount of time this morning "juggling" the layout to account for the absence of Poker..checked on Poker and it was up..../....Poker: I have a roulette spin just before 21:00 tonight..at this point it is my intent take it and add it to tomorrow's "Day's End"..provided I don't fall sleep before then....[19:12 UTC-5]..../....

*[Yesterday's Sim/Solitaire Results]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 42 hands played..[1] eleven hands played:"we" 635 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 278 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice + 1 made nil bid..[a classic partner "bag hunt"..rarely hits its' bid on the "numbers" when not making bags..it sets]..[2] twelve hands played:"we" 641 pts. + 11 bags + set twice + 1 blind nil bid made:[vs]:"they" 430 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[last hand.."they" needed 4 tricks to go out.."we" 15 tricks..I bid 3rd..player to my right had bid 4..only option..bid nil blind..got lucky..and "they" bagged on the last hand..but sets and "we's" bag..yup..partner]..[3] eleven hands played:"we" 507 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 141 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice..[8th & 9th hands..both were 14 bids.."they" set both times]..[4] eight hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 424 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[3rd hand.."their" nil made but failed the "cover" bid]....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: four games played..[2] 47/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 51/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 92/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 94/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[when the lay of the cards was good it was good but when it was bad it was horrible]..,[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[45/48[2x]:]..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 on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[104/104]..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..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]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]....

*[19:35 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]:..<[Facebook]>..Video Poker Live: since yesterday's posting I've played the tournament games 16 times..and made 1.09'M-coins..and my rating is 52nd..also you can gain 16% towards the 2x modifier(on the one tournament I played after the re-set]..and although it's listed as daily..I have seen a rest..and none of the 4 players listed in the first four spots are above me in the cash count(still ranked 6th there)..ergo 9 hands@50K-coins/hand..awful day..a pair & a 2-pair..got the 2x modifier..but at a cost of 350K-coins..75'K-coins from a spin of the "Jacket Pot Wheel".."Current Bank" stands@119.47'M-coins..probably won't play as many rounds of the tournament place as I did today on a regular basis but with no "buy-in" it is a way to safely pick up some "loose change"..there is something to be said about picking up the 2x modifier by playing 7 rounds of tournament play with out any risk..[[note]: if you play more than one tournament at a time you will watch an ad..before each play]..../....Poker:[12:54]..took the awaiting drop(w/ad.) for "44 house money"..a quick check on Blackjack 21..still down..Video Poker live picked up a couple of bonuses..:[12:54]: three tables played..all were as/usual of the 1K/.5K variety & as/always on all I risked the 125K-max-but-in..1st table..1st hand..turned a full boat..just had called a 7'K raise..and was dragged "a cussin' & a cursin'" from the table all my losses were on that table..2nd & 3rd table..mostly "heads up" or three handed..some sporadic pre-flop raising..a little pot pushing & a dude who would sometimes splash the pot after the river..I suspected he was trying to "buy the pot" but never caught the right hand and the right time to check that working hypothesis..in general wasn't catching very many decent hands..had a few nice looks in the pocket just wasn't connecting with the board..only won 4 pots..but except for a high card blind pots the other three were small or halfway decent..a 2-pair..a set of Jacks..& a full boat..but with the late start decided to call it when the "Reaper" got me for the third time..ergo..24 minutes played..28 hands played..4 winners..1 for every 7 hands played..left 5.650 on the table..picked up 800$ from 5 goes at the "one-armed bandit"....[13:54 UTC-5]..../....Day's End Poker: Total Bank" 689.2'M / Net Gain Today: 171.2'K / Drops[4]: 176'K / Tables[3]&Slots[5]: -4,850$ / Hands Played Today: 28/ Total Hands Played: 63.418 / [[notes]: 4 drops@44 K]....[19:09 UTC-5]....