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*[06:01 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Hearts: four games played consisting of a total of 32 hands played..[1] eight hands played:"we" 541 pts. + 11 bags  [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 58 pts. + 2 bags + set five times..[2] nine hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 97 pts. + 7 bags + set thrice..[8th hand..a 15 bid.."they" set..[3] eight hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 137 pts. + 7 bags + set thrice + 1 made nil bid.,[2] seven hands played:"we" 577 pts + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 185 pts. + 5 bags + set twice..[4th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared the two games played:[in]:[01:22]&[01:23]:..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 69/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 71/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 100/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared the two games played:[in]:[03:52]&[02:27]:..the 2nd game got an assist from auto-play..

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[43/48]]..

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 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]..one game was cleared on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..

Klondike[turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:59]:w/96 moves..

Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]....

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

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Pokerist: PM:session..fast speed five table..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy-ins but mostly 20$..if it wasn't the kamikaze it was the pot-pushing ersatz "table captain" pushing the pot..oy vey..after "sitting out" and folding a couple of times..was alone..a player arrived..went all-in on the first two hands and I left..normal speed nine table..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy-ins..on any given hand it could be anything from friendly..thru varying stages of aggression..many bouts of "My pair's bigger than Yours' is"..to a full blow kamikaze fest..loose play reigned..and most times when I saw the reveal..I'd shake my old grey head trying to figure out why a couple players were even in the pot in the first place..??..any ways..wasn't catching..but managed to win enough pots to finish marginally ahead..AM:session..a normal speed table of nine..2$/1$ blinds..varying blinds..again..pretty much a carbon copy of last night's session..including unfortunately my inability to catch a hand..well except for straights..of nine pots won..four were with straight..on one had an Ace/Queen suited and flopped the Ace high  straight..one of the other turned a "Wheel"..and of course straights weren't part of a "Daily Quest".."Win 320K$ non tournament".."Win with a 2-pair twice"(check) ..and on the last hand I played..pocket Five..flopped a Five..rivered the set & checked off "Win with 3 of a kind"..next hand folded from the "button" "waved bye-bye" to the table & ran to the lobby..(dang..almost forgot..when I sat down at the table got a banner telling me I had achieved "Poker Player III" status).. ergo..<:{stats}}:>..141 minutes played..152 hands played..55.6 sec./hd "Pace of Play"..19 winners..1 out of exactly every 8 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3,293.1"K$.."UP:"+224,946$("Daily Bonus:" +12K$_"Quests(2/3):"+12K$_"Achievements:"+200K$_"Tables(3):"-37$9(PM:+49$/AM:-86$))_"Total Hands Played" now stands@8.101_15th "Level(n/c)"..../....

 *[04:42 UTC-5]*[+5*F/-4*F(w/windchill)_partly cloudy_winds from the n/n/w@4 mph_humidity:68%_baro-meter:30.36"/\_Today's Hi/Lo:+14*F/-3*F_AM:partly clouds/PM:sun_winds from the northwest@6 _humidity:68%_there's a 30% chance of light intermittent snow during the morning hours today]*

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*[05:36 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim/Solitaire Results]*

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Hearts: two games played..[1] a 5 pt. win..[2] twice caught the Queen of Spades..on the 4th & 8th hands..both were "no-pass hands"..on way to a 45 pt. win..by 18 pts..

Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 48 hands played..[1] five hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 153 pts. + 3 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] ten hands played:"we" 511 pts + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -73 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 2 failed nil bids..[3] thirteen hands played:"we" 586 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 348 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice..[4] nine hands played:"we" 555 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 337 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid..[5] eleven hands played:we" 552 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts] + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -32 pts. + 8 bags + set five times + `1 failed nil bid..[a wild first sin hands..1st & 2nd I made nil bids..3rd & 4th hands..partner failed his part of the bid.."we" set.."sides"..5th & 6th hands.."they" set]....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:29]&[01:31]:..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 65/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 63/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 76/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 93/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[04:13]&[04:34]:..

Labyrinth: 1 game consisting of a total of ten hands played..no clears..567 total points scored for the game..a decent score for ten games s/a clear....

<[World of Solitaire}>

Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[48/48]..first game cleared in 2 days & 4 games played on this difficult game..one other game was a[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]..one game was cleared by only moving Kings to open tableau rows..

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 two of the three games played[52/52]..

Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:53]w/96 moves..

Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]....

*[08:05 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Games Results]*

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Pokerist: PM:session..a fast five 2$/1$ blinds table..again varying buy-ins..40$ mostly but 20$ towards the end of the session..what for the greater majority of the session had been a friendly aggressive table ..mostly some pot-pushing and the predictable pocket singleton Ace..any pair or paint pre-flop splash of the pot..with a very good & aggressive "elite" player who was also the high stack..but save for one hand I had a "good read" on..but just wasn't catching enough decent hands to be aggressive..towards the end of the session the kamikazes arrived..20$ buy-ins..played with them once and won a decent pot..the "'elite" went 2 for 3 against them..but I mainly fold and "sat out" once..after about 3 or 4 folds the "elite" "waved bye-bye" to the table and left..with her gone..I followed on the next turn..no hope to "restore order" on that table..ended marginally up..../....AM:session..picked up the 10K$"Daily Bonus"  & checked "Daily Quests".."Win 160K$ on a single non-tournament hand"..something at least for now I have no  intention of trying to complete.."Win 3 hands with 2-pair or higher" & "Win with a straight"..off to find a table..the only five  chair available had a player with a 1.5K$ stack..so checked the nines..the least of a bunch of bad choices was a normal play clock..a bunch of "zero" stacks but highest was about 500$..sat down with a 20$ buy-in..but the kamikaze raid lasted for the first 10 minutes or so and then a friendly howbeit very aggressive board emerged..and I flat wasn't catching..only won four hands in the just over and hour played..and that was a Fives full of Aces full boat..pocket Ace/Five suited..flopped another Ace..and then runner/runner Fives on the turn and river..next hand "waved bye-bye" to the table and walked..the other three winners..twice w/2-pair & then a straight..three wins and two "Quests" completed..I love being efficient..gave back a few $s in the session but ended up marginally for the two sessions..ergo..<:{stats}:>..121 minutes..125 hands played.."Pace of Play:"58.1 sec./hd...14 winners..1 for every 8.93 hands play on both tables..AM:table..4 pots..45 hands played..1 for every 11.25 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3,293.1'K$.."UP:"+21,036$("Daily Bonus:"+10K$.."Quests(2/3):"+11K$.."Tables(2):" +36$(PM:+84$/AM:-48$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@7,948..15th "Level(n/c)"..../....

 *[04:26 UTC-5]*[-2*F/-13*F(w/windchill)_mostly cloudy_wins from the northwest@11 mph_humidity:68% _barometer:30.28"/\_Today's Hi/Lo:+12*F/-6*F_partly cloudy_winds from the northwest@8 mph_humid-ity:67%_We are under a "Wind Chill Advisory" ending at noon today]*

*'[Today on MadTrollie;[MT-Today's Loop];]*

*[05:16 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 29 hands played..[1] eight hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 20 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..[2] eleven hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" -57 pts. + 3 bags + set for the 6-pack..[3] four hands played: "they" 501 pts. + 1 bag + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"we" 356 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid..[2nd hand was a double nil bid with both "sides" making nil..hard to beat "they" if they run-off 3 consecutive nils from the 2nd to 4th hand]..[4] six hands played:"we" 515 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 275 pts. + 5 bags....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared both of the two games played:[in]:[2:30]&[01:20]:..a hard one & an easy one..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 83/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 97/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 99/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..one of the better sets of four games recently..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played:[in]:[04:41]&[03:45]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of a total of six hands played..cleared the 6th hand[52/52]..343 total pts. scored for the game....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear  any of the three games played[best[46/48]]..

Eight[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 one of the three games played[104/104]..

Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..

Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear  any of the three games played[best[23/52]]..

Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:46]:w/88 moves & another:[in]:[01:46]w/81 moves..yup..same time..??..

Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]....

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

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Pokerist: PM:session..two tables..first was a 2$/1$ table..mostly 40$ buy-ins..fast play clock..set with five chairs..within the first few hands made a flush..and checked off a "Quest" a friendly aggressive board..& then a kamikaze arrived..which I picked a couple of hands to play@20$..beat him..he left..and so did the rest of the table..second table..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy-ins..normal play clock..set with nine chairs..the play here was erratic..on any given hand friendly..aggressive..pot-pushing..all-ins..pocket bets..but IMNSHO..in general loose play reigned..can't count the number of times post flop that one or two players would call an all-in..when there was 4 to a straight or flush on the board and they didn't have it..the only thing constant on both tables was I was making hands..yup..I was playing "small ball"..if I'd win a pot I'd cash-out and return on the second table usually with a 30$ buy-in..seemed to work the best..and only lost one hand after the river..a 50/50 call..my high to pair and the river put three to the flush on the board..but left after 87 minutes with an extra 234$ I hadn't brung with me..AM:session..again with the 320'K$ wagered  on a non-tournament table "Quest"..I waged 158$.."Win with 2-pair or lower 4 times" and "Win with a full house or higher"..a fast five table..2$/1$ blinds..30$ buy-ins..made a full-house on the first hand I played..and within 18 minutes played made a pair to complete the 2-pair or lower 4 times to complete both of the "Quests" I was playing for..of the ten hands I won at the table at that point..except for the four..the others were all quality hands..2 sets (both with Threes)..2 straights..(one..pocket Anna K.(A/K)) and flopped the Ace high straight)..a flush and the aforementioned house..4 minutes later the table "froze"..waited a bit..and left..with everything accomplished..decided not to look for another table..ergo..<:{stats}:>..110 minutes played..94 hands played.."Pace of Play"..70.2 seconds/hand..25 pots..one for every 3.76 hands played..of the winners 15 of the 25 were with quality hands..60%..for once I was catching.."Current Bank" now stands@3,272'K$.."Up:"+32,753$("Daily Bonus:"+7K$.."Quests(3/4):" +25.5'K$.."Tables(3):"+253$(PM:session:+234$/AM:session:+19$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@7,923..15th "Level(n/c)"..../....

 *[04:22 UTC_5]*[+13*F/+4*F(w/windchill)_cloudy_winds from the north@4 mph_humidity:80%_baro-meter:30.`15"/\_Today's Hi/Lo:+14*F/-1*F_AM:clouds/PM:sun_winds from the northwest@11 mph_ humidity:70*_We are under a "Wind Chill Advisory" from 22:00 this evening thru Noon Friday]*

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*[05:19 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim/Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 34 hands played..[1] nine hands played:"we" 566 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 44 pts. + 4 bags + set four times..[2] ten hands played:"we" 502 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 40 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice + 1 made & 1 failed nil bid..[3] four hands played:"we" 268 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -210 pts. + 0 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[4th hand "their" nil failed and failed the regular bid..[4] eleven hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 2 made & 1 failed nil bids:[vs]:"they" 384 pts. +  14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid..[a wild finish to a close game..11th hand.."my" nil bid made.."partner" failed the regular bid.."they" bagged]....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:11]&[01:24]:..two easy ones today..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 59/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 80/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 83/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 95/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[03:46]&[04:04]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of a total of five hands played..cleared the 5th game[52/52] with a total of 465 pts. scored for the game....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]...first game cleared in 28 days & 82 games played on this very difficult game to clear..

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]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[79/104]]..

Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..

Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[10/52]]..

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]..

[[notes]: 15 clears & 9 fails..now 4 of the 5 victory images achieved on the 39th Level..[4th time thru the levels]....

*[08:54 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Reports]*

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Pokerist: PM:session yesterday..fast play clock..five seat table..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy-ins between 40$/20$ depending on the dominate style of play at any given time..briefly at he beginning of and at the end of the session it was an all-in pre-flop every hand shoot out..but the vast majority of the time it was a table of three to five players..and the style was sort of friendly..for almost the entire session if there wasn't an any-two-carder present..or a pot-pusher(an nth* any-two-carder)..then it was the dude or dudette who  splashes the pot pre-flop with a pocket singleton Ace..any..pair or paint..now in the past I've done pretty well under those conditions..if I was catching..which I wasn't..one of those days when you just can't catch a hand..not as many good looks in the pocket as/usual and when I did..just wasn't connecting with the board..actually did a little better against the kamikaze..only bright spot was I lost a full-boat to a better one so 1 more to the tally on way to "Epic Fail II"..played 2 hours and 20 minutes ..and only left 74$ on the table..AM:session..picked up the "Daily Bonus(5K$)..checked "Daily Quests".. "Win 320K$ non-tournament"..at a 2$/1$ table..??.."Win with a High Card"..not likely..& "Win w/a flush or better twice"..off to fins a table..there wasn't an open 5 seat table..so when to a nine chair fast play clock table..2$/1$ blinds..again with the varying buy-ins..and except for very briefly loose play  reigned ..if it wasn't an any-two-carder..or a pot pusher..or bouts of raise..re-raise..re-raise then it was the kamikaze ..and I stayed out of the way and only for the most part played on reasonable pocket cards..and cashed out after winners..did make one full house howbeit a split pot..4 to the house on the board and two of us had the right hole card..made a bunch of sets & straights..but no other qualifying hands..did make a flush but lost to two full houses..played 2 hours and 10 minutes..but had other concerns left..probably will take another go at the tables later..ergo..<:{stats}:>..270 minutes played..322 hands played..53 seconds/hand "Pace of Play"..35 pots..1 for every 9.2 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@2,239.3'K$.."Up:" +4,971$(Tables(2):"-29$(PM:-74$/AM:+45$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@7,726..15th "Level(n/c)" ..../....

*[04:42 UTC-5]*[+22*F/+12*F(w/windchill)_snow shower_winds from the north@8 mph_humidity:89% _barometer:29:86"/\_Today's Hi/Lo:+26*F/+7*F_AM:snow/PM:clods_winds from the n/n/w@8 mph_ humidity:79%_We are under a "Winter Weather Advisory" thru 06:00 this morning for snow/freezing drizzle]**[Today on MadTrollie;[MT-Today's Loop;]*

*[05:20 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 41 hands played..[1] three hands played:"we" 66 pts. + 6 bags + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" -200 pts. + 0 bags + set thrice..[one of the weirder games I've played..2nd hand partner failed a nil bid & "they" were set]..[2] ten hands played:"we" 576 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 444 pts. + 4 bags + set once..[3] ten hands played:"we" 516 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 398 pts. + 8 bags + set once..[4] ten hands played:"we" 512 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 317 pts + 7 bags + set twice..[5] eight hands played:"we" 577 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 173 pts. + 3 bags + set twice....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared both of the two games played:[in]:[01:30]&[01:41]:..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 65/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 75/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 83/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 92/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played:[in]:[03:33]&[04:23]:..

Labyrinth: 1 game played consisting of a total of three hands played..cleared the 3rd hand[52/52]..274 total points scored....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[43/48]],,

Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:45]:w/91 moves..

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one 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]: cleared all 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]....

*[07:19 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

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Pokerist: PM:session..what a disaster..I could catch and the odd times I did catch..more often than hot got beat..usually by the river or runner/runner..2$/1$ blinds..mixed buy-ins but mostly 20$..except for brief interludes the we were under an almost continuous raid of kamikaze.."normal play clock"..nine chairs..the only good things to come out of after 183 minutes played was I lost a full house to a rivered higher full house..add one to the "Epic Fail" tally..start hand Seven/Two suited..and flopped the Full-Boat..Sevens full of Twos..other than that..oy vey..dropped 518$..AM:session..a very different story.. 2$/1$ blinds..40$ buy-in save for one 20$ for a very brief visit by an all-inner.."fast play clock"..five chairs..except for briefly it was a three handed game..a few hands "heads up" and briefly a 4 or five handed game..and except for the visit from the all-inner..(aka:pot-pusher)..it was a friendly game with only rare appearances of aggression..the perfect place for the Old Trollie to play his preferred "small ball..slow play..trapping" style..had the most fun I've had at the tables in days..anyways..I was catching ..one of the advantages to was except for the occasional visitor..it was just the Trollie and the same two other dudes for the whole session..only missed one "read" and that was on a 50//50 call..was going to leave on the "button" after an hours' play..but even I can't walk away from an Ace/King suited..so played once more around to  the "button".."waved bye-bye" to the table and left..ergo..<:{stats}:>..252 minutes played..265 hands played.."Pace of Play" across the two tables was 57.1 seconds/hand..56 winners..(here I'm going to split the tables)..PM:session..27 pots won out of 183 hands played..1 for every 6.54 hands played..&..AM:session..29 pots won out of 82 hands played..1 out of every 2.83 hands played..I was catching for a change.."Current Bank" now stands@3,234.3'KS.."UP:"+18.641$("Daily Bonus:"+3K$ .."Quests(2/3):"+16K$.."Tables(2):"-359&(PM:-518$/AM:+159$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@ 7,503..15th "Level(n/c)"..../....[[From the Table]: three "Quests" "Win with a pair twice"(check).."Win with a full house"(check) within the first 15 minutes played..the other was bet 130'K$ in non-tournament games ..not going to happen..me thinks it the games subtle hint to move up to a higher blinds table..that's not going to happen either..well not for the moment anyways]..../....

 *[04:26 UTC-5]*[+13*F/+2*F(w/windchill)_clear_winds from the east@8 mph_humidity:89%_barometer: 30.06"\/_Today's Hi/Lo:31*F/19*F_winds from the east@9 mph_humidity:77%_snow to begin about 13:00 and continue thru 06:00 Wednesday]**[Today on MadTrollie;[Celtic Music];[MT-Today's Loop];]*

*[05:11 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 50 hands played..[1] 12 hands played:"we" 502 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 309 pts. + 9 bags + set twice..[2] eleven hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 529 pts. + 9  bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[3] fourteen hands played:"we" 503 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice:[vs]:"they: 175 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 failed nil bids..[4] thirteen hands played:"we" 598 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made & 1 failed nil bids:[vs]:"they" -49 pts. + 1 bag +set thrice + 2 failed nil bids....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:54]&[02:16]:..

Crescent: four games played..[3] 48/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 61/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 89/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 91/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[03:14]&[03:59]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of a total of 10 hands played..no clears..610 total points scored....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[46/48]]..

Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one was cleared:[in]:[01:57]w/90 moves & another:[in]:[01:38]:w/86 moves..

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Fort[relaxed]: cleared all 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]..

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

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Pokerist: There wasn't a PM:session..offline concerns and a computer generated partner on "Spades" that was more of an anchor dragging me down than/usual to the four games took far longer than/usual to  complete..just ran out of time..AM:session..went looking for a table..usual play at a nine chair in the mornings but all were nearly full,,and with a couple of "big stacks" and a bunch of "zero stacks"..ah.. kamikazes..best option..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy-ins..probably more 20$s than 40$s.."fast play clock" ..five chairs..for the first part of the session the average hand was played with three or four player..a few hands with five or "heads up"..play was friendly/aggressive..some pre-flop nonsense when a dude or dudette had a pocket Ace or any pair..but a board I can play my preferred game on..small ball..slow play..trapping..wasn't catching that many decent hands but enough to complete 2 of the 3 "Daily Quests" .."Win w/2-pair twice"(check) & "Win w/3 of a kind 3 times"(check)..[during the course of play made Trips or better 6 times & 2-pair 9 times]..we did manage to "beat off" a kamikaze..and the friendly/aggressive game returned..but with the "changing of the guard" as it were the table morphed into a full blown kamikaze fest..ergo..reduce buy-in to 20$..go all-in..win a pot..fold..cash-out..return with 20$..and repeat..only played the next hand after a winner..but I was looking at pocket Sixes..yup..lost the  hand..but I was winning a fair percent of the hands I did play..had barely broke even during the friendly game..but did pretty well during the "reign of the kamikaze"..played my last hand from the "Button"..hour struck on the next hand.."waved bye-bye" to the table..(although another avatar might have been more appropriate)..and left..ergo..<:{stats}:>..60 minutes played..85 hands played..43.4 seconds/hand..but "Pace of Play" was certainly faster than that during the "reign of the kamikaze"..22 pots..1 out of every 3.9 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3,215.7'K$.."UP:"+13,819$("Daily Bonus:"+13,918$_ "Quests(2/3):"+13,500$..[the "Quest" not completed.."Win 320K$ on a non-tournament table..was credited with 1K$ won..just not worth the risk].."Table[1]:"left with an extra 418$ I hadn't brung with me".."Total Hands Played" now stands@7,137..15th "Level(n/c)"..../....

 *[04:47 UTC-5]*[+10*F/+2*F(w/windchill)_cloudy_winds from the southeast@4 mph_humidity:77%_baro-meter:30.19"~_Today's Hi/Lo:+29*F/+15*F_partly cloudy_humidity:76%]*

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*[05:30 UTC-5]*Today's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 40 games played..[1] seven hands played:"we" 516 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 208 pts. + 8 bags + set once..[2] ten hands played:"we" 248 pts. + 8 bags + set  twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 229 pts. + 9 bags + set thrice..[3] 10 hands played:"we" 503 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts]:[vs]:"they" 348 pts. + 8 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[4] thirteen hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 463 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:44]&[01:37]:..

Crescent: four games played..[4] 58/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 76/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 84/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[03:45]&[03:44]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of 7 hands played..cleared the 7th hand..371 total points scored....

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Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[43/48]..

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 moving only 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]..two of the three games were cleared on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..

Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..one of the two games cleared was cleared on the 1st turn thru the deck..

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]..

*[08:33 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

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Pokerist: Despite the fact that both PM(2$/1$ blinds table..varying buy-is.."fast play clock" five chairs)&AM(2$/1$ blinds tables..varying buy-ins.."fast play clock"..nine chairs) sessions were quite similar..except for a few brief interludes and at the end of both sessions the only all-ins you saw were when a peep had a pocket singleton Ace..any pair or 2 paint..and there were a few post-river..for the most part the play was friendly howbeit aggressive..but for the most part you could usually see the flop for a check/call of the "Big" or a small pre-flop raise..mostly either a 2$ or 4$ bump..one other constant ..I  don't know how many times I had flopped pr turned a straight or a set..and the river put three to a flush  on the board and I lost to a flush..a couple times it was a runner/runner..oy vey..on the other hand..I flopped 4 to a straight or flush many times and only hit the "card" twice..the other flush doesn't count..or does it..I flopped the flush..and 4 to the straight flush..won the hand but the "card" was a no show..before the AM:session as/always..collected my "Daily Bonus" (today was last day of the cycle)for 15K$..checked some pending "Achievements"..5 more days to "Poker Player III"..and checked "Daily Quests"..another "Bet 150K$ on a single hand (non-tournament)"..like that is every going to happen.."Win with 2-pair or better three times" a couple or early in the session and the aforementioned flush completed that..but the 3rd one "Win with a 3 of a kind"..made several..took quite a while..lost 4 or 5 to better kicker..a couple of rivered straights & a rivered flush..had a Ten/Two in the pocket..flopped the Trip Tens..and then "beat" myself..rivered a Two and the Full-house..won the hand but didn't get the Trips I needed for the "Quests"...finally made Trip Kings and within the next dozen hands or so made two more..and ways both sessions ended with a visit from a raid by kamikaze..PM: had been playing a friendly "heads  up" game with a "rook"..was thinking of booking but didn't want to leave the "rook" or any other play for that matter alone at a table.."rook" left..it was apparent that the kamikaze wasn't going to change his ways..decided to try a new approach..I "sat out"..kamikaze left..and then so did I..AM: pretty much the same deal..towards the end between the pot-pusher..the any-two-carder & the peep betting on pockets..near every hand ended in an all-in..the 2 hour mark in the session was approaching..got to the "Button & waved bye-bye" to the table and left..ergo..<:{stats}>..221 minutes played..267 hands played..pace of play across both sessions was 49.5 seconds/hand..47 winners..1 for every 5.7 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3,175.7'K$_"Up:"+26,036$("Daily Bonus:"+15K$.."Quests(2/3):" +11K$.."Tables(2):"+36$(PM:2$/AM:34$)).."Total Hands Played:" now stands@7,052..15th "Level(n/c)"..../....

 *[07:18 UTC-5]*[-5*F_clear_winds from the west@3 mph_humidity:76%_barometer:30.32"/\_Today's Hi/Lo:+18*F/+8*F_mostly sunny_winds from the west@6 mph_humidity:66%_[Today on MadTrollie;[MT-1-25-21;[[note]:While looking at my recommendeds on Youtube..a chant..a Celtic & a Bach caught my eye..decided to create a "loop" of the three and that's what I'm listening to now];]*[[note:]: Because of a late start on my part this AM..rather than posting Yesterday's gaming..before playing Pokerist..went there first thing..ergo..];]*

*[08:18 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

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Pokerist: PM:session..needed to complete the last of yesterday's "Quests"..win with a high card..select a 2$/1$ blinds table..as/usual varying buy-ins mostly 20$ but a few 40$ & 30$.."fast play clock"..five chairs ..play varied from one hand "heads  up" to a full table of five..and play for the majority of the session varied between friendly..friendly aggressive(an any-two-carder)..just plain aggressive( a pot-pusher) & what would a session be without several all-inners..in other words a pretty typical day..except for the first dozen hands or so I stayed north of my buy-in the rest of the session..but hadn't picked up "Win with w High Card"..just a few minutes before I left..between comings and goings..one hand "Heads Up"..first to act I called..other guy folded..and I had my "High Card" win..oh..pocket cards..Seven/Two unsuited..the worst hand possible..but I'd rather be lucky than good..the hour struck..played to thew "Button".."waved bye-bye" to the table and left..AM:session..2$/1$ blinds table..again varying buy-ins.."fast play clock" ..nine chairs..played varied from a three or for handed game to a full table of nine..and except for maybe the last 15 minutes or so the kamikaze ruled the roost.."Quests" for the day.."Win 2 Hands"..I won the first hand I played & a couple of hands later in a odd "lull" in the all-in war won a hand with a pair..(1 "Quest" down)...somewhere down the "road" made a full-house and then a flush.."Win with a Flush or Better twice.(2nd "Quest" down}..but the third "Quest" "Win with 2-pair or less four times]..made two pair several times..but never held up...then about 15 minutes before the hour..a friendly/aggressive table of four emerged from the chaos and and in quick succession my a pair & twice 2-pair..was in the "big" ..played to the "Button" "wave bye-bye" to the table and took my leave..ergo..<:{stats}:>..126 minutes played..120 hands played.."Pace of Play:" 63 seconds/hand..27 pots..1 for every 4&4/9ths. hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3,175.7'K$_"Up:"+34.475$("Daily Bonus:"+12K$.."Quests(4/4):" +22K$.."Tables(2):"+475$(PM:200$/AM:275$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@6,783..15th "Level(n/c)"..../....

*[09:05 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim & Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four hands played consisting of a total of 30 hands played..[1] nine hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 467 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[2] seven hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 205 pts. + 5 bags + set twice..[3] seven hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pt] + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 325 pts. + 5 bags + set once..[4] seven hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 55 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:44]&[01:54]:..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 52/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 60/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 75/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[04:15]&[03:45]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of a total of 10 hands played..no clears..410 total points scored....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear ant of the three games played[best[45/48]]..

Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:48]:w/73 moves..

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 tow 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[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..

Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared :[in]:[01:50]:w/89 moves..

Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..

*[[notes]: 18 clears & 7 fails..now 1 of the 5 victory images achieved on the 39th level [4th time thru the levels]*

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*[05:27 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 40 hands played..[1]seven hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 67 pts. + 7 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] eight hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" 249 pts. + 9 bags +  set twice + 1 made nil bid..]3] nine hands played:"we" 503 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 67 pts. + 7 bags + set thrice..[4] ten hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 99 pts. + 9 bags + set twice..[2nd hand..a 14 bid.."they" set]..[5] six hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 4 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 174 pts. + 4 bags + 1 failed nil bid....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[02:03]&[02:33]:..two messy tableaux

Crescent: four games played..[2] 69/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 72/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 77/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[03:58]&[05:15]:..last game..three of the four Kings towards the bottom of the same tableau row..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of 10 hands played..no clears..461 total points for the game....

<[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]..

Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[104/104]..the one game cleared was cleared on the 2nd of the 3 allowable turns thru the deck..

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-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]....

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

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Pokerist: All that is necessary to determine what size table on played on during both the PM&AM ses-sions and what the dominate play style was is to check out "pace of play"..which was a mind blowing 34.8 seconds/hand..yup..both had five chairs..only diff was one was a "normal play clock" & the other a "fast play clock"..2$/1$ blinds..and for the vast majority of both sessions I was using a 20$ buy..PM: session ..went looking for a table..all the nine chair tables were obviously full blown kamikaze fests..and the only open chairs were on a five chair table with two players..maybe 150$ between them..and sat down in what just a couple of hands turned into a "5 player over the top all-in Battle Royale"..I didn't win a pot for probably the first 20 hands I played..caught some decent hands but just not decent enough..well eventual started to win some hands and got back to nearly even as the hour played approached..but last few minutes the style shifted to a more friendly howbeit aggressive style..would have played on..but my bedtime was fast upon me and wanted to have a snack before retiring..and if I hadn't played the last hand from the "small" before I "waved bye-bye" to the table from the "button" I would have ended marginally ahead (left 14$ on the table)..AM:session..the "fast" table..now I have a pre-AM:session routine..pickup "Daily Bonus"..then check the day's "Quests".."Bet 150K$ on a single non-tournament hand and get 1.5K..like I'm ever going to do that.."Win with a High Card" & "Win with a Straight"..and went looking for a table were maybe I  could get a high card winner..yup..my prime directive in the AM:session is get those "Quests" completed..nine seat tables were too full..and a "fast five" with two players looked the best choice..right..except for the last few minutes when it morphed briefly into a friendly howbeit aggressive game..another all-in shootout at the "OK Corral"..and I basically got my head handed to me..save for the first couple of hands..won a pot with a pair and then another with a Straight (check off "Quest")..I had throw in the towel so to speak and had planned to book-it after the hour struck..but then a decent friendly game save for your friendly neighborhood pot-push..whom I "caught" a couple of times and was beginning to re-coup some of my losses..well until I flopped a set of Sevens..(pair in the pocket)..and the river put three to a straight on the board..yup..lost to the straight..the hour and just past when a kamikaze arrived I was in the "small" fold.."waved bye-bye" to the table..and left from the button..ergo..<:{stats}>..123 minutes played..212 hands placed.."pace of play" 34.8 secs/hd..35 pots..1 out of every 6.1 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3,141.3'K$.."Up:" +17,226$("Daily Bonus:"+10K$_"Daily Quests(1/3):"+7.5K$_"Tables(2):"-374$(PM:-14$/AM:-360$)) .."Total Hands Played" now stands@6,662..15th "Level(n/c)"..../....[[From the Tables]:..my focus is to end each day with more K$s than I started with..and if the means sacrificing a few $ on the tables to gain K$s from fulfilled "Quests" then so be it]..../....

  *[04:55 UTC-5]*[33*F/+25*F(w/windchill)_light snow_winds from the west@11_humidity:90%_barometer:29:52"/\-_Today's Hi/Lo:+34*F/+8*F_cloudy_winds from the w/n/w@12_humidity:79%_light snow continuing thru 07:00..show showers begin about 17:00 and continue thru midnight..we are still under a "Lake Effect Snow Warning"  until 13:00 this afternoon]**[Today on MadTrollie;[Bach];[Telemann];]

*[04:45 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 36 hands played..[1] three hands played:"we" 226 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" -208 pts. + 2 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] nine hands played:"we" 501 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 248 pts. + 8 bags + set twice..[3] seven hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 286 pts. + 6 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..[4] six hands played:"we" 574 pts. + 4 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 255 pts. + 5 bags + set once + set twice + 1 made nil bid..[3rd hand..a double nil bid..both "sides" made nil..[5] eleven hands played:"we" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 47 pts. + 7 bags + set four times....

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Clock: cleared both of the three games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:40]&[01:56]:..

Crescent: four games played..[3] 54/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 61/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 101/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..

Freecell: cleared both of the three games played[52/52]:[in]:[04:46]&[04:50]:....

Eight off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one of the games was cleared by only moving Kings to open tableau rows..

Fort[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one of the games was cleared on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..

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]..

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

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Pokerist: PM:session..nine chairs..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy-ins 40$/20$_"normal game clock"..play varied from four handed up to and including all chairs full..mixed bag of styles..friendly..friendly/aggressive..some any-two-carding_continuation bets..and the every present pre-flop splash if a player had a pocket singleton Ace_any pair_or two paint..and of course a visit from the kamikazes and attending dive bombers..in these cases I bring 20$/hand and see how many I can "shoot down"..won 13 hands..crazy thing about it was while playing flak-gunner I brought down 5 kamikazes with Straights..played..87 minutes and took an extra 87$ from the tables I hadn't brung with me..AM:session ..nine chairs..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy--ins 40$/20$.."fast play clock"..started out a three handed game with an any-two-carder present..within the first dozen hands had won 5 hands..twice w/2-pair..("Quest" completed)..& won two hands in-a -row (second "Quest" completed)..the any-two-carder got replaced by a pot-pusher..basically the big brother of an any-two-carder..but larger than min-pre-flop raises and continuation bets..and then the all-in brawls commenced..and the Trollie looking for a win with a "Three of a Kind" and the "Last Quest"..actually made Trips thee time..first one I also made a 2-pair..second one the flop three Sixes..yup..I had one in the pocket..made a Three full of Fours Full-Boat..lost to a Fours full of Threes..that lost to Quad Fours..but I lost interesting in that when the "banner" came down informing me I had completed "Epic Fall I" and I should collect my 300K$ bonus..a couple of hands later..pocket Fives..flopped the "Three of a Kind"..held up..3rd "Quest" completed..only 26 minutes played..but as the table at that point was awash with kamikazes and pot-pushers decide to put the flax-gun away..was on the "Button".."waved bye-bye" to the board"..and retreated to the "Lobby"..ergo..<:{stats}:>..126 minutes played..130 hands played..58.2 seconds/hand..24 winners..1 out of every 5.62 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@3.124'K$_"Up:"+322,154$("Daily Bonus:"+7K$_"Quests[3/3):"+15K$_"Achieve-ments:"+300K$_"Tables(2):"+154$(PM:87$/AM:67$))_"Total Hands Played" now stands@6,450_15th "Level(+1)..../....

 *[04:47 UTC-5]*[+22*F/+10*F(w/windchill)_cloudy_winds from the south@12 mph_humidity:68%_baro-meter:29.75"\/_Today's Hi/Lo:+35*F/+29*F_clouds changing to snow about 13:00 thru 13:00 Friday_we are under a "Lake Effect Snow Warning" for that time period..with 6" to 11" of snow predicted in some areas..winds from the w/n/w@11 mph..humidity:76%]*

*[Today on MadTrollie:[Chant];[Celtic];]*

*[05:47 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: six games played consisting of 39 hands played..[1] seven hands played:"we:" 538 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 245 pts. + 5 bags + set once..[2] seven hands played:"we" 538 pts + 8  bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 252 pts. + 2 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[6th hands..a double nil bid.."mine" made.."theirs'" failed]..[3] seven hands played:"we" 373 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -207 pts. + 3 bags + set four + 1 failed nil bid..[4] seven hands played:"we" 565 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 234 pts. + 4 bags + set once..[5] seven hands played:"we" 537 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 284 pts. + 4 bags + set once..[6] four hands played:"we" 286 pts + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" -240 pts. + 0 bags + set four times....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[02:23]&[02:10]:..a couple complicated tableaux..

Crescent: four games played..[4] 62/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 63/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 85/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[03:32]&[04:53]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of ten hands played..no clears..495 total points scored....

<[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]..one game was cleared:[in]:[1:41]:w/79 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]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..

Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:28]:w/76 moves..one of the quickest one on this game ever..

Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]....

*[08:31 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

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Pokerist: PM:session..hadn't intend to play but didn't like the last "NCIS" re-run..ergo..2$/1$ blinds..mixed buy-ins..40$/20$.."Any speed play clock"..five chairs..what for a time was a friendly howbeit aggressive table at times..an any-two-carder was present for awhile..dissolved into an all-in free-fore-all..made so decent hands..picked up another "No Value" hand..played 33 minutes..and left with 61$ I hadn't brung with me..AM:session..2$/1$ blinds..as/always 40$/20$ buy-ins.."normal play clock"..nine chairs.."Heads Up" to a full complement of nine..friendly..friendly aggressive..and full on kamikaze attack..and changing constantly..checked the "Daily Quests".."Win Two Hands".."Win with a High Card"..&.."Win with a Full House or higher"..the 3rd one happens when it happens..the first no biggie..but the middle one..gave it some thought..so when I looked for a table picked a table that had the fewest players (four)..when a hand with a pair..and a couple hands later one with a high card..first two completed with one hand..and a couple hands latter Tens full of Nines..all three "Quests"completed elapsed time:6 minutes..a personal best time for me getting all three "Quests" completed..got it the briefest of thoughts about playing to the button and calling it a day right there and then..but decided to play on..only one other significant hand ..pocket Bullets..which I always "slow" play..called a min-raise from an any-two-carder..2-Tens on the flop..a min-raise..I called..3rd Ten on the turn..a player went all-in who I had a "read" on as a "tight player"..me thinks ah pocket Ten..so obviously I called..was correct..lost my Tens full of  Bullets..to Quad-Tens..but another "Epic Fail"..need one more to complete "Epic Fail I" and the 300K$ bonus that comes along with it..and the 70 some-odd $ I "lost" on the hand was well worth it in the long run..hour was up..played to the "Button".."waved bye-bye" to the table..retreated to the "Lobby"..ergo..<:{stats}:>..109 minutes played..102 hands played..64.1 seconds/hands played..23 pots..1 for every 4.43 hands played .."Current Bank" now stands@2,801.9'K$.."Up:"+22,754$("Daily Bonus:"+5K$.."Quests:"+17.5K$.. "Tables(2):"+234$(PM:+61$/AM:+173$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@6,319..14th "Level(n/c)....[[From the Tables]: When I checked my stats I realized I was just a hairs' breath from the 15th "Level"(or is that a hares' breath)..Now I only accept friend requests from peeps that are at table with me..a "guest" but decent stats..no soon then I did..dude had busted out..I got a series of request for me to send him 10K..he don't know me..do he..may change my philosophy on accepting friend requests..Now if a dude or dudette is using a lot of "clock" and when I checked their stats they're a "rook" I get it..but on both tables we had players who had far more hands played than I (on this site anyways)..and would "burn" the whole first half of the time clock and then do what I expected them to do 9 out of ten times..oy vey..come on dudes & dudettes it ain't rocket science and there ain't your rent money or kid's college fund in the pot..[end rant]..../....

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*[05:25 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 34 games played..[1] ten hands played:"we" 526 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 115 pts. + 5 bags + set five times + 1 made nil bid..[2] six games played:"we" 607 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 278 pts. + 8 bags..[3] eight hands played:"we" 588 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 358 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil nib..[4] nine hands played:"we" 542 pts. + 12 bags:[vs]:"they" 138 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:45]&[02:06]:..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 71/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 71/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 76/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[04:21]&[03:52]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of ten hands played..cleared the 10th hand[52/52}..455 total points for the game..

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Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[46/48[2x]]]..

Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:52]:w/91 moves..

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[82/104]]..

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 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]....

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

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Pokerist: No PM session last night..had all the "Daily Quests" accomplished and besides there me to decent flicks on the "Old Boob Tube"..ergo..ditched the PM session and watched the flicks..AM session..one table..2$/1$ blinds..probably more 20$ buy-ins then 40$ ones.."Any Speed play clock"..nine chairs..never less than four at the table but with sit-outs..comings and goings & some pre-flop folds there were a couple of hands "heads up" to the flop and up to and include a full table..play varied from a very aggressive/friendly(?) game to a full out kamikaze fests..and lost count on how many bouts of "My Pairs better than Yours' is"..and several wars when the two "Big Stacks" squared off..when I looked at the "Quests" for the day pre-session..one was "Beat a Total of 270'K$(non-tournament)..no joy but a new record for the Trollie..I bet a total of 1K$ during the session..the other two were "Win with four 2-pairs or less" & "Win with a Flush"..and it's not that I wasn't winning a pot or three here and there..and wasn't making 2-pairs..but whether by a better 2-pair or kicker or rived Trips or a Flush..was blanked..won 3 pots w/Trips & 1 w/Straight before I won with a 2-pair..2-straights..and the second 2-pair..then 2 more wins with Straights howbeit one was a split pot..looked at the clock after the split-pot and was about 20 minutes or so short of 2 hours played..usually the point "Quests" completed or not I take my leave..a couple hands later four players at the table..but two straight hands "heads up" to the flop..won the first with a pair & the second with a 2-pair...a couple of hands later..Queen/Seven suited(Clubs)..last card in the flop was the Ace of Clubs..and then runner-runner Clubs..the 2 possible "Quests" completed..next hand..on the "Button"..folded.."waved bye-bye" to the table..and fled..ergo..<:{stats}:>..111 minutes played..108 hands played..61&2/3rds seconds/hand..13 pots..1 for every 8.3 hands played..but 9 of the 13 winners were with quality hands..I'II take that.."Current Bank" now stands@2,779.2'K$_"Up:" +18,860$["Daily Bonus:"+3K$_"Quests(2/3):"+19'K$_"Table(1):}-180$)_"Total Hands Played" now stands@6,216_14th "Level(n/c)..../....A PM session tonight..??..../....

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*[05:18 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 41 hands played..[1] twelve hands played:"they" 509 pts. + 9 bags + set four times + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"we" 460 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice + 1 made nil bid..[the "bags" got "us"]..[2] twelve hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made & 1 failed nil bids:[vs]:"they" 355 pts. + 5 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid..[3] ten hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 207 pts. + 7 bags + set four times..[4] six hands played:"we" 527 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 194 pts. + 4 bags + 2 made nil bids....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:49]&[01:56]:..

Crescent: four games played..[4] 43/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 84/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 84/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 92/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[02:56]&[03:53]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of eight hands played..cleared the 8th hand..529 total points....

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Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[46/48]]..

Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:01:51]:w/91 moves..

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

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 two of the three games played[52/52]..

*[07:21 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]:

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Pokerist: PM session..didn't have any "Quests" to play for but had some extra time and nothin' on the "old boob tube" worth my time..ergo..five chairs..2$/1$ blinds.."normal play clock"..40$ & 20$ buy-ins..for the first part of the session was a friendly howbeit aggressive game..a succession of "rooks"..any-two-carders "in training"..tried to stay out of the way and only play quality hands..their betting was so erratic it was impossible to get any kind of a "read" on them..then came the kamikaze..reduced buy-in to 20$ and only played quality pockets & went all-in..was up a little..the hour was approaching..and had decided to book-it..and then a weird thing happened.."heads up"..I call..other disappears..no value hand..reappears ..1 call..disappears again..no value hand..yup and ditto once more..and a banner dropped informing me I'd completed the "Achievement".."No Value II"..then I disappeared..AM session..nine chairs..2$/1$ blinds.."normal play clock"..and again varying buy-ins..40$..20$..and a couple of 30$..and again a "rook" ..crazy erratic betting..and I caught a couple of big hands at the right time and found myself in a rare position.."high stack" on the table..and then the "rook" took a trip to the "dark-side" & morphed into a kamikaze..dang..cashed out and return with a 20$ buy-in...but still hands "Quests" to complete.."Win Two hands" got that one early.."Win Twice w/2-pair"..got one right off..looking for the 2nd..and "Win with a Full House"..hadn't come close..so played a little more aggressively than/usual with the kamikaze..about 35 minutes in made a Full-House"..check..just the last 2-pair to go..finally made the 2-pair.."waved bye-bye" to the table..[I glanced at the clock..1 hour played]..made my exit..ergo..<:{stats}:>..150 minutes played ..166 hands played..54.2 seconds/hand..31 winners..1 for every 5.4 hands/played.."Current Bank" now stands@2,760.3'K$.."Up:"+23,831$.."Daily Bonus:"+2K$.."Quests(3/3):"+18K$.."Achievements:"+3.5K$ .."Tables[2]:"+331$(PM:+81$ & AM:+250$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@5.961..still stuck on the 14th "Level"..../....

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*[]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Hearts: four games played..[1] a 6 pt. win..[2] an 8 pt. win...[3] twice caught the Queen of Spades on the 4th $ 6th hands on way to a 43 pt. win..[4] twice blocked opponents' "moon shots" on way to a 19 pt. win..Spades: four games played consisting of a total of 42 hands played..[1] eight hands played:"we" 579 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 115 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] eight hands played:"we" 567 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 197 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 failed nil bids..[3] fifteen hands played:"we" 516 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set 5 times + 2 made(1 was a blind bid) & 1 failed nil bids:[vs]:"they" 353 pts. + 23 bags [-200 pts.] + set once + 1 failed nil bid..[all five of "we's" sets..the failed nil..and most of the bags..courtesy of my computer generated partner..oy vey]..[4] eleven hands played:"we" 515 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" -70 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 failed nil bids....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games[52/52]:[in]:[01:46]&[01:42]:..

Crescent:four games played..[2] 73/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 76/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 89/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 102/104 w/7 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games[52/52]:[in]:[04:56]&[05:06]:..

Labyrinth: 1 game consisting of 8 hands played..cleared the 8th hand..364 total points for the game..

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Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[46/48]]..

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 moving only Kings to open tableau rows..other two games required only one non-King move..

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 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]....

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

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Pokerist: Pm session..a 62 minute "Quest" for a full-boat..a 2$/1$ table..varying buy-ins but mostly 20$.."fast play clock"..nine chairs..just a wild ride if it wasn't the kamikaze..it was very aggressive play..and a couple of battles when the big stacks got into it..anything from a three handed game to a full complement of players..if it was the kamikaze the any-two-carders continuation bettors were out to get you..anyways 73 hands later and a table loss of 494$..me and the full-boat "waved bye-bye" to the table and left..AM session..collected the "Daily Bonus" of 15K$..checked the "Daily Quests" "Win 3 hands w/2-Pair or higher".."Win 2 hands w/a Flush or higher" & "Bet a total of 270'K$ on a non-tournament table" ..like that was ever going to happen..but for the record I did bet 842$ during the session..and off to a 2$/1$ table..again varying buy-ins but again mostly 20$.."fast play clock"..nine chairs..pretty much a carbon copy of the table last afternoon..general chaos reigned..but was catching early..had the "2-Pair x3" within the first dozen hands or so..without making a 2-pair..three sets..Fives..Threes & Ladies..and with in the first 20 minutes made a Flush..and then the board went "ice cold"..did win a few pots..but except for another set..Tens..no quality hands..finally after 68 minutes made an Ace high flush.."waved bye-bye" to the table and me and my "Quests" headed for the lobby..ergo..<:{stats}:>..130 minutes played..169 hands played..46.2 seconds/hand..20 pots..1 out of every 8.45 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@2.736.5'K$.."Up:"+41,355$("Daily Bonus:"+15K$.."Quests(3/4):"+27K$.."Tables(2}:"-645$ (PM:494$/AM:151$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@5,951..14th "Level(n/c)..[[Form the Tables]: I have resigned myself to considering the dominant style of play on this site that my best way thru the hubbub is to play only on 2$/1$ tables\..stay out of the way when possible..and play for the "Quests" and pickup an "Achievement" when possible..and limit the table losses..but looking at the 645$ I lost in the 2 sessions above..I made 27K$ in "Quests"..and the losses amount to a 2.4% "tax"..that I can deal with..probably will skip the PM session this afternoon]..../.... 

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*[05:48 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Heart: three games played..[1] blocked an opponent's "moon shot" on way to a 10 pt. win..[2] a 4 pt. win..[3] caught the Queen of Spades on the 4th hand(a "no-pass hand") on way to an 18 pt. win...

Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 50 hands played..[1] thirteen hands played:"we" 627 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:[vs]:"they" 318 pts. + 8 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] nine hands played:"we" 564 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 122 pts. + 2 bags + set thrice..[6th hands..a 14 bid.."they" set]..[3] ten hands played:"we" 537 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 220 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..[4] ten hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 406 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once..[going into the 10th hand.."they" 476 pts..."we" 462 pts..."they" set]..[5] eight hands played:"we" 568 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 84 pts. + 4 bags + set thrice [7th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set]....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:20&[01:47]:..

Crescent: four games played..[2] 50/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 58/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 64/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 79/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[just a tough set of games]..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[04:27]&[04:34]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of four hands played..4th hand cleared..312 total points....

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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]..one game was cleared by only moving Kings to open tableau rows..

Fort[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 2nd of  the three allowable turns thru the deck..

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 two of the three games played[52/52]..

Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..

Tri-Peaks[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..

[[notes]: 18 clears & 6 fails..3 of the five victory images completed on the 38th level..[4th time thru the levels]

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

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Pokerist: Yesterday's late session..2$/1$ blinds..varying buy-ins 40$/20$.."normal play clock"..five chairs..generally a three to five handed game..at the beginning an all-in shoot-out..in the middle a friendly howbeit occasional aggressive..the old splash of the pot pre-flop when a dude or dudette had a pocket pair or singleton Ace..and I couple of times..have no idea why..but towards the end the appearance of a kamikaze among other things resulted in the exit of the MadTrollie from the table.."waved bye-bye" to the board and was gone..Today's morning session..2$/1$ blinds..mostly 40$ buy-ins except for the first 15 minutes or so and than 20$.."fast play clock"..nine chairs..for the first 15 minutes or so play as your all too typical "Shoot out at OK Corral"..varying number of plays..but in its' wake..a friendly/aggressive table emerged..a full or nearly full table..with most of the all-in post-turn or river..by the time the all-in pre-flop chaos pasted I had already achieved "Play Ten Hands" & "Win with 2-pair twice"..but despite playing for almost two hours..you'd thing I could make a Full-House..several were made..just not by me..1 made trips four times..and Quad-Eights once..but not Full-Boat..on the other hand it was funny playing on a board where I could play my preferred style..small ball..slow play..trapping..but just short of 2 hours played I glanced at the clock and realized I had an off-line issue I really needed to deal was ASAP..so sat out briefly..texted the table.."thanx guys for a good game".."waved bye-bye" to the table & made my exit..ergo..<:{stats}:>..171 minutes played..171 hands played..60 seconds/hand..28 pots..1 for every 6.1 hands played..of the 28 pots won 15 or 53.6% were won with quality hands..Trips or Better..can't com-plain about not catching.."Current Bank" now stands@2.695.1'K$.."Up:"+18,343$.."Daily Bonus:" +12K$.."Quests(2/3):"+6K$.."Tables(2):"+343$(PM:186$/AM:153$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@5,782..14th "Level(n/c)..../.....

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*[05:28 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: five games played consisting of a total of 43 hands played..[1] seven hands played:"we" 518 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 34 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] ten hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" -83 pts. + 7 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..[3] seven hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 91 pts. + 1 bag + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[4] ten hands played:"we" 528 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] +set once:[vs]:"they" 131 pts. + 1 bag + set thrice + 1 made nil bid..[5] nine hands played:"we" 569 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 537 pts. + 7 bags + set once....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played:[in]:[01:25]&[01:53]:..

Crescent: four games played..[4] 75/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 78/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 79/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 93/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played:[in]:[03:44]&[04:54]:..

Labyrinth: one games played consisting of 2 hands played..cleared the 2nd hand[52/52}..265 total points..

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Ace Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[45/48]]..

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 two of the three games played[104/104]..

Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[194/104]..

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-Peak[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..

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Pokerist: Yesterday's pm:session..went looking for a table w/five chairs..all were full..ergo..settled on a 2$/1$ table..40$/20$ buy-ins.."normal play clock"..nine chairs..everything from "heads up" to a full table..styles from friendly..friendly/aggressive..to a full-blown melee with all-ins being the weapon of choice..oy vey..had dropped by buy-in to 20$..won a hand with a high pair and intended to cash-out but had pocket Kings..so played made trips..and was high stack on the table briefly..played vary cautiously ..only call good hands and if I had the all-in "covered"..played 50 minutes and got to the button and left..Today's morning session..checked the tables..the one most likely to be playing friendly/aggressive was a 2$/1$ table 40$/30$/20$ buy-ins.."fast play clock"..nine chairs.."heads up" to a seven handed game..a friendly table quickly became with the arrival of a kamikaze another "Shoot Out at OK Corral" ..after he left..back to a friend it occasional aggressive game..but here's the deal..over slept this morning and was late logging on to play..add to that in the first 11 minutes.."Play Five Hands"(check).."Win with a Straight"(check) & "Win with 2-Pair twice"(check)..was looking at the clock..30 minutes played was approaching..was up a few $ on the table and had the day's "Quests" in-hand..played to the "Button".. "waved bye-bye" to the table and booked it..ergo..<:{stats}:>..82 minutes played..109 hands played..45.6 seconds/hand..21 pots..1 for every 5.2 hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@2,676.8'K$.."Up:" +23,194$("Daily Bonus:"+10K$.."Quests(3/3):"+23K$.."Tables(2):"+194$( left with 126$ from the pm table & another 68$ from the am table I hadn't brung with me)).."Total Hands Played"  now stands@5.610.. 14th "Level(n/c)"..[[From the Tables]: Have decided that the main controlling factor in the amount of time I play will always be whether or not I've completed the "Quests" for the day..once that happens.."am I having fun" & off-line concerns will come into play]..../....

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*[05:02 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim/Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: six games played consisting of a total of 48 hands played..[1] six hands played:"we" 505 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 204 pts. + 4 bags + set once..[2] ten hands played:"we" 546 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -118 pts + 2 bags + set six times..[3] ten hands played:"we" 500 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil  bids:[vs]:"they" 379 pts. + 9 bags + set once..[4] six hands played:"we" 537 pts. + 7 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 252 pts. + 2 bags + set once..[5] eight hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -7 pts. + 3 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[6] eight hands played:"we" 538 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 149 pts. + 9 bags + 2 failed nil bids..

Hearts: five games played..[1] blocked an opponent's "moon shot" on way to a 9 pt. win..[2] caught the Queen of Spades on the 8th hand (a no-pass) on way to a 32 pt. win..[3] made a successful "moon shot" on the 6th hands on way to a 13  pt. win..[4] a 13 pt. win..[5] twice blocked an opponent's "moon shot" on way to a 14 pt. win....

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Clock: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[02:14]&[04:29]:..2nd game one of the most complicated tableaux I've encountered..

Crescent: four games played..[3] 61/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 62/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 95/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..before the last shuffle..

Freecell: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[03:29]&[04:55]:..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of 8 hands played..8th hand cleared[52/52]..504 total pts. scored....

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Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[45/48]]..

Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared:[in]:[01:43]:w/78 moves..

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]: cleared all 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 to clear any of the three games played[best[10/52]]..

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]....

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Pokerist: had a little time to "kill" last evening..one table..2$/1$ blinds..40$ buy-in_"fast play clock"..five chairs..what was for the first few hands a kamikaze fest turned into for the majority of the session a three to five handed game of friendly/aggressive poker..and enjoyed every minute of it..some monster hands were made..several full-houses and once quads..had already completed the "Daily Quests" but did accomplish a couple of things towards "Achievements"..two players post river..I hand made a full house but the low end..figured other had the high end..but the price was right..lost the hand but picked up an "Epic Fail"..two more and a nice  bonus..Jack/Nine of Diamonds in the pocket..flopped the Jack high straight..all Diamonds save for the Eight..danged if I didn't turn the Eight of Diamonds..was slow playing the hand..after the river a decent raise from an "elite"..ah..he's got the Ace of Diamonds in the hole.. which he did..what ensued was a bout of "My pairs bigger than Yours' is"(aka:raise..re-raise..repeat) ..won the pot and one more straight flush and a nice bonus..but my bedtime was approaching so reluctant-ly..texted the table "Thanx for a fun game guys"..waved bye-bye"..and made my exit..../.... morning session..one table..2$/1$ blinds..a mix of 40$ & 20& buy-ins.."normal play clock"..nine chairs..every-thing from "heads up" to a kamikaze fest..first couple of hands were an all-in battle and then for about 20 minutes a friendly aggressive game..which ended with two "heads up" hands..I called..opponent folded..at that point.."Win Two Hands"(check).."Win Four Hands 2-Pair or Better"(3/4).."Win with a Flush"(check}..&..the "Achievement-Win with High Card"(check)..& a couple more "No Value Hands"..and then a full on Kamikaze brawl..took 11 minutes but made a set.."wave bye-bye" to the table..made my exit..ergo..<:{stats}:>..89 minutes played..90 hands played..59&1/3rd seconds/hands..16 winners..1 for every 5&5/8ths hands played.."Current Bank" now stands@2,653.6'K$.."Up:"+28,003$(" Daily Bonus:"+7K$.."Quests[3/3):"+17.5K$.."Achievements:"+3.5K$.."Tables(2):" +3$(PM:+83$/AM: -80$)).."Total Hands Played" now stands@5,500..14th "Level(n/c)"..just wasn't in the mood this AM to play with the kamikazes when I had all of the "Quests" completed..../....