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Thursday, February 4, 2021

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*[04:56 UTC-5]*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]*

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Spades: four games played consisting of 30 hands played..[1] two hands played:"we" 96 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" -240 pts. + 0 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] eight hands played"we" 505 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 44 pts. + 4 bags + set fine times + 1 made nil bid..[3] 547 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 343 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..[4] six hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 236 pts. + 6 bags + set once....

<[Just Solitaire]>

Clock: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[01:44]&[02:02]:..

Crescent: four games played..[1] 70/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[2] 85/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 91/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 94/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared the two games played[52/52]:[in]:[05:04]&[04:20]:..a couple of tough ones..

Labyrinth: one game played consisting of 9 hands played..cleared the 9th hand[52/52]..522 total points scored for the game....

<[World of Solitaire]>

Aces Up[[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best[42/48]]..

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

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

Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..one of the games 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]..

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

*[06:50 UTC-5]*[Today's Live Game Results]*

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Pokerist: PM:session..fast play clock table with nine chairs..2$/1$ blinds..20$ buy-ins first part of the session when play was for the most part a full table and the kamikaze held sway..and then for the later part it morphed into first a extend period of "head up" and gradually to a very friendly with occasional spats of aggression four handed game..did pretty good against the former and later as well..66 minutes played..finished up: 456$ for the session..AM:session..only open table was a normal play clock w/nine chairs..frankly my last choice normally..did use varying buy-ins did occasional "leave" the money on the table..2$/1$ blinds..except for the occasional friendly aggressive hand..most ended up with somebody all-in..just not pre-flop..was a wild over the top all-in "Battle Royale"...and for the second session in-a-row..I fared pretty well..didn't win many hands but picked my spots and made some nice hands when I did play..the three "Quests" for the day.."Win 350K$..non-tournament tables"..and as/always I didn't try for this one..."Win w/a full house"(check).."Win w/2-pair twice"(check)..the later came at the 52 minute mark of the session..have off-line concerns to deal with today..ergo..played to the button and made my escape after "waving bye-bye" to the table..<:{stats}:>..121 minutes played..140 hands played.."Pace of Play:" 57.9 sec/hd..24 winners(of which 50% were quality hands)..1 for every 5.84 hands played..considering both sessions were on nine chair tables not a bad average.."Current Bank" now stands @3,606.7'K$ _"UP:"+22,650$_"Daily Bonus:"+5K$_"Quests(2):"+16.5K$_"Tables(2}:+1,150$ (PM:+456$/AM:+694$)) _"Total Hands Played:"8,705_16th "Level(n/c)"..../....

[[From the Tables]:..usually when playing with the kamikaze I fold after winning the pot and cash-out and re-buy for 40$ or less..but today I'd leave the money on the table and play a hand if I caught good pockets..except if a higher stack "targeted" me..raised just enough to put me all-in..in those cases save one..I'd fold and cash-out/re-buy..but even I can't resist going all-in with pocket Ladies..didn't hit another Queen but a Ten..Jack..King..& Ace joined the party..and a very nice pot..1,150$ over the two sessions..best 2 session total to date]..../....

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{Please Note:2}

(Both the Poker and Blackjack 21, that are mentioned in this blog are games by "Super Happy Fun Time)

(This is just commentary on my journeys around online gaming, truth be told with few exceptions I play mostly solitaire games.....the two notable exception at present is a "free" poker site and a "free" blackjack site....please note.......no real money changes hands....just faux game money)

(comments reviewed before posting )

( my only association with any of the games I have listed links for or mentioned here is because I play the games....the opinions are my own)

(This is my logbook if you will of my play...it's mostly for me....but if it helps anyone then that's okay too)

(I tend to post sometimes several times a day.....rather then start a new post.....I just edit the existing post and tack on to it....I generally post for the last time during the day between 20:00 UTC-5 & 21:30 UTC-5)

Glossary of Terms Spades

A game: made up of several hands, collect 500 points and you win....you can also win regardless of you're score if your opponents score -200 points or more

Bags: if you as a team take more tricks then you bid, you get 1 bag for each trick over, collect 10 and you lose 100 points

Bid: before a hand is played, based on the cards you hold, now many tricks you can win

Hand: players play one card each high card in suit takes the hand unless a trump is played and then high trump wins the hand, 13 tricks per hand

Lay of the cards: how the cards are dealt on any given hand

Nil Bid: a bid of nil......your intent to not take a trick in a hand, +100 points if you succeed, -100 points if you take even 1 trick

Over bid hand: there are 13 tricks per hand.....if the bids total 14 or more....one team will go back...maybe both

Set: a team failures to make their bid, their lose 10 points for each bid example team total bid was 7, team took 6 or less tricks....you lose 70 points.....also referred to as "going in the hole" or "going back"

Suits: Spades, Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts

Trick: one round of play in a hand

Trump: in Spades, the spades are always trump, beats everything except a higher trump, can only be played if you don't have the suit lead..must be played if trump is lead.....trump can't be lead until a player trumps in....

Trumping In: playing a trump on a trick when you are out of that suit....but it's the players choice...unless trump is lead...

We/They: as in any partners card game one of the possible names for the 2 teams....I've seen "us" & "them".....and a few others i can't mention here

Glossary of Terms Solitaire

Auto-play: when the next series of moves is obvious, the game may automatically do them.{aka: auto-fill}....

Foundation: where you're trying to more the cards to.....move them all and you win

DECK: from which cards are turned over one at a time

Relaxed: a change in the rules from the standard game to make it play easier..varies from game to game..

Re-Set/Undo: both Just Solitaire and World of Solitaire games have both a re-set and an undo option....re-set takes the game back to the start....undo will remove one move at a time....both can be useful to try other options....

Tableau: where the cards to be moved start the hand