*[04:30 UTC-5]*[+19*F/+4*F(w/windchill)_snow showers_winds from the southwest@16 mph_humidity: 90%_barometer:29.81"~_Today's Hi/Lo:+26*F/+1*F_snow showers thru 22:00 this evening_winds from the southwest@10 to 20 mph_humidity:83%_we are under a "Winter Storm Warning" thru 13:00 this afternoon]**[Today on MT-Today's Finds(Celtic_Medieval_Chant)]*

*[05:05 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" 536 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 35 pts. +  5 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid..[2] eight hands played:"we" 502 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -124 pts. + 6 bags + set thrice + 1 failed nil bid..[3] eight hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 366 pts. + 6 bags + set once..[4] seven hands played:"we" 507 pts. + 7 bags:[vs]:"they" -28 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..[2nd hand..a 15 bid.."they" set]..[5] ten hands played:"we" 582 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 328 pts. + 8 bags + set twice....

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Clock: cleared the three games played[52/52:[in]:[01:41]:[01:32]&[01:36]:..

Crescent: five games played..[2] 56/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1]  62/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 77/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 80/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 81/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..

Freecell: cleared the three games played[52/52:[in]:[04:10]:[03:31]&[03:24]:....

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Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the four games played[48/48]..first clear in 3 days and 14 games on this very difficult game..

Eight Off[re;axed]: cleared all of the four games played[52/52]..

Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played[52/52]..three of the four games were cleared by only moving Kings to empty tableau rows..

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

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

Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared two of the four games played[52/52]..

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

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

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

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Pokerist:..no PM:session: played last night..just some decent TV and took the afternoon off..AM:session:..a very interesting session of poker..took my chair at a table set for nine..fast play clock..2$/1$ blinds as/always..I make no"bones" about the fact that I play for the "Daily Quests" and the "Achievements"..see no valid reason to risk more cash by moving to a higher blinds table..with few exceptions played with a 30$ buy-in..and in most cases would fold after a win..cash-out..and return with a 30$ stake..although there were a few hands with only three players and at times a full table..the majority of the hands were five or six handed..every style of play made at appearance at one time or the other.. some kamikaze action..friendly..friendly aggressive..any-to-carders w/continuation betting..pot-pushers ..and of course the splash of the pot when a player had a pocket singleton Ace..any pair..any paint..with in the first couple of hands made a split-pot-pair and a flush.."Win 2 hands"(checked off)..and soon after a couple of wins w/2-pairs.."Win with 2-pair 2x"(checked off(made a total of 10 on the day))..ah.."Win with a full-house"..take took about 90 minutes before I got to check that off..before that had folded pre-flop..a garbage hand..ended up a friendly hand & a split-pot-board full-house..oy vey..of the 21 pots I won were on quality hands..4 sets(twice with Twos)..1 straight..2 flushes(both were nut flushes)..and the aforemen-tioned full-house..pace of play was slow for a fast table..several players who "burnt" considerable time off the play clock..three of them were "rooks"..playing their 1st hand(s)..to  be expected..and a couple of the others..have played with before..come on guys it ain't rocket science and the "rent money" isn't "in play" ..oy vey..[end rant]..was coming up on two hours played.."button to my immediate left..decided to play back to the button and leave..and suddenly a table of five was a table of nine and it took forever to get back to the but..oh..by some fluke of fate..at one point I was the high stack at the table..how did that happen..finally got to the button.."waved bye-bye" to the table and stumbled to the lobby..ergo..............

<:{stats}:> ..128 minutes played..116 hands played.."Pace of Play:" 66.2 sec/hd..21 winners..1 for every 5.52 hands played.."Current Bank:"4,530,625$_"Up:"+20,542$("Daily Bonus:"+2K$_"Daily Quests(3/3):" +18K$_"Table(1):"+542$)_"Total Hands Played:"10,217_17th "Level(n/c)"..../....