[09:30 UTC-4]
[+42*F...."feels like"+37*F....cloudy....winds e/n/e @ 10 mph....rain predicted]
   Logged on to play some Poker @06:28....and as/usual a 1000/500 blind table....w/125'K max-buy-in....and was and remained for the most part a pretty calm table of 4 to 5 players....with very little in the way of pre-flop raises and when there were they were small....or were an "Ace or pocket pair" bet....then it might even be an all-in....early on lost a decent pot when I had trips and one of the other players rivered a straight....only 3 to the straight on the board....he raised but I just couldn't lay the trips down....on the other hand the other 3 times I made trips took down 3 very nice pots....only 3 other pots....small/blind pots....one of the 3 was a straight and despite a minimum raise and a continuation bet only got 2 calls to the first and on the second just a couple of folds....but played some decent poker....an enjoyable session....did loosen up a little and called the blinds on marginal hands a little more than usual....but I was "ahead" and that's a normal thing for me if I'm on a table that fits my small ball, slow play, trapping style....would have liked to "catch" a few more hands....but then who doesn't....ergo....32 minutes played....37 hands played....pace of play: 51.9 seconds/hand....6 winners....1 win/6.2 hands.....but left with an extra 34,025$.....and  of course both 16+ & 10K+ missions in-tow....because after all there is a game within the game....[no slots....have 15 free spins at present....but the fact that I was playing more hands than usual....just didn't have the right moment to play with the one-armed-bandit]
[12:05 UTC-4]
[Other Facebook Games]
1] Mahjong FRVR: only solved the "Puzzle of the Day" on the casual level of difficulty....
2] Fall Spades: four games played....[first]....9 hands played...."we" 546 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]....vs....-160 pts + set six times....[second]....5 hands played...."we" 295 pts. + 5 bags....vs...."they" -208 pts. + 2 bags + set once + 2 failed nil bids....[third]....9 hands played...."we" 502 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.]....vs...."they" 94 pts. + 4 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid....[fourth]....4 hands played...."we" 377 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" -208 pts. + 2 bags + set 4 times + 1 made nil bid & 1 failed nil bid....[on the made nil bid....they made the nil bid....but failed to make the regular bid....
[13:45 UTC-4]
[Just Solitaire Games]
1] Sea Towers: cleared the only game played today in:[00:05:09][no re-sets or undos]....52/52....
2] Freecell: cleared the only game played today in:[00:04:55][no re-sets or undos]....52/52....
3] Clock: cleared the only game played today in: [00:02:12][one re-set/2 undos]....40/40....
4] Crescent: five games played today....first 4 games average....all in the 70's or 80's cards moved to foundation piles....3 had 32 completed foundation piles & one had 4.....5th....96/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....[might have been a little better but a glitch in the game froze on of the tableau piles and I couldn't move the top card....rare but it does happen]
[16:45 UTC-4]
[World of Solitaire Games]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the 4 games played today....best....45/48....
2] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: was only able to clear one of the four games played today....52/52
3] Klondike[turn 1]: was only able to clear one of the four games played today....52/52....
4] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: was able to clear all of the four games played today....104/104....
5] Fan[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the four games played today....52/52....
6] Eight Off[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the four games played today....52/52....
7] Josephine[relaxed[: was able to clear all of the four games played today....104/104....one of the four games played today was cleared on the first turn trough the deck....
[21:15 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 266.6'M / Net Gain Today: 1,945'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1] 1,911'K /
Table[1] + 30,025$ / Hands Played Today: 37 / Total Hands Played: 29,053 /
[[note]: 3 drops@21'K s/ads.[first 3 drops of the day]& 4 drops@42'K w/ads & 1 roulette spin@1,840'K....]

[09:45 UTC-4]
[+47*F....rain....east winds @8 mph....rain continuing through tomorrow]
   Took a "chair" right off at 06:11 this morning at a 1000/500 blind and placed my 125K max-buy-in on the "table"....only took a few hands to realize the player to my immediate right played the same still I did....maybe a tad "looser" but very similar styles....a few hands later to the aforementioned player's right another "kindred spirit" arrived.....so now there was a triumviri at the table....and in concert we pretty much controlled the play....a kamikaze arrived and the "three" all folded for 3 or 4 hands....all he got was the blinds....then he waited to after the flop....got caught....one of the three caught the nuts....and the kamikaze went down in flames....there were a couple of "any-two carders" and pot pushers....but eventually one of "three" caught a good hand and they were gone....after about 40 minutes however the three became two and the chaos started to return to the table.....just before I left the two became one and on the next hand the one became none....
   I only won one pot....a pot pusher....was....well....pushing the pot....the board paired....he went all-in....I had him covered.....maybe he had trips or two pair....but he'd been betting like that every hand he'd played in his brief stay at the "table".....so....me and my pocket Aces called....and he went bye-bye....all of the rest were blind or small pots....ergo....60 minutes played.....79 hands played....a rather brisk 45.6 sec/hand pace of play....16 winners....1 out of every 5 hands....left with an extra 23,437$ i hadn't brung with me....[no slots....but 13 free rolls waiting in the wings]....and a very enjoyable session of poker....well al least the first 40 minutes anyways....
[10:05 UTC-4]
[Other Games Played on Facebook]
1] Mahjong FRVR: solved all of the five puzzles played today at the casual level of difficulty....which included the "Puzzle of the Day".....
2] Fall Spades: five games were played today....[1]....5 hands played....both a 14 bid["they" set and a 15 bid hand(s)[both "sides" set]...."we" 255 pts. + 5 bags + set once....vs...."they" -257 pts. + 3 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....6 hands played...."we" 566 pts. + 4 bags + 1 made nil....vs...."they" 168 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....[3]....7 hand played...."we" 537 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 15 pts. + 5 bags + set three times....[4]....10 hands played...."we" 504 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 335 pts. + 5 bags + set twice....[5]....3 hands played...."we" 177 pts. + 7 bags....vs...."they" -210 pts. + set three times....
[15:50 UTC-4]
[Games on Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared the one game played today in:[00:01:44]....40/40....
2] Freecell: cleared the one game played today in:[00:05:01]....52/52....
3] Sea Towers: cleared the one game played today ln:[00:05:24]....52/52....thought I was stuck and didn't have a move....was thinking about a re-set....took one more look at the tableau and saw a move and went on to clear it....no re-sets....no undos....
4] Crescent: played five games today....four of which were decent to very good....and the fifth....after 3 or 4 undos....104/104 w/ all 8 foundation piles completed....
[17:15 UTC-4]
[Games on World of Solitaire]
1] Aces up{relaxed]: failed to clear any of the six games played today....best....42/48....
2] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: was only able to clear two of the six games played today....52/52....
3] Klondike[turn 1]: was only able to clear three of the six games played today....52/53....
4] Fan[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the six games played today....52/52....
5] Eight Off[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the six games played today....52/52....
6] Josephine[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the six games played today....104/104.....two of the six games were cleared on the first turn through the deck....
7] Klondike[relaxed][turn 1]: was able to clear both of the two games played today....104/104....
[21:00 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 264.6'M / Net Gain Today: 506.5'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 483'K /
Table[1]: +23,437$ / Hands Played Today: 79 / Total Hands Played: 29,016 /
[[note]: 4 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st four of the day] & 3 drops@21 s/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@189'K & 1@63'K....]

[09:00 UTC-4]

[+49*F...."feels like" +45*F....mostly cloudy....east winds @8 mph....rain expected late afternoon/early evening....continuing through Tuesday]

   Kind of an annoying morning on two fronts....first it took me about 90 minutes and uncounted tries to get on a table....tried several times on both a 1000/500 blind table & a 2K/1K table....with no luck....would play either Fall Spades or Mahjong FRVR....and randomly pop back and try for a "chair" at either table....no dice....or rather no  "chair"....and added to that my essential tremors [link]] have been a little more troubling than/usual this....not really serious but when like today a pain in my tuckus....ergo....

  "Sat down" [finally] at a 2K/1K table a plopped my 250K max-buy-in down....for my time there was with a few exception a four handed game....except for a brief raid by a lone kamikaze....and an occasional pre-flop raise....a decent table....one advantage of the 2K/1K table is getting your 10K mission is usually quite easy....5 or more played who all just call the big blind before the flop and there is already 10K in the pot....any any small pot even with 3 or 4 will do the trick....I took a small betting twice....once when I lost two pair to a better two pair....and the other when my trips got bet by a rivered straight....[only 3 to the straight on the board]....but the winners came in spurts....won't win a hand for 7 or 8 hands and then win 3 or 4 out of the 7 or 8....I play on a desktop....Chrome base....and even with my well practiced two handed mouse style....I was still having a degree of difficulty that was....well....I wasn't having any fun....ergo....32 minutes played....42 hands played....44.3 sec/hand....10 winners....1 out of every 4.2 hands....I can certainly live with take ratio....left with an extra 30,200$ I hadn't brung with me.....[no slots[had 11 free spins but....]]....now off to see the wizard or Aldi which ever I find first....
[12:00 UTC-4]
[Other Games Played on Facebook]
1] Mahjong FRVR: "The Puzzle of the Day" and three other puzzles all solved on the casual level of difficulty....
2] Fall Spades: four games played today....[1]....8 hands played...."we" 507 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 388 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....6 hands played...."we" 569 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 158 pts. + 8 bags + 1 failed nil bid....[3]....10 hands played...."we" 518 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.]....vs...."they" 115 pts. + 5 bags + set five times + 1 made nil bid....[4]....10 hands played...."we" 519 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 374 pts + 7 bags + set once....
[13:30 UTC-4]
[Games of Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared the only game played today in:[00:02:57][w/1 re-set & a couple of undos]
2] Freecell: cleared the only game played today in:[00:07:03][1 reset & several undos]
3] Sea Towers: cleared the only game played today in:[00:05:54][not a bad time for this game][just a couple of undos]
4] Crescent: three games played today....[1] 53/104 w/0....[2] 71/104 w/1.....&....[3] 104/104 w/ all 8 foundation piles completed....
[Games on World of Solitaire]
1] Tr-Peaks[hidden]: was only able to clear one of the five games played today....52/52....
2] Aces Up[relaxed]: was only able to clear one of the five games played today....48/48....
3] Klondike [turn 1]: was only able to clear one of the five games played today....52/52....
4] Fan[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the five games played today....52/52....
5] Eight Off[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the five games played today....52/52....
6] Josephine[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the five games played today....104/104....
[21:00 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 264.1'M / Net Gain Today: 618.2'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 588'K /
Table[1] +30,200$ / Hands Played Today: 42 / Total Hands Played: 28,937 /
[[note]: 6 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@149'K & 1@189'K /

[10:15 UTC-4]
[+49*F...."feels like" +45*F....partly cloud....winds from the northwest @ 10 mph]
   Logged on to play some poker just before 06:00 [a little late posting this morning but sometimes life has a way of intervening].....got on a 1000/500 blind table with my 125K max-buy-in in hand after just one aborted attempt....and landed in a table were I made it an 8 player table....but a very fluid....very chaotic....a couple of hands of 5 to seven players....but as soon as a player(s) left....either voluntarily....or busting out....a player or players would soon arrive to take a "chair"....there were visits by kamikaze....but a hand finishing with two or more players going all-in....was even more common....there were almost no hands that end in what could truly describe as a small/blind pot....big pot poker reigned or rained....take you pick....pot pushing/pre-flop raises were the normal....and more often than not the pot was won win two pair or less....I even saw a large pot won by "high card".....or a single pair and a better kicker....oy vey....and then there were a couple of players I don't have the courtesy to call "Table Captains".....but must call them what they are...."school yard bullies".....one had near one million  chips.....and go all-in after the river....nothing board....and I had a straight....thought I had him beat....but unless I called....went all-in....it really wasn't a big pot at that point and I was not "pot committed"....just not worth the effort....besides I threw some stroke of luck was "ahead" at the time....and was thinking of leaving that crazy table with my sanity [such as it is] and stack in tact....ergo....and believe it or not....62 minutes played....1 hand every 73 seconds.....only 3 winners in 52 hands played [twice two pair & once flopped an Ace high straight]....left with an extra 8,725$....[no slots]....[ 2 drops so far and a roulette coming at the bottom of this hour....as to the drops....1 with and 1 without ads....]
[12:15 UTC-4]
[Other Games on Facebook]
1] Mahjong FRVR: five total puzzles played and solved....one each on the casual and challenging levels of difficulty....three puzzles were solved at the normal level of difficulty....including the "Puzzle of the Day....
2] Fall Spades: five total games were played and cleared today:....[1]....7 hands played...."we" 539 pts. + 9  bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 192 pts. + 2 bags + set twice....[2]....7 hands played...."we" 523 pts. + 3 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 251 pts + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once....[3]....6 hands played...."we" 536 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" -127 pts. + 3 bags + set three times....[4]....9 hands played...."we" 519 pts. + 9 bags + set once....vs...."they" 234 pts. + 4 bags + set twice....[5]....8 hands played...."we" 527 pts. + 7 bags....vs...."they" 114 pts. + 4 bags + set twice....
[14:45 UTC-4]
[Games of Just Solitaire]
1] Crescent: five games played.....first four were mediocre at best and one of the four was plain awful....but then....[game 5]....104/104 w/ all of the 8 foundation piles completed....before the final unneeded shuffle.....
[[note] Clock and Freecell I play to see how fast I can complete/clear the game....an exercise if you will for my mind and stiff old hands and fingers....Freecell anything under 5 minutes is good and Clock anything under 2 minutes is good and under 3 is acceptable....Sea Towers I just hope to clear it before sunrise the next day]
1] Freecell: one game played and cleared in: [00:04:41]....acceptable....
2] Clock: one game played and cleared in: [00:06:13]....oy vey....took 3 re-sets to clear....a tough nut to crack....
3] Sea Towers: one game played and cleared in: [00:14:56]....lost count of how many re-sets I used and I think I heard a roster crowing....but I cleared it....another tough one but then they usually are....
[16:45 UTC-4]
[Games On the World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear ant of the three games played today....best game....45/48....
2] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: was able to clear two of the three games played today....52/52....
3] Klondike[turn 1]: was able to clear two of the three games played today....52/52....
4] Fan[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the three games played today....52/52....
5] Eight Off[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the three games played today....52/52....
6] Josephine[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the three games played today....104/104....one of the three games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
[20:00 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 263.5'K / Net Gain Today: 218.7'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 210'K /
Table[1]: +8,725'K / Hands Played Today: 52 / Total Hands Played: 28,895 /
[[note]: 1 drop@42'K w/ad & 5 drops@21'K s/ads. & 1 roulette spin@63'K /
[[PS:1]: I was late taken two different drops today....had planned on 6 drops/2 roulette spins....but as the roulette spin is now scheduled for about 22:00 have decided to close the day now, and count the spin in tomorrows totals....]

[09:00 UTC-4]
[+60*F....rain....winds from the south @ 14 mph....rain through early afternoon w' T-storms predicted]
   A start on the late side for me this morning....never took a "chair" a the /usual 1000/500 blind table w/ my 125K max-buy-in until 06:53....and found myself at a table with one style....pot pushing....big pot poker....first hand pocket Ace/Nine and flopped two pair....ended up all-in and losing to a turned trip Eights....now I don't use auto-re-buy....on the rare occasions when I do go bust....I prefer to take a minute to decided what to do....so I did re-buy and found myself at the self same table....thought about...beating a haste retreat and trying to find a table more conducive to my style....while I "sat" there a couple of hands went by and I caught a King/Ten....and flopped two pair....which held up and won back about 100K of what I had lost....I did  say they were playing big pot poker....I'm not sure that there ever was an "any-two-carder" at the table....with big pre-flop bets on most hands and if not than, then after the flop there would be....who could tell....????....there was a brief stop by a kamikaze and nothing changed....the crazy thing about the whole deal was except for the two pair hand mentioned above....only won three other pots....none of which could be called blind/small pots....and except for a pot I won when I flopped three Aces....won the other two with high pair....I sometimes write about the appearance of a few hands of "My pair is bigger than Your pair".....but today that was the style being played on virtually every hand....now I know how to play that style....I hate it....but I can play it....the clock told me I was approaching 30 minutes played....and as I often do....played to the button and booked.....45 hands played....40 sec./hand....4 winners....1 every 11.25 hands....and yet....left with an extra 27,050$ above and beyond the 250'K I had "put up"....[ roulette spin was waiting when I logged in....got the minimum 63'K....have a drop coming shortly....????....]
[09:40 UTC-4]
[Other Facebook Games]
1] Mahjong FRVR: only the "Puzzle of the Day" was solved at the "casual level" of difficulty....
2] Fall Spades: four games played today....[1]....six hands played...."we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 245 pts. + 5 bags + set once....[2]....six hands played....game had 3 hands with 14 bids [1 more than the number of available tricks]...."we" 535 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" -7 pts. + 3 bags + set three times [all on 14 bid hands]....[3]....12 hands played....another 14 bid hand...."we" 523 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 nil bid made....vs...."they" 190 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times....[4]....7 hands played...."we" 544 pts. + 4 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 259 pts. + 9 bags + set once....
[[note:1] all but one of the Fall Spades games were played last night after the end of day report]
[11:30 UTC-4]
[Just Solitaire Games]
1] Sea Towers: one very complicated game played and cleared....52/52....in:[00:08:56][w/1 re-set]....
2] Freecell: one game played and cleared....52/52....in:[00:04:46[....
3] Clock: one game played and cleared....52/52....in:[00:02:58][w/ use of the undo button]
4] Crescent: five games played....four games average at best....fifth game.....was a mid-90's score....and I had a what if moment and used the undo button....[takes back one turn at a time] and tried "plan B"....and got a 102+7....but then undo repeat...."plan C'....ergo....104/104 w/ all of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[[notes] other than playing my 4 or 5 games of Crescent every day....haven't decided what to do with the other 4 games I play on Just Solitaire....probably will rotate them....][will ad an explanation of re-set/undo to the left side board]
[18:00 UTC-4]
[World of Solitaire Games]
1] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: clear the only game played today....104/104....
2] Aces Up[relaxed]: was only able to clear one of the five games played today....48/48....
3] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: was only able to clear two of the five games played today....52/52....
4] Klondike[turn 1]: was able to clear three of the five games played today....52/52....
5] Fan[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the five games played today....52/52....
6] Eight Off[relaxed]:was able to clear all of the five games played today....52/52....
7] Josephine[relaxed]: was able to clear all of the five games played today....104/104....
[21:30 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 263.3'M / Net Gain Today: 447.1 / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 420'K /
Table[1]: + 27,050$ / Hands Played Today: 45 / Total Hands Played: 28,843$ /
[[note]: 2 drops@21'K s/ads. & 4 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins....1@63'K & 1@147'K ]
[[PS] still have seen no rhyme nor reason to the appearance/disappearance of the ads....but will continue to watch when they are offered....needed to add some length to the right side bar after adding to the left....realized I hadn't placed a "translation" gadget on this blog so did]