[09:45 UTC]
[+54*F....cloudy....winds w/s/w @12 mph]
   Logged on to play some Poker @ 06:23 [1000/500 blind table with my 125K max-buy-in].....4 handed game....and didn't take long to realized I had sat down in the middle of an "end of session death match"....the other three players all had stacks in the 300'K to 500'K range....and the chips were flying....lost an early hand when I flopped a straight and lost to a rivered flush.....after a short time the numbers reduced to I sat for alone for a bid until new players arrived....a in a brief calm when 3 small/blind pots....and then arrived an "any two carder"....a would be table captain....and one player who if he was still in after the river card....was all-in....had been getting good looks all session in the pocket cards but wasn't hitting flops and had to keep paying to see the flop and keep missing....flopped trips....only to get beaten by a rivered house....was down a bundle....finally was in the small blind with pocket Sixes....hand to pay the raise of the "any two carder" and flopped the straight....turn and river were blanks....no board pair....no 3 to a straight or flush....and our resident "I'm in after the river so all-in".....and despite being down a bundle....had him covered and called....a decent pot....still down a bunch....but the 10K+ banner appeared....I was on the button....with a marginal and without even looking at the clock....fold....and ran for the exit....now it felt like I had played for nye on to forever....and got a shock when....ergo....24 minutes played....42 hands played....34.3 seconds/hand....I did't check back through my records but IIRC this is the fastest pace of play I can remember....only 4 winners....1 every 10.5 hands....did I mention I wasn't catching....left 59,200$ on the table....but was just lucky to get away with what little of my sanity still intact....[[no slots][but at that pace of play....who had time to play slots....I hardly had enough time to catch my breath]]
[09:55 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
]Fall Spades: three hands played....[1]....7 hands played...."we" 555 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 265 pts. + 5 bags + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....11 hands played...."we" 505 pts. + 15 bags [-100 pts.]....vs...."they" 246 pts. + 6 bags + set three times....[3]....8 hands played...."we" 537 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 55 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....
[[note] as is my custom I usually play Fall Spades at the end of the day....after I've posted "Day's End" reports....so although posted today....most if not all games were played late last night]
[13:00 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Crescent: five games played today....none of which was better than mediocre....best of the lot....78/104 w/ 3 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
2] Clock: both of the games played today were cleared....40/40....In:[00:02:02]&[00:01:42]....
3] Sea Towers; both of the games played today were cleared....52/52....In:[00:06:49]&[00:04:25]....
4] Labyrinth: I will usually play until I win a game and then play to the next "5" games....however....today....I cleared the first game I played....and decided to quit while I was ahead....
[17:10 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today....best....45/48....
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all three games played today....52/52....
3] Fan[relaxed]: cleared all three games played today....52/52....
4] Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all three games played today....104/104....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all three games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played today....52/52....
[21:35 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 289.6'M /Net Gain Today: 318.8'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 378'K /
Table[1] -59,200$ / Hands Played Today: 42 / Total Hands Played: 30,946 /
[[note]: 1 drop@42'K with ad. [first drop of the day]& 3 drops@21'K s/ads. [next 3 drops]& 3 drops@42'K w/ads. {last three of the day][????]& 1 roulette spin&147'K]

[08:45 UTC-4]
[+66*F....cloudy....winds from the South East....@5 mph]
[rain expected starting around noon]
   Logged on to Poker @06:06 this morning and got right on a 1000/500 blind table with my 125'K max-buy-in in hand....and what a table it was....all I could think of was a food fight in the cafetiere when I was in high school....only it was chips that were flying around this table....we had the jock[aka: table captain] and the cheerleader [aka: pot pusher]....and assorted others visited during my stay....several raids by kamikaze....and assorted "any two carders"....oy vey....and I was catching decent hole cards....had to "pay" to see the flop....and missed most of them....had managed to scrap a few pots off the floor....and had my 10K+ and 16 hands mission in tow....looked at the clock and 30 minutes played was approaching....table captain left....for the third time....first two busted out....last just left....but a kamikaze took his place....I was down about 25'K but just to crazy for me....in the small blind with Eight/Seven suited....last hand because 30 minutes had arrived.....a 2.5K raise.....I called....and for a change so did the kamikaze....flopped four to an Eight high straight....again a 2,5'K raise....again call....call....turn and my 4 to an Eight high straight became a Nine high straight....and the kamikaze went all-in....other player fold....took one look...no possible flush or board pair....except maybe on the river....so called....river was a blank....and I got back to even....but next hand pocket Kings that held up....a few hand later....a nice two pair....but a player arrived I had seen before....big time pot-pusher....I was on the button with garbage....and was gone....ergo...42 minutes played....49 hands played....51.4 seconds/hand....7 winners....1 out of every 7 hands played....up 4,825$ on the table + 200$ from 1/3 on the slots....
[08:50 UTC-4]
[On Facebook}
"Fall Spades": three games played....[1]....10 hands played...."we" 558 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 228 pts. + 8 bags + set three times....[2]....13 hands played...."we" 508 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 201 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set five times + 1 made nil bid....[3]....13 hands played...."we" 556 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 221 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times....
[10:55 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared both games played today....40/40....In:[00:02:08]&[00:01:35]....
2] Sea Tower: cleared both games played today....52/52....In:[00:04:44]&[00:05:47]....
3] Labyrinth: cleared one of the ten games played today....52/52....
4] Crescent: four games were played today....three were what we used to call "run of the mill" games [link]....best game....94/104 w/ 5 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[15:40 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the five games played today....best....44/48....
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all five games played today....52/52....
3] Fan[relaxed]: cleared all five games played today....52/52....
4] Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all five games played today....104/104....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all five games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the five games played today....52/52....
[21:05 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 289.3'K / Net Gain Today: 2,168'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,168'K /
Table[1]&Slots[3] + 5,025 / Hands Played Today: 49 / Total Hands Played: 30,904 /
[[note]: 2 drops@42'K w/ads. [first two of the day]& 4 drops@21'K s/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@315'K & 1@1,680'K w/chip]

[10:50]
[+77*F....sunny....winds South @5 mph]
   Although because of the loss of my WiFi for just over 24 hrs. from early evening Friday to  early evening yesterday....decided not to even try to log on to a table....but did take one drop and one roulette spin last night for a total of 147'K....and two more drops this morning both@42'K with ads....[all the above will be counted in today's "Day's End Poker"....
   Started to try to find a "chair" to play some Poker @06:40....both at a 1000/500 blind table & a 2K/1K table....periodically until 08:35 when I took my "place" at a 1000/500 blind table with my 125K-max buy-in in hand....the near 2 hour delay is pretty typical of a "weekend" attempt....
   Despite the difficulty of getting on I took a "chair" and found myself in a four handed game....and within 3 or 4 hands a three handed game.....maybe a few hands at 5 handed during the duration but majority of hand were 3 or 4 players....no real recognizable pattern to the play....everything from massive pots triggered by a pre-flop all-in....or a game of "My Pairs Bigger than Yours'"....to small/blind pots....did manage to catch enough of the later to accomplish the 10K+ mission.....but never caught a hand at the right time to play in a big pot....had one hand with pocket King/Jack in Spades....when some one to my right went all in pre-flop for around 250'K....I hand around 120'K at the time....just not worth the risk....so folded....oh you'd like to know what was in the flop....Nine/Queen/Ace....and yes all Spades....the nut flush and 4 to a Royal....which never materialized....but would have won the pot....but....given the same situation again....I would  have made the same decision to fold....a flop like that....what are the odds....[the pot was won by a pair of Kings]....just wasn't catching except for that one which "got away"....ergo....25 minutes played....36 hands played....41.7 seconds/hand....6 winners out of 36 hands....1 out of 6....left 13,675 on the table....just not enough small/blind pots to cover all the blinds on a 3 or 4 handed game....
[11:00 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four hands played:....[1]....8 hands played...."we" 587 pts. + 7 bags + set once + 3 made nil bids....vs...."they" 318 pts. + 8 bags + 1 set....[2]....10 hands played...."we" 517 pts. + 7 bags + set once....vs...."they" 225 pts. + 5 bags + set three times....[3]....13 hands played...."we" 513 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice....vs...."they" 148 pts. + 8 bags + 3 failed nil bids....[4]....5 hands played...."we" 516 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 142 pts. + set once + 1 made nil bid....
[14:25 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Crescent: just not a very good day....played five game...three didn't break the 60/104 mark....the other two were in the 70's.....one with 1 completed foundation pile and the other with 3 piles completed....oy vey....
2] Clock: cleared both of the two games played today....40/40....In:[00:02:48]&[00:02:03]....
3] Sea Towers: cleared both of the two games plated today....52/52....In:[00:05:21]&[00:04:47]....
4] Labyrinth: cleared one of the ten games played today....52/52....
[15:45 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: cleared one of the three games played today....48/48....
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today....52/52....
3] Fan{relaxed]: cleared all of  the three games played today....52/52
4] Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played today....104/104....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1] cleared two of the three games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared one of the three games played today....52/52....
[22:10 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 287.1'M / Net Gain Today: 742.3'K / Drops[8]&Roulette[2]: 756'K /
Table[1]&Slots[3]: -13,675$ / Hands Played Today: 36 / Total Hands Played: 30,885 /
[[note] 8 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@105'K & 1 @315'K /

[09:40 UTC-4]
[+63*F....sunny....wind southwesterly @8 mph]
   Rolled out of bed and logged on to Poker and a 1000/500 blind table @05:42 w/125'K-max but-in....[so what's new].....sat down to what was a 3 to 5 handed game....in one of the lower ledges of the abyss....the player driving the craziness....a min-buy-in of 25'K....with a twist....had auto-top-off engaged....busted and popped right back in more times than I could remember....did manage to win one reasonable pot....and what I should of done is play to my 16 hands played mission was completed....had at 10K+ mission in hand and bid farewell....but I felt like playing did catch two nice hands.....a high two pair and flopped a Queen high straight....the pair lost to a rivered house and the straight to a rivered flush....and that river sent me down the river....
   But on days like this I have to member....this is not real poker we play here....but a game where other than faux game money nothing can be lost except....the time you play....and the style some choose to play here would never "fly" if say we were playing for the rent money....but all that being said....I do enjoy playing the game....and days like this in the context of the way the some choose to play the game....are going to happen....besides against what I have in faux money in the game....the loss today hardly registers at all....and all things being equal will be covered before the end of the day....[rant over]....
....Ergo....28 minutes played....41 hands played....41 seconds/hand....1 winner out 41 hands....oy vey....left 125'K on the table....{[no slots]....[[10:00 UTC-4....update]....first two drops of the day @21'K no ads. & 1 roulette spin@105'K....so the loss has been covered....I may have bad days at the tables....who doesn't....but I know how to play the game within the game....]]
[09:50 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
Fall Spades: three hands played....[1st]....8 hands played...."we" 547 + 7 bags....vs...."they" 286 pts.+ 6 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....[2nd]....10 hands played...."we" 501 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.]....vs...."they" 286 pts. + 6 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid....[3rd]....12 hands played....a wild one....one 14 bid....and I double nil bid...."we" 536 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 27 pts. + 7 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid....
[11:24 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared the 3 games played today....40/40....In:[00:01:44],[00:01:53]&[00:01:51]....
2] Sea Towers: cleared the 3 games played today....52/52....In:[00:05:12],[00:04:24]&[00:04:43]....
3] Labyrinth: cleared 1 of the 15 games played today....52/52....[actually a typical wins to games played ratio for this game]....
4] Crescent: 4 games played today....3 were average games in the 70's/104....best game....90/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:30 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear  any of the four games played today....best....39/48....
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
3] Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....
4] Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all  of the four games played today....104/104....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared three of the four games played today....52/52....
[17:45 UTC-4 [6/8/19]]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 286.4 / Net Gain Today: 85'K / Drops[5]&Roulette[1]: 205'K /
Table[1] -125'K / Hands Played Today: 41 / Total Hands Played: 30,819 /
[[note:1]: 5 drops@21'K no ads. & 1 roulette spin@105'K]

[11:00 UTC-4]
[+63*F....mostly cloudy....north winds @5 mph....]
   It's a nice day outside today....forecast no rain through Sunday....and maybe as warm as 80*F Sunday....and I awoke this morning, stiff, sore and in a foul mood....in that context:
   Logged on to play some Poker @06:20....as/usual 1000/500 blind table with a max-buy-in of 125K....and first hand flopped a Queen high straight....was on the button....so made a min raise....only the big blind called....turn....a blank....river paired the board....and had been making continuation bets on the turn and the river....big blind hand check....on the river....I bet again a min raise...and  he  went  all in....for over 250'K....I thought I had him bet....but there were 3 to a flush on the board....plus with the pair on the board could have been a "house"....but wasn't going to risk my whole stack on the first hand....so checked....that's when I realized there was a "table captain" on duty....at that point with the mood I was in....I switch to pickup some scraps get you two missions and leave....but he was not consistent....he'd "throw his weight around" on one hand and fold the next....and for a change I was catching...and got the 10K+ mission quickly....but still planing to leave as soon as the 16 hands played banner dropped....but just before that....the captain retired....and peace descended on the table....at any given time a 3 to 6 handed game....no sightings of kamikaze....a few all-ins after the river....It fact I covered one....had a "full boat"....and the biggest pot I won all day....about 60'K....which is fine with me....I much prefer playing small ball poker....
and not surprisingly my mood improve greatly....and with only brief interludes I was catching....10 of my 28 wins were with trips or better....built two houses along the way....ergo....70 minutes played....86 hands played....28 winners....or just over 1 every 3 hands....take that any day....left with an extra 68,081$ [[no slots][first 3 drops@42'K w/ads.][1 roulette spin@315'K]]....and a good day so far....
[13:10 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": three games played....[1]....9 hands played...."we" 515 pts. + 5 bags + set once....vs...."they" 149 pts. + 9 bags + set once  + 1 made nil bid + 2 failed nil bids....[2]....10 hands played...."we" 546 pts. + 6 bags + set once....vs...."they" 326 pts. + 6 bags + set once+ 1 made nil bid....[3]....5 hands played...."we" 528 pts. + 8 bags + 3 made nil bids....vs...."they" 24 pts. + 4 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....
[13:25 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: 2 games cleared today....40/40....In:[00:01:34]&[[00:03:49][wore out the undo button]]....
2] Sea Towers: 2 games cleared today....52/52....In:[00:05:56]&[00:05:24]....
3] Labyrinth: failed to clear any of the ten games played today....
4] Crescent: four games played today....first three I'm trying very hard to forget....last game....93/104 w/ 6 of the 8 foundation piles complete....
[[note]: wanted to add Labyrinth to games played on this site....a very difficult game I've played often in the past....and also decided that since Sea Tower and Freecell are very similar games....one needed to be retired....so Freecell is gone....at least for a while....probably will re-visit it at a later time]
[16:55 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best....42/46....
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all four games played today....52/52....
3] Fan[relaxed]: cleared all four games played today....52/52....
4] Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....one of the four games was cleared on the first turn through the deck....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the four games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best....51/52 [twice]....
[[note]: as with Just Solitaire decided to trim one game off the rotation....since I was playing two variants of Klondike[turn 1].....one of those was the logical choice....and although I've played the normal game since college....right now I enjoy the "double" game more....but will play the regular game from time to time.....as well as the "triple" variant....]
[21:12 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 286.3'M / Net Gain Today: 992.1'K / Drops[7[&Roulette[2]: 924'K /
Table[1]: +68,081$ / Hands Played Today: 86 / Total Hands Played: 30,278 /
[[note] 7 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins both@315'K]