[09:00 UTC-4]
[+61*F....mostly cloudy.....winds southeast @ 11]
[rain beginning today....predicted to continue through Monday]
   A little later than normal start this morning.....but had a head start....collect a drop after 23:00 last night that I'll count in today's "day's end".....logged on @6:27 to what was a 3 handed game.....and never more than  briefly a 5 handed game....average probably 4 players....the /usual 1000/500 blind table with the  /usual max-buy-in....won my fair share of the pots but mostly small blind pots....not a whole lot of big pots or "crazy play"....except for a brief visits from a couple of kamikaze.....and another player who if he was still in the hand after the river card dropped went all-in....one hand....more or less a blank board....no board pairs....no three to a flush....although the turn put 3 to a straight on the board....Jack/Ten/Eight....so he goes all-in on the river....had somewhere about 25'K +/-.....and I covered the bet....oops....did I forget....Queen/Nine in the hole....later I could also claim to have won a pot with trips....and that would be true from a certain POV....but I won the pot with a Queen which just so happened to be high card....I hate it when the board has 3 of a kind or 2 pair....I usual avoid such hands unless.....a blind/small pot....no big raise in front of me....in the case of the trips....there is always the chance that somebody has made a house or even quads....of course if it's you with the quads a pretty safe bet....or a pocket pair for house....otherwise I run and hide....with the two pair....a better two pair....a house or even quads are possible....have I won a couple of times....sure....but I've lost way more times than I've won or rather would have lost more times if I hadn't already folded....I lost a full house on a two pair board....to a better full house....and since then rarely play for any big pot in similar situations....unless I've got quads....ergo....[oops I'm 7 minutes late on a roulette spin....dang....63'K]....33 minutes played....49 hands played....40.4 seconds/hand....28 winners.....1 out of every 3.5 hands....left with 13,872$ I hadn't brung with me....[no slots]
[09:10 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
Fall Spades: three hands played....[1]....7 hands played...."we" 299 pts. + 9 bags + set once....vs...."they" -208 pts. + 8 bags + set four times....[2]....5 hands played...."we" 518 pts. + 8 bags. + 1 made nil  bid....vs...."they" 83 pts. + 3 bags + set twice....[3]....8 hands played...."we" 546 pts. + 6 bags....vs...."they" 178 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid....
[14:45 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared both of the games played today....40/40....in:[00:01:47]&[00:01:33]....
2] Sea Towers: cleared both of the games played today....52/52....in:[00:04:50]&[00:03:36]....
3] Labyrinth: cleared one of the fifteen games played today....52/52....
4] Crescent: five games played today.....one was pure shamattah....the other four were average....best of the bunch....87/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[17:40 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces up[relaxed]: cleared one of the five games played today....48/48....
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the five games played today....52/52....
3] Fan[relaxed]; cleared all of the five games played today....48/48....
4] Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the five games played today....104/104....two of the five games  were cleared on the first turn through the deck....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn one]: cleared all of the five games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared one of the five games played today....52/52....
[21:05 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 291.8'M / Net Gain Today: 433.9'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 420'K /
Table[1]: +13,872$ /Hands Played Today: 49 / Total Hands Played: 31,081 /
[[note]: 6 drops@21'K s/ads.[first 6 of the day]& 1 drop@42'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@63'K & 1@189'K /

[11:20 UTC-4]
[+67*F....sunny....southwest winds @6 mph]
[rain predicted for Friday through Sunday]
   Logged on to play some Poker @5:53....1000/500 blind table....125K max-buy-in....a table of three sometimes four....almost no pre-flop nonsense....actually very little action at all....the few times there were anything other that a small/blind pot....I had drawn a blank....either I did have decent hole cards or I missed the flop....and turn & river were no  help....or had shamattah....did win a few small/blind pots but nothing to balance out a very quick pace of play and too many blinds....did catch a decent hand about the 35 minute mark of the session and got back almost to my 125K buy-in....then the table evolved into a table of 6 and one of the new players was an "any-two-carder" min raise pre-flop, after the flop, after the turn, and usually a larger one after the river....he was to my right....I was in the small blind with the button between us....looking down at my pocket cards I see old "Anne".....Ace/King....unsuited....now if you've read this slag heap before you know about my disparaging remarks about old "Anna"....looks great but hardly ever wins....min raise as expected and I called....flop was a blank....first to  act....check....the min raise to my right....call....turn was a King....and again,check,min raise,call....river was an Ace....check....all-in to my right [for about 25'K]....a quick look at the board....unless he had pockets and made trips....but I had watch him and if the had....he would have made a big raise as soon as that hit....call and the only real pot I won all session....after that only won one more small pot....the hour was fast approaching so as is my custom....played to the button....caught decent pockets....missed the flop....and left on the next hand....ergo....63 minutes played....86 hands played....44 seconds/hand [but pace had slowed once it was a 6 handed game].....21 winners [but except for 2 pots....all small/blind pots]....1 out of every 4.1 hands....took an extra 4,250 from the table when I left....[no slots]
[11:25 UTC-4]
[Fall Spades on Facebook]
*Three games played today*....[1]....6 hands played...."we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 132 pts. + 2 bags + set three times + 1 made nil bid....[2]....6 hands played...."we" 507 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 262 pts. + 2 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....[3]....9 hands played...."we" 512 pts. +12 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 96 pts + 6 bags + set twice....
[11:30 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared both games played today....40/40....in:[00:02:07]&[00:02:24]....
2] Sea Towers: cleared both games played today....52/52....in:[00:04:00]&[00:04:54]....
3] Labyrinth: cleared only one of the 10 games played today....52/52....
4] Crescent: five games played....one dog....three in the 70s/104....last game....98/104 w/ 7 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[17:10 UTC-4]
[On World Of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best....46/48....
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....52/52....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: cleared three of the four games played today....52/52....
[20:55]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 290.4'K / Net Gain Today: 760.3'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 756'K /
Table[1] +4,250$ / Hands Played Today: 86 / Total Hands Played: 31,032 /
[[note:1] 6 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@189'K & 1@315'K]
[[note:2] values for both "Total Bank" & "Net Gain Today" are "rounded numbers" to save space]

[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 /