[12:35 UTC-4]
[+85*F....mostly cloudy....winds s/s/w@10 mph....relative humidity 68%]
   Did stay up to get the last drop of the day [will be counted in today's day end]....but maybe stayed up too late....never rolled out and logged om to a 1K/.5K table with my 125K max-buy-in until 06:30....
   When I took  my "chair" it was briefly a 3 or 4 handed game....with a few hands heads up....but for the majority of the session it was a 5 or 6 handed game....there were some brief lulls....but for the most part....total chaos....pre-flop bets on most hands....anything from a min-raise to an all-in....and crazy raises along the way....one large pot was won with a high card....and several games of "My pairs' bigger than Yours''....
   And for the first 20 minutes or so I was just cruising along....getting more than my share of decent pocket cards and hitting some flops....even catching a card on the turn or river....had just made a straight....flopped it....and was up around 15K....a couple of hands later....flopped trip 6's....a pair on the board....nice size pot....one only one problem....guy to my right also had a 6 in the hole....and his kicker was one rank higher than mine....and the session went down hill after that....kept getting some decent hole cards....had pocket pairs a half dozen times....never made trips....flopped an open end straight draw....and a flush....and a straight flush draw....paid to see the turn and the river....and no joy....just too many blinds, too many good hole cards....too many calls on pre-flop bets....only to get no help from what had become for me an ice cold board....ergo....62 minutes played....63 hands played....59 seconds/hand....7 winners....1 out of every 9 hands....left 37,025$ on the table....[no slots]
[12:55 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today....[first]....seven hands played...."we" 529 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 103 pts. + 3 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....[second]....seven hands played...."we" 505 pts. + 5 bags....vs...."they" 243 pts. + 3 bags + set once....[game turned on a 15 bid hand...."we" made our bid of 10...."they" failed to make their bid of 5....150 pt swing in score]....[third]....six hands played...."we" 575 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 242 pts. + 2 bags + set once....[fourth]....eight hands played...."we" 528 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid...."they" 486 pts. + 6 bags....[partner made a nil bid on the second hand and "we" were up for a while....but "they"got the better of some of the later hands...and both teams could have gone out on the last hand....a very tight game]
[13:20 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared all of the four games played today....40/40....in:[00:01:43]~[00:02:15]~[00:01:34]&[00:02:04]....
2] Sea Towers: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....in:[00:05:14]~[00:05:32]~[00:04:00]&[00:04:49]....
3] Crescent: four games played today....the last game played was a complete flop....barely got half the cards to the foundation piles....the first three however....90/104 with 3 of the 8 foundation piles  completed....91/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....&....96/104 w/ 5 of the foundation piles completed....no clears....but in this tough game and three very good results....
[16:47 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best result....42/48....
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]: only cleared one of the four games played today....52/52...
[21:20 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 311.2'M / Net Gain Today: 1,853'K / Drops[8]&Roulette[1]: 1,890'K /
Table[1] -37,025$ / Hands Played Today: 63 / Total Hands Played: 32,861 /
[[note:1] 6 drops@21'K s/ads.[1st 6 of the day] & 2 drops@42'K & 1 roulette spin@1.680'K]
[[note:2] I have a roulette spin just before midnight which I'm still debating whether or not to take it or wait until the morrow....in either case it will appear in tomorrows Day's End]

[08:50 UTC-4]
[+74*F....sunny....winds southeast @ 2 mph....relative humidity 74%....highs today in the 90's F]
   Awoke early this Am....even for me....was logged on and playing Poker by 05:15....it's Independence Day here in the USA and basically the start to a 4 day holiday weekend....originally I thought it might be a busy day at the tables....but then I realized that at 05:15 in the morning on the east coast....peeps in most of the states are still in bed....
   1K/.5K blind table....125'K max-buy-in....and except for the last few minutes of my session....a very decent table....there were a couple of hands "heads up"....and at times was a 6 handed game....but average was a table of 4 or 5 players....but a wide range of players....one player when I looked had only played 50+ hands....at the same table was a player who had played 100K+ hands....dang compared to the later....I'm a "rook".....not that much pre-flop raises....and when there was for the most part they were small....any big raise and most times all the raiser got was the blinds....so except at the very end....most times you could see the flop for a call of the blinds or a call of a min raise....
   wasn't really catching....any big hands anyways....except for trips once and a straight all my wins were either on a pair or two pair....even one a hand on a "high card".....pretty much won my fair share...but all the pots were of the small/blind variety....but then didn't lose any pots that weren't small/blind either....made some good folds....no dummkopf calls....really only one 50/50 call that went my way....[a short pause while I turn on "Justice League" on HBO]....I took a look at the clock and was maybe 15 minutes away from playing for an hour....when a lone kamikaze entered....and for except for one hand....all he got were the blinds....nobody would call his all-ins....I had hoped he would get the message....but he didn't....so....ergo....50 minutes played....65 hands played....46.2 seconds/hand....12 winners....1 out of 5.4 hands....[no slots]....took an extra 13,250$ from the table I hadn't brung with me.....
[09:00 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades" four games played....[1]....10 hands played...."we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + set once....vs...."they" 337 pts. + 7 + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....8 hands played...."they" 533 pts. + 3 bags....vs...."they" 335 pts. + 5 bags + 1 failed nil bid....[3]....12 hands played...."we" 523 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once....vs...."they" 475 pts. + 5 bags + set twice + 1 made nil bid....[4]....8 hands played...."we" 527 pts. + 7 bags....vs...."they" 257 pts. + 7 bags + set once....
[09:05 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared all of the four games played today....40/40....in:[00:02:13];[00:01:41];[00:02:05]&[00:02:07]....
2] Sea Towers: cleared all of the four games played today....52/52....in:[00:02:13];[00:03:53];[00:03:53]&[00:05:50]....
3] Crescent: four games played....three just average at best games....and then....38/51/69/~104/104 w/ all 8 foundation piles completed....
[16:05 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played today....best game....44/48....
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....two of the four games were 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]: only cleared one of the four games played today....52/52....
[20:10 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 309.3'M / Net Gain Today: 769.3'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 756'K /
Table[1]: 13,250$ / Hands Played Today: 65 / Total Hands Played: 32,798 /
[[note:1] 7 drops@42'K w/ads. & 2 roulette spins: 1@147'K & 1@315'K /
[[note:2] have a roulette spin just before 23:00 tonight....had toyed with the idea of waiting to post until after it dropped....but typing when I tired is a no-go....will probably take it tonight but count it in tomorrows totals....something I do from time to time....]

[13:20 UTC-4}
[+82*F....sunny....winds west@8 mph....relative humidity 63%]
   Logged on to play some Poker @06:16....1K/.5K blinds w/125'K max-buy-in....very chaotic table anywhere from heads up to a table of six....and all of the usual suspects made an appearance....an two carders....pot pushers....kamikaze....dive bombers....a would be table captain or two [aka: school yard bullies] and several games of "My pair is bigger that yours''....sheer insanity....and I was at least catching some decent hole cards....and then having to decide if a look at the flop was worth calling a pre-flop raise....had pocket Kings....and somebody went all-in pre-flop and two others followed suit...would have  had to call a large part of my stack....didn't....would have lost the hand....a couple times in a like situation would have won....but I just don't play the poker style of Russian Roulette....
   I just didn't catch enough hands to stay up with the drain of too many blinds and too many calls of pre-flop raises....did I catch a few decent hands....yes I did....made 1 house....3 trips...and 3 flushes....but every time I made a big hand you could heard the sound of crickets....not chips hitting the felt....
   So the blind raccoon searched for the dumpster today....is bruised, battered, and scarred....and all I found were a couple of bags....with very few chips in them....ergo....68 minutes played....84 hands played....43.2 seconds/hand....11 winners....1 out of every 8 hands....down 56,835.....[no slots].....just never caught the right hand at the right time....3 drops so far....2 without ads & 1 with....1 roulette spin@147'K.....
[13:35 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played....[1]....eight hands played....'we" 501 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts]....vs...."they" 261 pts. + 1 bag + set three times + 1 made nil bid....[2]....eight hands played...."we" 531 pts. + 1 bag + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 121 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice....[3]....ten hands played...."we" 535 pts. + 5 bags + set once....vs...."they" 406 pts. + 6 bags + set once....["they's" set was on the first hand....a 14 bid....where "they's" total bid was 11...failed to make the bid....and lost 110 pts....]....[4]....four hands played...."we" 289 pts + 9 bags....vs...."they" -210 pts. + set four times....
[13:40 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared all four games played today....40/40....in:[00:01:36];[00:02;01];[00:01:33]&[00:02:11]....
2] Sea Towers: cleared all four games played today....52/52....in:[00:03:30];[00:04:50];[00:05:03]&[00:04:16]
3] Crescent: four games played today....three were just average.....best  game....34/69/85~90/104 w/ 6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[17:55 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the four games played today....48/48....
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] only cleared three of the four games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks:[hidden]: only cleared two of the four games played today....52/52....
[21:10 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 308.5'M / Net Gain Today: 1,119.2'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,176'K /
Table[1] -56,835$ / Hands Played Today: 89 hands played / Total Hands Played: 32,733 /
[[note]: 3 drops@21'K s/ads.[first 3 drops of the day] & 3 drops@41'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@147'K & 1@840'K /

[12:40 UTC-4]
[+76*F....fair....winds southwest @ 9 mph....relative humidity 67%]
   I had a roulette spin that would occur just after 23:00 last night....my original plan was to not take it until I logged in this morning....but got involved in a "pun war" with a couple of the other mods on a FB group  I'm in and realized that the spin was almost ready....hit for 189'K....well that's better the 63'K
   Logged on to play some Poker this morning @06:09....1K/.5K table....125K max-buy-in....and what a table it was...."sat down" and into an eight handed game.....the numbers ebbed and flowed as low as 4 players....but for the majority of the time I played it was a table of 6 to 8 players....
   For the majority of the time it seemed like as Yogi Berra once said "it was deja vu all over again".....by enlarge was getting decent pocket cards....and thanks to a couple of any  two carders and pot pushers....usually had to call a raise to see the flop....which 9 times out of ten I missed....and if I did hit the flop....and make it to the river....I either lost to a better hand....get out kicked....or end up in a split pot....did win a few hands....but  the blinds, the calls....et al....and I was down almost 100K....and then....to the immediate right of the button....called the blind....and had to call again a min-pre-flop raise....had Ace/Jack of Hearts....flop and four to the flush....another min raise and another call....turn not what I was looking for....another raise another call....river....and the 5th Heart and the nut flush....no board pairs....by the time it got to me half the board was all-in....and I was the short stack....I went all-in as well....so the blind raccoon found the dumpster....didn't get all the way back to level....but close enough....ergo....110 minutes played....98 hands played....67.2 seconds/hand....7 winners....1 out of every 14 hands played....left 13,670 on the table....but it could have been a lot worse....
[12:50 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": three games played....[1]....9 hands played...."we" 526 pts. + 6 bags....vs...."they" 176 pts. + 6 bags + set twice + 1 failed nil bid....[2]....10 hands played....another crazy one...."we" 538 pts. + 18 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 434 pts. + 4 bags + set three times + 2 made nil bids + 1 failed nil bid....[3]....7 hands played...."we" 569 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" -187 pts. + 3 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid....[last hand was a 14 bid hand...."they" set]
[12:55 UTC-4]
[On just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared all 3 games played today....40/40....in:[00:01:14];[00:02:00]&[00:01:29]....
2] Sea Towers; cleared all 3 games played today....52/52....in:[00:03:22];[00:04:13]&[00:03:19]....
3] Crescent: three very average games played....best game....89/104 w/ 4 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[14:10 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played today....best....43/48....
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....52/52....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared all of the three games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the three games played today....52/52....
[[note]: didn't play as many solitaire games today as /usual....errands....extended session on Poker....all excuses....the USA National Team plays England in the Women's World Cup @ 15:00 local time....FOX has the telecast....and I will be watching]
[21:30 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 307.4'M / Net Gain Today: 2,065.3'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[2]: 2,079'K /
Table[1] -13,670$ / Hands Played Today: 98 / Total Hands Played Today: 32,644 /
[[note:1] 3 drops@42'K w/ads.[1st 3 of the day] & 4 drops@21'K s/ads. & 2 roulette spins....1@189'K & 1@1,680'K [w/chip]]

[14:05 UTC-4]
[+74*F....fair....winds w/s/w@9 mph....relative humidity @59%]
   Logged on at 05:48 UTC-4....the usual 1K/.5K table with the 125K max-buy-in....a pretty typical weekday table....anything from a couple hands of heads up poker....up to a six handed game....and a mixed bag of styles....a couple any two cards....a brief visit from a kamikaze....some pot pushing and a couple of games of "My pairs bigger that yours'"....one such battle was won by a high card....and a couple of times an all-in....and whether the one who started it won or lost he/she was gone....guess their coffee break was  over....the only decent pot I won was when an any two carder raised a min-bet pre-flop....and continuation bets after the flop, turn, and river....all those bets were 5K....and a three handed game at the river....he raised his accustom 5K....play to my right call....I re-raised....did I mention the turn put 3 to a straight on the board and my pocket suited connectors made a 10 high straight....made enough pots to finish a bit a head....a major league pot pusher....would be table captain arrived....and I had had enough....ergo....50 minutes played....60 hands played....50 seconds/hand....9 winners....1 every 6.6 hands.....left with an extra 1,075$....[no slots]
   Just took a roulette spin....and a blurb asked me if I wanted to watch an ad....same one before some of the drops....so I watched the ad....took the spin....had a chip....hit the bottom of the barrel for 63'K....watching the ad changed nothing....and the chip only doubles the top value....do plan to watch any pre-flop ads before roulette spins again any time  soon
   I can figure out why anyone would ever tip the dealer....well unless you were into the "Bond, James Bond" thing....and tipped the dealer as you left the table after a big win....done it my self once or twice....over the last couple of weeks I've seen a couple of players who will go all-in or big raises pre-flop, flop. turn and/or river....and tip the dealer at every stage of the hand....and still lose more hands than the win.....I don't get it.....it has me farmished....
[14:45 UTC-4]
[On Facebook]
"Fall Spades": four games played today:....[1]....7 hands played...."we" 626 pts. + 6 bags + e made nil bids....vs...."they" 248 pts. + 8 bags + set once....[2]....8 hands played...."we" 518 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids....vs...."they" 244 pts. + 4 bags + set twice....[3]....6 hands played...."we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 114 pts. + 4 bags + set  three times....[4]....9 hands played...."we" 569 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid....vs...."they" 435 pts. + 5 bags + set once + 1 made nil....
[14:55 UTC-4]
[On Just Solitaire]
1] Clock: cleared all 4 games played today:....in:[00:01:47];[00:02:50];[00:02:35]&[00:01:42]...
2] Sea Towers: cleared all 4 games played today....in:[00:04:36];[00:03:21];[00:03:44]&[00:04:19]...
3] Crescent: four games played today....one barely mediocre, one average, and....[2]....98/104 w/ 5 of the  8 foundation piles completed....[1]....99/104 w/ 6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[15:20 UTC-4]
[On World of Solitaire]
1] Aces Up: cleared only 1 of the 3 games played today....48/48
2] Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the 3 games played today....52/52....
3] Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the 3 games played today....52/52....
4] Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the 3 games played today....104/104....1 of the  3 games was cleared on the 1st turn through the deck....
5] Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1] cleared all of the 3 games played today....104/104....
6] Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear any of the 3 games played today....best....51/52[2x]
[20:35 UTC-4]
[Day's End Poker]
Total Bank: 305.4'M / Net Gain Today: 358.1'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 357'K /
Table[1]: +1,075$ / Hands Played Today: 60 / Total Hands Played: 32,546 /
[[note]: 7 drops@42'K w/ads. & 1 roulette spin@63]