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[Today on MadTrollie_[Chant]_[[Jazz/Big Bands]_[Tyrol/folk_[Pop]_],,,,
[Last Night]
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[32/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns thru the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[51/52[2x]]]....
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Spades: four games played consisting of 31 total hands played..
[1] seven hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 149 pts. + 4 bags + set twice..
[2] ten hands played:"we" 504 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 115 pts. + 5 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..[9th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
[3] nine hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 308 pts. + 8 bags + set twice..
[4] five hands played:"we" 244 pts + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -240 pts. + 0 bags + set five times + 1 made nil big + 1 failed nil bid..[1st hand.."their" nil made.."they" set..2nd hand.."they" set..3rd hand.."their" nil failed.."they" failed regular bid..4th hand.."they" set.."we" bagged [-100 pts.]..5th hand.."they" set]....
[07:21 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:13]&[04:09]..last game wasn't quite as hard as time shows..sometimes I can be quite a klutz..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:17]&[01:32]..
Crescent: four games played today..[listed in order played]:
[1] 47/56/61/~72/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles complete..
[2] 28/49/58/~68/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles complete..
[3] 28/37/54/~64/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles complete..
[4] 23/49/57/~85/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles complete..
[[note]: normally I play until I get one 90/104 or higher but with the three previous games..the 85/104 w/4..was good enough]....
[08:05 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:27]..logged on to play some Poker..watch an ad. that I paid no attention to..picked up the awaiting drop..[off to check "The Farthest Side"..light work load this AM [I do this to let me run time off the drop clock..if I catch a table were loose play reigns I can get my 16 hands played and exit..with a decent buffer on the drop clock]:[04:51]:..got right on a 1K/.5K table  and put my 125K-max-buy-in on the "felt"..table of four..with a 400K high stack..it took maybe two hands that I realized I was in the presents of a "Table Captain"..ah..ultra-tight mode..wait til you catch a hand and "slow play" him..a couple hands later..Jack/Nine unsuited..got to play for a 1K raise [in the big blind]..flopped Jack high straight..Capt. pushed..I smooth called..turn..a blank..another push..another call..river..another blank..no board pair..no flush draw..I had the "nuts"..decided not to raise..hoping he'd try to "buy the pot"..check..so did he..dang..but a decent meal..about 40K for the blind raccoon..and sat back waiting to catch again..unfortunately a new player arrived..you run into this type in real life..the type we'd call back in the day with the attitude "It's my way or the highway"..dang..every hand a pre-flop of 10K or greater..and equal or greater raises at flop/turn/river..well the Capt. and I just folded..hoping that he'd get the message..but another player(s) would always call..dang..at one point it was him and me heads up..and I folded 4 straight hands..and he just kept on trucking..table filled up to a six handed game and he just kept up with the big pre-flop-raises..that type drivers me nuts..like it's his table and everyone else has to play his way..dang I'd like to get him in a "real cash game"..i could retire..wait a minute I am retired..anyways deciding nothing was going to chance..did what I'd do when I was a kid confronted by that type.."I took my ball and went home"..ergo..16 minutes played[40 minutes off the drop clock]..31 hands played..30.97 seconds/hand..1 winner..but left the table with an extra 5,975$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]....
Video Poker Live:[19:07 UTC-5]:..about a average amount of hands to get my "Big Win Bonus" of 1'M chips..[a straight[80'K]..a flush[200'K]..& a full boat[400'K]..no room pots..a few 600'K hourly bonuses which I frankly don't bother to count..and a 9'M chip "Daily Bonus"..Current Bank: 2.398'B chips....
Day's End Poker:[19:15 UTC-5]
Total Bank: 509.4'M / Net Gain Today: 2,052'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 2,046'K /
Table[1]: +5,975$ / Hands Played Today: 31 / Total Hands Played: 53,894 /
[[note:1]: 6 drops@44'K & 1 drop@22'K & 1 roulette spin@1,760'K[w/chip]..
[[note:2]: watched an ad on the last drop of the day but the game didn't click to the payout..same glitch I've seen before..waited..hit the collect again..and got credit for only 22'K]....

[06:48 UTC-5]
[+34*F/+26*F-windchill-Hi/Lo:+39*F/+28*F-cloudy-winds:w/s/w@11-humidity:82%-BP:29.59"/\]..
[Today's Playlists on MadTrollie..[Chant]..[Pop]..Tyrol/folk]..]....
[Last Night]
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[39/48]]..
Eight Off: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..one game is worth note..89 moves:[in]:[01:53]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played[104/104]..the game cleared was cleared on the 2nd of three allowable turns through the deck..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
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Spades: four games played consisting off a total of 34 hands played..
[1] eleven hands played:"we" 599 pts. + 19 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 16 pts. + 6 bags + set six times..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 38 pts. + 8 bags + set three times..
[3] seven hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + set once + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 38 pts. + 8 bags + set three times..
[4] eight hands played:"we" 532 pts + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" -154 pts. + 6 bags + set four times + 1 failed nil bid..[one of the weirder hands..2nd hand..I made nil.."they" were set..partner bid 3 tricks..and took 8 tricks..[MadTrollie just shakes his old grey head]....
[08:54 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[3:01]&[07:46]..2nd game thought it  could be cleared but with great difficult..only one way..had to sort a suit into playable order..problem at one point I had the Two thru King of clubs in one tableau row..below the King..were a Seven of Diamonds and the bottom two cards were the Ace of Spades & the Ace of Clubs..yup..took a lot of sorting and maneuvering but it cleared..games like this are one reason I play this game..a complex problem that can be solved..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:40]&[01:41]..
Crescent: two games played today..[listed in order played]:
[1] 28/42/51/~54/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 24/60/67/~99/104 w/6 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[15:38 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:21]:..logged om to play some Poker..watch an ad and picked up the awaiting drop for 44'K..[off to "The Farthest Side..light day..]:[04:41]:..got right on a 1K/.5K blind table with my /usual max-buy-in..and within the first two hands had made a flush and a straight..both rivered and had won to small/blind pots & my 10K+ mission..had decided to play an extended session and haven't in sometime but I could have picked a better day..for the entire session I was getting some really good hole cards..we had a couple of any-two-carders on the table..but short stacks..and they'd raise their minimum..either 1K or 1.5'K and with decent pockets I pay the bump to see the flop and some times the turn..had several 4 to a straight or flush..and the turn and river were no help..made trips three times..lost one to a rivered straight and the other two to better kickers..table size varied from 3 to 6 players at ant given time..and not much in the way of big raises pre-flop..and made several winners but nothing more than a small/blind pot..and the few hands I did make..got beat as above..just not my day..kept waiting for the "luck" to change but that never happened..ergo..62 minutes played[82 minutes off the drop clock]..91 hands played..43.52 seconds/per hand..18 winners..1 out of every 5+ hands..but all small/blind..left 55.825$ on the table..[no slots]....
Video Poker Live:[19:16 UTC-5]:..had a better day today..took mee far few hands to get the "Big Win Bonus" for 1'M chips..2 straights[80K each] & 1 full boat[400K]..only one decent "room pot" for just under 500'K..several hourly bonus@600'K each and the "Daily Bonus"@9'M chips..Current Bank now stands at 2.382'B chips....
Day's End Poker:[19:21 UTC-5]
Total Bank: 504.3'M / Net Gain Today: 1,308.2'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,364'K /
Table[1]: -55,825$ / Hands Played Today: 91 / Total Hands Played: 53,863 /
[[note]: 1 drop@44'K & 5 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@330'K & 1@880'K]

[06:45 UTC-5]
[+35*F/Hi/Lo:+48*F/+31*F/cloudy..winds:s/e@2/humidity:98%/BP:29.73"/\/rain 12:00>]..
[Today's Playlist om MadTrollie..[Chant]..[The Mix]..]....
[Last Night]
[World of Solitaire]
Aces Up[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played[48/48]..dang..only been two days since my last clear..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..one of the games was cleared with only moving Kings to open spaces..
Fort[relaxed: failed to clear either of the two games played today[best:[91/104]..and the other was a 90/104..one game card order in the deck & the other card order in the wall..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104] one game was cleared on the 1st of two allowable turns through the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[12/52]]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]....
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Spades: four games played consisting of 39 total hands played..
[1] eight hands played:"we" 609 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 306 pts. + 6 bags + set once..
[2] twelve hands played:"we" 542 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 330 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice + 2 made nil bids + 1 failed nil bid..[game was closer than the score..12th hand..partner made a nil bid..I failed the regular bid.."they" bagged [-100 pts.]..
[3] eight hands played:"we" 529 pts. + 9 bags:[vs]:"they" 52 pts. + 2 bags + set thrice..[2nd hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
[4] eleven hands played:"we" 559 pts. + 19 bags [-100 pts.] + set once:[vs]:"they" 49 pts. + nine bags + set five times..[4th hand..15 bid.."they" set]....
[11:20 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[02:59]&[02:12]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[01:50]&[01:29]..
Crescent: three games played today..[listed in order played]:
[1] 50/57/76/~88/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 23/41/41/~52/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 44/86/~104/104 w/all of the 8 foundation piles completed..cleared before the last shuffle....
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Poker:[04:29]:..Logged on to play some Poker..as I  do first thing every morning..kick-starts my old noddle..roulette spin awaiting hit the bottom for 66'K..[and off to "The Farthest Side" looks like another busy day of modding]:[05:11]:..right on a 1K/.5K table..125K-max-buy-in as always..during the session table numbers varied continually..from as few as three to as many as six..and the "coffee-breakers" were in full force..and at any given time there were either a pot-pusher or an any two carder or both at the table..and the not infrequent splash of the pot pre-flop when a player had a pocket singleton Ace or any pair or two paint..or his break was over so why not?..I was catching early and was staying just about one side or the other of my buy-in..decided to play to the button..had a Nine/Two suited..only was going to play a couple more hands so decided to play it..flopped trip Twos..turn and river came Ten/Ten..full boat..unfortunately another player had a pocket Ten..oy vey..the majority of my losses were on that hand..forget the button..left on the next hand..ergo..42 minutes played[84 minutes off the drop clock]..67 hands played..37.6 seconds per hand..9 winners..1 out of every 7.44 hands played..left 34,000$ on the table..picked up 1,400$ from 7 rounds with the one armed bandit....
Video Poker Live:[19:34 UTC-5]..Just wasn't my day at first..took me no ever and too many chips to get three hands to qualify for the "Big Win Bonus"..three straights..spent almost as much as the 1M chip "Big Win Bonus" and 2 smallish room..but was close to a third room bonus so stayed and played..made another straight[80'K] and just before the room pot payed off hit for Quad-Twos [2'M]..and a 500K room pot..turned out okay in the end..another 9'M "Daily Bonus"..Current Bank: 2.367'B chips....
Day's End Poker:[19:38 UTC-5]]
Total Bank: 503'M / Net Gain Today: 2.057.4'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,090'K /
Table[1]&Slots[7] -32,600$ / Hands Played Today: 67 / Total Hands Played: 53,772 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@66'K & 1@1,760'K[w.chip]....

[06:35 UTC-5]
[+39*F/Today's Hi/Lo:+45*F/+29*F/cloudy/winds:s/s/e@13/humidity:55%/BP:29:82"\//rain later]..
[Today's MadTrollie's Playlist..[Chant]..[Pop]..[Tyrol/folk]..[LP-Classical:Haydn:"Mass in time of War"]..]....
[Last Night]
[World of Solitaire]
Aces up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[44/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the two games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: only cleared one of the two games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the two games played[52/52]..
[[note]: 9 clears/7 fails..not one of my better days of play on "World of Solitaire"]....
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Spades: four games played consisting of 36 total hands played..
[1] eight hands played:"we" 555 pts. +  5 bags:[vs]:"they" -26 pts. + 4 bags + set three times + 1 failed nil bid..[4th hand..14 bid.."they" set]..
[2] ten hands played:"we" 559 pts. + 9 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 283 pts. + 3 bags + set twice..
[3] nine hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 22 pts. + 2 bags + set five times + 1 made nil bid..
[4] seven hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 226 pts. + 6 bags + set once..[just a basically "quiet" day..no crazy games]....
[09:27 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: cleared two games played today[52/52]:[in]:[02:33]&[02:50]..
Clock: cleared two games played today[40/40]:[in]:[01:22]&[01:50]..
[[note]: except for the last "Clock" three easy ones today]..
Crescent: five games played today..[listed in order played]:
[1] 31/43/59/~79/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[2] 22/31/70/~77/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[3] 29/41/55/~64/104 w/1 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[4] 23/27/39/~65/104 w/3 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[5] 30/54/59/~93/104 w/5 of the 8 foundation piles completed....
[09:54 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:23]:..rolled out of bed and logged on to play some Poker..no ad offered so took the awaiting drop for 22'K [I always watch the ad..check that..I play the ad..and give it the attention it deserves..which is none]..[off to "The Farthest Side"]:[05:12]..got right on a 1K/.5K blind table..max 125K buy-in as/usual..on the second hand..big blind to my right..[4 at the table]..pocket Ladies..1st to act called the big blind..flop the duet became a Ladies' Trio..check..button a 2K bump..smooth call..turn a blank..check..button another 2K..call..and the Ladies' Quartet sang on the river..I raised 2.5K..didn't what to scare anyone off..got just the one call..an a small lunch for the blind raccoon..over the next few hands was catching and won a couple of small/blind pots..than a pot-pusher who bet every hand..min-raise but a bigger one after the river..ah..a bluffer..I caught him once and would have stayed however..a dang kamikaze arrived..thought about staying but the board had gone cold..nothing but rags in the pocket so took my leave..except right at the end was a decent table..but..you have to catch the hands and towards the end I wasn't..ergo..32 minutes played[81 minutes of the drop clock]..49 hands played..39.2 seconds/hand..10 winners[most early in the session]..1 out of every 4.9 hands played..left with an extra 4,975$ I hadn't brought with me..with few exceptions mostly small/blind pots..[no slots]..
Video Poker Live:[19:25]..Not the best day took me way too long to get two straights and a flush..1M chip "Big Win Bonus" & 9'M chips "Daily Bonus" Current Bank: 2.350'B chips....
[19:31 UTC-5]
Day's End Poker
Total Bank: 500.9'M / Net Gain Today: 335'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 330'K /
Table[1]: +4,975$ / Hands Played Today: 49 / Total Hands Played: 53,705 /
[[note]: 4 drops@22'K & 3 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@110'K]....

[06:58 UTC-5]
[+4*F..Today's Hi/Lo:+28*F/19*F..sunny..s/s/w@4 mph..humidity:74%..barometer:30.112"/\]..
[Today's MadTrollie's Playlist(s).."Chant".."The Mix"..]....
[Last Night]
[World of Solitaire]
Aces up[relaxed]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[45/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[17/52]]..
Klondike[relaxed][double][turn 1]: cleared both of the two games played[104/104]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear either of the two games played[best:[51/51[2x]..
[[note]: 10 clears/6 fails..completed all 5 victory images on the 31st level....
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Spades: four games played consisting of 37 total hands played..
[1] eight hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 5 bags:[vs]:"they" 306 pts. + 6 bags + set once..
[2] nine hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 9 bags + set twice + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 192 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice..[3rd hand..15 bid.."they" set..6th hand.."my" nil made.."they" set.. partner bid 6 tricks..took 12..??]..
[3] six hands played:"we" 526 pts + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 146 pts. + 6 bags + set twice..
[4] fourteen hands played:"we" 522 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts] + set twice[p]..1 made nil[m] + 1 failed nil[p]:[vs]:"they" 327 pts. + 7 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid + 2 failed nil bids..[one of the quirks of the computer players is there in no situational element to their programming..reason for all the 14+ bids..&.."we" were beat.."they" 3 tricks from going out..13th hand.."they" bid nil.."they" not only failed the nil bid and the regular bid  as well.."we" won on the 14th hand..but..??..]....
[08:27 UTC-5]
[Just Solitaire]
Sea Towers: two games cleared today[52/52]:[in]:[03:27]&[02:43]..
Clock: two games cleared today[40/40]:[in]:[02:01]&[01:39]..
Crescent: two games played today..[listed in order played]:
1] 32/41/48/~67/104 /w 2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..
2] 48/84/100/~104/104 /w all of the 8 foundation piles completed..
[08:58 UTC-5]
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Poker:[04:54]..logged on to play some Poker..took the awaiting drop [w/ad.] for 44'K..[off to check in on the "Farthest Side"]..[05:41]..being a weekend not only got right on a 1K/.5K table [125K-max-buy-in]..but a 4 handed table..with little or no pre-flop-nonsense..won a couple of blind pots..but not near enough for the 10K+ mission..after maybe 10 hands the table shift now five handed..and two small stack pot pushers..and briefly one of the "lady coffee breakers" I see quite often..[a piggy bank & a shark's head gifts]..but decided to stay to see if I could get the 10K+..got a "read" right away that the pusher to my left would try to "buy the  pot" [aka: bluff] with virtually any two cards..looking at unsuited Anna Kournikova [A/K]..pair of Queens on the board..after the river..he threw out a 2K bet..rest of the board folded..but for 2K I was willing to call what I thought was a bluff..and it was..got my 10K+ played to the button and took my leave..ergo..16 minutes played[63 minutes off the drop clock]..21 hands played..47.7 seconds/hand..3 winners..1 quality hand..a rivered flush..1 out of every 7 hands  played..left with an extra 1K I hadn't brung with me..[no slots]..since then the second drop of the day..a roulette spin..now I've been grousing of late about not being able to hit any of the large amounts on the wheel..in light of the fact that I was trying to reach the 500 million chip mark in my "Total Bank"..had started the day just under 1.6'M below 500'M..and had the just won chip..danged if I didn't hit the "top of the mark" w/chip for 1,760'K..will have to think of another goal..edited 19:44 UTC-5[..
Video Poker Live:[19:20 UTC-5]:..went out once lost 400K chips couldn't hit a hand..an hour later..with 600'K from an hourly bonus..1 straight[80'K]..3 full boats[400'K each] & Quads[2'M] + the 1'M chip "Big Hands Bonus" + 1 room pot for about 500'K + 9'M chip daily bonus..apparently if once you reach the 9'M bonus if you keep playing everyday..it stays at that level..hadn't ever played more then  30 days in a-row before so who knew..
Day's End Poker:[19:46 UTC-5]
Total Bank: 500.6'M / Net Gain Today: 2,157'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,156'K /
Table[1]: +1000$ / Hands Played Today: 21 / Total Hands Played: 53,656 /
[[note]: 3 drops@44'K & 3 drops@22'K & 2 roulette spins: 1@1,760'K[w/chip] & 1@198'K]