[05:38 UTC-4]
[+76*F_clear_winds:s/s/e@6 mph_humidity:79%_barometer:29.91"\/]....
[Today's Hi/Lo:96*F/+69*F]....["Heat Advisory" thru 20:00 tonight]....
[Today on MadTrollie:[Chant]:[Tyrol/Folk[;]....
[Yesterday]
<[24/7 Games,com]>
Spades: five games played consisting of a total of
[1] eight hands played:"we" 514 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 66 pts + 6 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 74 pts. + 4 bags + set thrice..
[3] ten hands played:"we" 514 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" -3 pts. + 7 bags + set thrice + 1 made & 1 failed nil bids..
[4] nine hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 43 pts. + 3 bags + set four times..[1st hand..a 14 bid.."they" set]..
[5] fourteen hands played:"we" 539 pts. + 19 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 failed nil bid:[vs]:"they" 303 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set three times + 1 made nil bid..[8th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set]....
Hearts: five games played..[1] a 1 pt win..[2] made a successful "moon shot"..a 1 pt. win..[3] a couple of messy hands & an opponent who went out very quickly..the other three players were all under 20 pts..a 16 pt. 2nd place..[4] a 5 pt win..[5]..a successful "moon shot" on the 1st hand..later caught a Q of S on a "no-pass hand"..a 32 pt. win....
<[World of Solitaire]>
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played[best:[43/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played[52/52]..one game was cleared in 1 minute and forty three seconds & 82 moves..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the four games played[best:[85/104]..just one of those day's..if the "wall" didn't get me the card order in the deck did..oy vey..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played[104/104]..
Klondike[]turn 1]: only cleared one of the four games played[52/52]..
Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the four games played[52/52]..
Tri-peaks[hidden]: only cleared one of the four games played[52/52]....
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Blackjack 21: intended to play the /usual 10 hands@20$..a klutz move only bet 10$..got my head handed to me..1 win & 2 pushes in 10 hands..on a whim bet 60$ on one hand..dealer bust..only down 50$.."Day's Net:" 2,050$.."Total Bank" how stands@958.82'K$....
[06:38 UTC-4]
Poker: there is good news and bad news..the game is back up..picked up the waiting drop for "44K house money"..oh the bad news..the "3 consecutive hands not played rule" is alive & "Crying Havoc"..[pause]:[05:41]..three tables..three kicks..by the rule of three which as/usual I never actually violated..dang..well I guess that we have entered the "new normal"..oy vey..all tables 1K/.5K blinds and is my custom brung the 125K-max-buy-in all three times..three different tables..but basically all the same..play varied from "heads up" to briefly a five handed game..but most were three handed..I felt like I got lost in three different rooms in one of the lower levels of the abyss..loose play was the word of the day..if it wasn't an any-two-carder or any pre-flop splash on a pocket Ace or any two carder..it was a pot pushing continuation bettor..and what few decent hands I did catch I either got blow off them by raises I wasn't willing to call..one hand flopped top to pair..river put 3 to a straight on the board..yup got beat by a straight..and got rivered twice more..but for the most of the session just "sat" and folded to ridiculous pre-flop nonsense..the only good thing was most of the time I had "rags" in the pocket anyways..I got the feeling that too many players were just to antsy to get back to the tables and it affected their play..or at least that's my hope..dang..ergo..:[stats]:..27 minutes played..94 minutes off the "drop clock"..45 minutes played..3 wins..1 for every 15 hands played..left 49,575$ on the table..[no slots]....
[From the Tables]:[06:42]: "Video Poker Live" is still MIA..and at this point although I will check back from time to time my thoughts right how are that I probably will not return to playing it on a regular basis..even if it eventually returns]....
[19:11 UTC-4]
Day's End Poker:
Total Bank: 606.6'M / Net Gain Today: 280.4'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[1]: 330'K
Tables[3]: -49,575$ / Hands Played Today: 45 / Total Hands Played: 57,972 /
[[note]: 6 drops@44K & 1 roulette spin@66K]....

[05:21 UTC-4]
[+72*F_clear_winds:south@5 mph_humidity:87%_barometer:29.42"/\]....
[Today's Hi/Lo:+94*F/+73*F]..["Heat Advisory" from noon today thru Friday @20:00]....
[Today on MadTrollie:[Medieval]:["The Mix"]:]....
[Update[:[04:28].."Video Poker Live " is still down..??..I just tried to log-on to "Poker"(SHFT}..and as far as I got was the start screen..??..oy vey....
[Yesterday]
<[24/7 Games.com]>
Spades: five games played consisting of a total of
[1] seven hands played:"we"  579 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 362 pts. + 2 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid..
[2] six hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 5 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 215 pts. + 5 bags + set once..
[3] six hands played:"we" 526 pts. + 6 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 204 pts. + 4 bags + set once..
[4] nine hands played:"we" 533 pts. + 13 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 408 pts. + 8 bags + set once + 1 made & 1 failed nil bids..
[5] seven hands played:"we" 569 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 262 pts. + 2 bags + set twice....
Hearts: five games played..[1] blocked an opponent's "moon shot"..survived an opponent's "moon shot"..caught the Q of S..a 44 pt win..my three "opponents" all went "out" 100 pts.+ on the last hand..[2] blocked a "moon shot" & made one of my own..a 9 pt. win..[3] made a successful "moon shot"..a 5 pt. win..[4] a 13 pt. win..[5] caught the Q of S on a "no-pass hand" a 25 pt. win....
<[World of Solitaire]>
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games[best:[43/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one of the games was cleared on the 1st of the 2 allowable turns thru the deck..
Klondike[relaxed]: only cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
[[notes]: 15 clears/9 fails..now 4 of the 5 victory images on the 27th level..[3rd time thru]....
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Video Poker Live: as above still not able to get past the FB "instant game" page..at this point my "working hypothesis" is that there is either a major problem or perhaps the game has met its' demise..??....
Blackjack 21: no hands played.."Day's Net:" 4.5'K$..[7 drops..2 roulette spins@1.5'KS[each] + 100$ from the "friend".."Total Bank" now stands@956.77'K$....
Poker: as/of:[05:19 UTC-4]: I'm still unable to get pasted the start screen..will check back periodically throughout the day....
[18:48 UTC-4]
From the Tables: as of this posting "Poker(SHFT)" & "Video Poker Live" are still down..and I have not guess one how long it will be before one or the other or both will be back up..or for that matter return atall..until I can determine that..I won't make any wholesale changes on the layout but use "spaces" to take up the space in the posts that they usually occupy..If "Video Poker Live" doesn't return soon then I will probably not look for a replacement any time soon.."Poker(SHFT} on the other hand if it doesn't return I will find another site..would hate to have to start all over again building a "bank" but will if I have to..but for the time being will just keep checking in on both from time to time and see what happens....

[05:06 UTC-4]
[+75*F_partly cloudy_winds:s/s/w@7 mph_humidity:74%_barometer:29.91"\/]....
[Today's Hi/Lo:+88*F/+68*F]...[a "'Heat Advisory" issued for Thursday noon thru 20:00 Friday]...
[Today on MadTrollie:[Wagner]:["The Mix"]:]....
[Yesterday]
<[24/7 Games.com]>
Spades: five games played consisting of a total of
[1] twelve hands played:"we" 524 pts. + 14 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 430 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid..
[2] eleven hands played:"we" 558 pts. + 8 bags + set once:[vs]:"they" 235 pts. + 5 bags + set four times + 1 made nil bid..[7th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set..
[3] five hands played:"we" 532 pts. + 2 bags + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 319 pts. + 9 bags..
[4] six hands played:"we" 509 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 223 pts. + 3 bags + 1 made nil bid..[4th hand..a double nil bid..both "sides" made nil..
[5] fourteen hands played:"we" 497 pts. + 17 bags [-100 pts.] + set thrice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -208 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set five times + 2 failed nil bids....
Hearts: six games played..[1] a 1 pt. win..[2] a 13 pt. win..[3] survived an opponent's "moon shot"..a 35 pt. win..[4] caught a Q of S on a "no-pass hand"..a 22 pt. win..[5] a 4 pt. win..[6] caught a Q of S on two consecutive hands..later made a successful "moon shot"..a 44 pt. win....
<[World of Solitaire]>
Aces[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[47/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one game was cleared on the 1st of 2 allowable turns thru the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..
Seahaven Towers: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared in 1 minute & 54 seconds with 96 moves made..
Tri-Peaks[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]....
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Video Poker Live: as of this posting the game is still "down"..did make the /usual run for a 100 hands and the 2x modifier after GMT midnight Monday night and had gained the "Big Win Bonus"..and then Tuesday morning game was nowhere to be found..??....
Blackjack 21: no hands played.."Daily Net:" 2.2'K$.."Total Bank" now stands@952.27'K$....
[06:10 UTC-4]
Poker:[04:02]:..picked up the waiting drop(s/ad.) for "22K house money"..[the /usual side trips]:[5:08]: session consisted of 3 tables all 1K/.5K blinds..max-buy-ins of 125K each..all some heads up..but all other hands a three handed game..all exits were involuntary..first two tables were just sporadic loose play and wasn't catching often but caught one hand at the right time..flopped a King high straight and took advantage of aggressive play and the blind raccoon had a light meal..after getting kick..from the second table..had both missions and was up a little..but had been playing the slots as well and had 1 spin left..decided to go back out and take the spin..found myself on a table where aggression was the "word of the day"..in retrospect what I should of done was take my spin at roulette and "beat feet" for the lobby..but what I did was stick around with the thought that if I caught the right hand at the right time I could treat the blind raccoon to a proper meal..you can guess the rest..not only didn't ever catch the right hand at the right time..never caught a hand..period..and then the game took pity on me and got kicked again..ergo..:[stats]: 30 minutes played..96 minutes off the "drop clock"..46 hands played..5 winners..1 for every 9.2 hands played..left 9,788$ on the tables..but had a decent go at slots..7 tries..up 2.5'K$..Net Loss: 7,288$..and maybe a lesson learned..but I doubt it....
[19:06 UTC-4]
Day's End Poker:
Total Bank: 606.3'M / Net Gain Today: 2,038.7'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 2,046'K /
Tables[2]&Slots[7]: -7,288$ / Hands Played Today: 46 / Total Hands Played: 57,881 /
[[note] 6 drops@22K & 2 roulette spins@1,760K(w/chip) & 1@154K]....

[05:30 UTC-4]
[+67*F_clear_winds:s/s/e@5_humidity:77%_barometer:30.00"\/_Today's Hi/Lo:+91*F/+71*F]....
[Today on MadTrollie:[Handel]:]....
[Yesterday]
<[24/7 Games.com]>
Spades: six games played consisting of a total of
[1] eight hands played:"we" 548 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" 239 pts. + 9 bags + 1 made & 2 failed nil bids....
[2] seven hands played:"we" 557 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 200 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts.]..
[3] seven hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -115 pts. + 5 bags + set four times + 1 made & 1 failed nil bid..
[4] seven hands played:"we" 547 pts. + 7 bags + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 154 pts. + 4 bags + set twice..[6th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set]..
[5] six games played:"we" 605 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 276 pts. + 6 bags..
[6] ten games played:"we" 561 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 3 made nil bids:[vs]:"they" 150 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts. + set thrice..[4th hand..a 14 bid.."they" set....
Hearts: six games played..[1] just a messy 22 pt. win..[2] also a messy 18 pt. win..[3] another messy 18 pt. win..[4] a successful "moon shot" on the 1st hand..a 6 pt. win..[5] a successful "moon shot" on a "no-pass-hand"..a 12 point win..[6] blocked an opponents "moon shot"..caught the Q of S on a "no-pass hand"..next hand made a "moon shot"..later caught the Q of S again..a very messy 55 pt. win....
Chess: five games played and won....
<[World of Solitaire]>
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[46/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..one of the game was cleared on the 1st of 2 allowable turns thru the deck..
Klondike[turn 1]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[17/52]]..
Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one game was cleared in 1 minute and 54 seconds and taking 80 moves..
Tri-Peaks[hidden]: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]....
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Video Poker Live: not the best run for 100 hands & the 2x modifier..3 straights & a full boat & the 1M chip "Big win Bonus"..dropped about 200K thru play..15'M chips on a bronze "egg pot"..12'M "Daily Bonus(w/4x modifier).."Day's Net:" 66'M chips.."Total Bank" how stands@7.885'B chips....
[[note]: as/of 05:19 I have been unable to log-on to the game..I can't get past the FB instant game screen..??]....
Blackjack 21: 10 hands@20$/..3 wins/6 losses/1 push..1 blackjack.."Day's Net:" 1.95'K$.."Total Bank" now stands@950.07'K$....
[06:35 UTC-4]
Poker:[04:15]:..as is my routine logged on to take the awaiting drop(w/ad.) for "44K house money"..[the /usual side-trips to "burn" time off the "drop clock"]:[05:33]..2 tables..both 1K/.5K blinds..and as always both were the max-buy-in of 125K..both..first hand "heads up"..and a couple more heads up because of the exit of a player..never more than a three handed game..a bunch of pre flop raises cause by pocket Ace or any two pair..and one a recall for a pocket Ten/Six unsuited..but that dude was on "tilt"..loose play reigned..majority of the hands were played on the second table..during course of play won 4 small blind pots..but really wasn't getting very many "good looks" but the whole session really "boils" down to one hand..three handed..I was in the small blind..a pot-splasher on the button..he had been splashing the pot post river and I got the feeling he was "buying pots"..a semi-bluff at best..I had a Queen of Spades/Club Eight..saw the flop for a call..2 Spades on the flop..checks all-round..turn another Spade..a 2K bump that I called..river..King of Spades..made the King high flush..and the button splashed the pot for 20K..thought briefly..decided if he had had the Queen he would have splashed pre-flop..at least that was my "read" on him..now I don't know what he did have..didn't look..was distracted by the blind raccoon diving into his first decent meal in days..got kicked a few hands later and decided enough was enough..ergo..[oops..forgot to mention did see a couple of the "ladies of poker"..thankfully no high heels]..:[stats]: 14 minutes played..92 minutes off the "drop clock"..24 hands played..5 pots..1 out of every 4.8 hands played..left with an extra 27,675$ I hadn't brung with me..[no slots[very quick pace of play & short table..no time for slots]....
[19:17 UTC-4]
Day's End Poker:
Total Bank: 604.3'M / Net Gain Today: 489.7'K / Drops[7]&Roulette[1]: 462'K /
Tables[2]: +27,675$ / Hands Played Today: 24 / Total Hands Played: 57,8881 /
[[note:1]: 7 drops@44'K & 1 roulette spin@154K]..
[[note:2]: still have not been able to get past the instant game screen on "Video Poker Live"..????]....

[05:17 UTC-4]
[+61*F_clear_winds:east@3_humidity:95%_barometer:29.99"/\_Today's Hi/Lo:+89*F/+66*F]....
[Today on MadTrollie:[Medieval]:['The Mix"]:]....
[Yesterday]
<[24/7 Games.com]>
Spades: four games played consisting of a total of
[1] six hands played:"we" 549 pts. + 9 bags + 2 made nil  bids:[vs]:"they" 74 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[2] eight hands played:"we" 508 pts. + 8 bags:[vs]:"they" -27 pts. + 3 bags + set four times..
[3] ten hands played:"we:" 531 pts. + 11 bags [-100 pts.] + set twice + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 222 pts + 12 bags [-100 pts.] + set four times + 2 made & 1 failed nil bids..[this one got off to a rocky start..after the 4th hand.."we" 14 pts..."they" 17 pts.."we" had been set twice.."they" set once + 1 failed nil bid..
[4] eight hands played:"we" 520 pts. + 10 bags [-100 pts] + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 69 pts. + 9  bags + set once + 2 failed  nil bids....
Hearts: six hands played..[1] a 3 pt. win..[2] caught the Q of S..a 31 pt. win..[3] a 13 pt. win..[4] a successful "moon shot" on the last hand..a 12 pt. win..[5] a successful "moon shot on the 2nd hand..a 16 pi. win..[6] a successful "moon shot" on the last hand..a 6 pt. win....
<[World  of Solitaire]>
Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[46/48]]..
Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..one of the games was cleared in 85 moves and a time of 1 minute & 34 seconds..
Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..two games were cleared by only moving Kings to open rows..including yesterday four games in-a-row were King only clears..
Fort[relaxed]: only cleared two of the three games played[104/104]..
Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..
Klondike[turn 1]: only cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..
Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared one of the three games played[52/52]..
Tri-Peak[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[51/52[2x]]]..
[[notes]: 15 clears/9 fails..now 1 of 5 victory images on the 27th level..[3rd time thru the levels]....
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Video Poker Live: pretty typical run for the 100 hands & the 2x modifier..3 straights..a flush..& a full boat & the 1M chip "Big Win Bonus"..broke even in play..no "egg pots"..a 9'M "Daily Bonus[w/3x modifier].."Day's Net:" 33'M chips.."Total Bank" now stands@7.819'B chips....
Blackjack 21: no hands played.."Day's Net:" 2.7'K$.."Total Bank" now stands@948.12'K$....
[06:42 UTC-4]
Poker:[04:16]:..my /usual early morning log-on to all three "live game"..picked up the awaiting drop(s/ad.) for "22K house money"..and off to start this posting]..:[05:22}:..all three tables were very similar..to the point that when I "sat down" at all three it was just the Mad-One and the dealer..every first  hand was "heads up"..a couple other hands "heads up"..never more than a four handed game..but the majority of the hands were three handed..tables 1 & 2..between the two only won four pots..wasn't catching but when I did three of the four were trips or better..2 straights [one was a split pot] & a set..as with all tables..an occasional:..any-two-carder..pocket Ace or any pair & once for two paint..continuation bets..&..a couple of bouts of "My pairs bigger than Your's is"..and after the second kick..[all three were for the ever present "rule of three"]..a quick check of the stats & I was down just over 11'K..3rd table..pretty much the same as the first 2 but I was catching with a tad more frequency..6 pots won..a couple of them decent pots..among them 2 sets & a full boat..and the majority of hands played..achieved both 16 hands & 10K+ missions on this table..and "ran-in-to" a couple of the oft mentioned "ladies of poker"..[several "gifts" added to my collection including another pair of dang high heels..I should open a dang poker thrift store]..and was able to recoup most but regrettably not all of the previous losses..but all good things must inevitably come to an end..got my third "strike" and was out..ergo..:[stats]:..26 minutes played..93 minutes off the "drop clock"..38 hands played..10 pots..one for every 3.8 hands played..left 1,050$ on the table..[all on the first two tables..[no slots]....
[19:36 UTC-4]
Day's End Poker:
Total Bank:603.8'M / Net Gain Today: 1,231'K / Drops[6]&Roulette[2]: 1,232'K /
Tables[3]: -1,050$ / Hands Played Today: 38 / Total Hands Played: 57,657 /
[[note]: 3 drops@22K & 3 drops@44K & 2 roulette spins: 1@154K & 1@880K]....