Last week our internet connection went down at work from Tuesday through Friday. It was like working in the stone age. The hours really dragged on. I actually took interest in the Windows Hearts game that comes with your computer. I played 100 games and kept track of my progress. I came up with a hypothetical ante of $10 per game and a payout of $22 for first place, $13 for second place and $5 for third place. (or a profit of +$12, +$3, break even, and a loss of $10). After 100 games you'd think I'd finish somewhere around 25 wins, 25 2nds, 25 3rds and 25 fourths. Instead I finished with 22 wins, 35 2nds, 21 3rds, and 22 fourths. My best win was 6 points. My all around average finish was 2.43 which is pretty darn close to finishing right in the middle and my money finish based off of the criteria above was + $44. I timed one game and it took my about 8 minutes to complete. That's 13 hours of Hearts gaming or a profit of $3.30/hour.

For some reason, since I've hit 100 games, I've kind of lost interest.