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Let's play poker! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/3/2018
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!

Poker is a game played where each player gets 7 cards and they use 5 cards to make their best poker hand.

Last month I went to Las Vegas to compete in the Gecko World Championship Super Bowl of Poker against such great players as Daygeckoman, Crestedgeckoman, and Fattailgeckoman.  I won 14 hands in the tournament and placed NINTH and won $333!  Below I list the 14 hands I won, the 7 cards my opponent had, and 6 of the 7 cards that I had.  Can you figure out what my 7th card was?

First day of the tournament.

1. Opponent had 7 of diamonds, 3 of clubs, Ace of hearts, 3 of hearts, 3 of diamonds, King of diamonds, 3 of spades.

I had 4 of clubs, 7 of hearts, 4 of hearts, Queen of spades, Jack of diamonds, 4 of diamonds. 

2.  Opponent had  2 of hearts, Ace of spades, 3 of hearts, 9 of spades, 4 of hearts, 2 of diamonds, Ace of hearts.

I had 5 of hearts, 6 of diamonds, King of spades, Queen of spades, 4 of spades, 4 of diamonds. 

3.  Opponent had King of hearts, 9 of hearts, 5 of clubs, Queen of hearts, 10 of hearts, 5 of spades, Jack of hearts.

I had Ace of clubs, 10 of spades, 8 of diamonds, King of spades, Jack of spades, Queen of spades. 

4.  Opponent had 2 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, Ace of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 10 of hearts, 9 of hearts.

I had 10 of clubs, 8 of clubs, 5 of clubs, 4 of spades, 9 of spades, 2 of spades. 

5.  Opponent had Ace of spades, King of spades, 2 of clubs, 4 of hearts, 7 of diamonds, Ace of clubs, King of clubs.

I had 8 of hearts, 3 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, Jack of spades, Queen of spades, 8 of diamonds. 

6.  Opponent had Ace of hearts, King of spades, King of diamonds, 3 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 7 of hearts, 9 of hearts.

I had 10 of hearts, 2 of clubs, Jack of clubs, 8 of diamonds, Ace of diamonds, 3 of diamonds. 

7.  Opponent had Ace of hearts, 2 of diamonds, King of spades, 3 of clubs, Queen of diamonds, 4 of clubs, 5 of diamonds.

I had 6 of spades, King of diamonds, Queen of diamonds, 2 of clubs, 3 of diamonds, 5 of clubs. 

 

I was happy to survive the first day, a good meal and then a good night's rest and then it was back to the tables on day 2.

 

8.  Opponent had 4 of hearts, 5 of spades, Ace of clubs, 6 of diamonds, 8 of hearts, King of clubs, 7 of spades.

I had 7 of hearts, Ace of diamonds, 5 of clubs, Queen of spades, 6 of hearts, 8 of diamonds. 

9.  Opponent had Ace of diamonds, 7 of spades, Ace of hearts, 8 of spades, 2 of clubs, 10 of diamonds, Ace of spades.

I had Ace of clubs, 5 of spades, King of clubs, 3 of diamonds, Queen of clubs, 4 of hearts. 

10.  Opponent had 2 of diamonds, 3 of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, 8 of hearts, Queen of spades, 6 of diamonds, 5 of diamonds.

I had 4 of hearts, King of spades, 7 of hearts, 5 of hearts, Queen of diamonds, 6 of hearts. 

11.  Opponent had 3 of hearts, Ace of clubs, 4 of diamonds, King of clubs, 3 of diamonds, 7 of spades, 4 of spades.

I had Ace of diamonds, 3 of clubs, 4 of clubs, 5 of clubs, 10 of spades, 9 of diamonds. 

12.  Opponent had Ace of clubs, 8 of hearts, King of spades, Ace of spades, 8 of diamonds, Queen of clubs, 8 of clubs.

I had Ace of hearts, Ace of diamonds, 9 of clubs, 10 of spades, 3 of clubs, 9 of hearts. 

13.  Opponent had Jack of hearts, 2 of clubs, 4 of spades, 7 of diamonds, 9 of clubs, 8 of hearts, 9 of diamonds.

I had 9 of hearts, 7 of clubs, 10 of spades, 5 of spades, 2 of diamonds, 3 of diamonds.

14.  Opponent had Ace of hearts, Ace of spades, Ace of clubs, 3 of diamonds, King of diamonds, 4 of clubs, King of spades.

I had 2 of hearts, Ace of diamonds, 2 of diamonds, King of clubs, Queen of spades, 2 of clubs.

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Npr = 0,Gra = 1

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)