ITunes playlist won't Live Update on iCloud.

I have a smart playlist where my newest songs go. It's limited to 100 songs, unplayed. Once a song is played, it is removed from the list. This works fine on my computer but not on iCloud. This playlist on my iPhone now contains hundreds of songs. Songs are added but never removed. How so I get the iCloud playlist to match my computer and delete played songs automatically?

I found my answer here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16757094#16757094
Seems that iTunes Match isn't fully baked yet.

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Live Update on Smartlist not updating, not "live"

I tried search and didn't spot what I think I need.
I have several smart playlists on my Ipod Nano. Two have conditoinal "not played in the last x days and 2 weeks added, and live update is checked.
When I play the first song from the ipod it remains in the smart playlist.
Does Live Update only work during or after a PC sync?
It does NOT mean live=on the Ipod ??

You are correct, live update only means that the songs are removed or added when the iPod is synced to the computer.
The iPod does not have the capability to remove songs from the playlists once they have been played.
Live update simple allows iTunes to add or remove songs to/from the smart playlists when they become eligible, eg. if your playlist is "Not played in last 2 days" and song X is added when you first make the playlist. Song X is played, and with Live Updating checked, is then removed from the playlist in iTunes. After 2 days, if the song has not been replayed, it is then eligible again and is added back to the playlist. With Live Updating turned off, song X would stay on the playlist as it was eligible when the pklaylist was made and therefore iTunes assumes it is still so.
Whether all these things happen on the iPod depends on at wich time/s in the process it is synced with iTunes.
A workaround is to sync with the computer each time you play the playlist/s. However, since this isn't always practical, why not send Apple your Feedback, telling them what you think should be considered in future with regard to this topic.
Send Apple your feedback:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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