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Rules? No. Not exactly rules. More like good advices.

1. Play on Party and its affiliates.

2. Use PokerTracker

3. Get the PokerTracker Guide

I thought about writing a little something about each of these three things, but really, why bother? I’m pretty certain all of you already have an account at Party and at least two or three of its affiliates. I’m also pretty sure you have PokerTracker and that you’ll agree with me that it’s the best $55 you ever spent. Odds are also pretty high that you already know about Hank and Iggy’s Excellent PokerTracker Guide. No, wait, it’s just called PokerTracker Guide. My bad.

However, you may not necessarily have read it. So I’m here to say that if you follow good advices 1 and 2, and you play limit hold’em, you should send the good folks at PokerTracker Guide $20 for their book. Here are the first two things that come to mind when I think of reasons to buy the Guide:
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Domo Kun meets Donnie Darko. Domo Darko. (Real Video).

More stuff at FNord HQ. More sounds at Gary Jules. More images at pixelgirl.

NPR has the stream: ‘All Songs Considered’ Presents Wilco in Concert.

More here and here.

I got some of my work done and decided to play an hour on Party to try out 3-tabling on my new LCD and clear some bonus hands.

I haven’t recorded the monitor on my bankroll spreadsheet yet, but once I do, conventional wisdom dictates that I stick to .50/1 while multi-tabling. Something about 300BB/table or something. Not to mention the fact that I’m actually pretty bad at this Texas Hold’Em thingy and am probably better off playing against people like myself who look at the turn and river as bonus rounds where you get a chance to make a hand after missing the flop.

After playing on some tables that broke up after I won a pot or two (those cowards), I finally got myself on three stable tables when this happened:

When you get the same hand on two tables in the same position at the same time, you might get confused.

“Have I 3-bet? Or have I yet to 3-bet?”

Won one, lost one.

I love having a second monitor. I love 1600×1200. I love it for reasons other than poker. I was working all day with Photoshop and FormZ, and it was great being able to maximize my work window, shove the palettes off to the side, and keep a browser in view at all times. I was uberproductive and even managed to read part 9 of the loser story.

That’s not Spaulding. I don’t know who it is, but you should check out Numa Numa. Thanks to Film Geek for the link.

Rain in LA is always treated like a seismic event by the media. I think I first noticed this when we had that El Nino in the mid-90’s. Ever since then, not a year seems to go by without “Storm Watch YYYY” flooding the local news. That said, the weather this weekend has been pretty intense. I don’t think I’ve seen hail in LA since my primary school days when I lived in the Valley. Hail just doesn’t happen on this side of the hills. Or so I thought.

I was working on my third beer of the night when I got a call from The Film Geek.

“Hey you want to go to Commerce tonight?”

“Uh…”

We’d been tentatively planning to go on Sunday because Film Geek had to put in some hours working on Return of Pink Five, but Friday’s storm took out his machine, opening up his Saturday night calendar. Of course, I wasn’t really thinking about the ramifications of that event when I opened those beers. Let me just say that I don’t believe in drinking and driving. Especially in the rain.

I didn’t have too many options, and the few I had were shut down pretty quickly. Film Geek stated flat out that he wasn’t going to pick my ass up. Hank was already at Commerce working the tables. So if I wanted to go, which I did, I’d have to figure out if I could drive.

Well, I must be some kind of alcoholic because I did a quick status check and determined that yes, I could drive to Commerce. I’m so equipped.
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You cable TV watching types can catch Mr. Wil Wheaton on the World Poker Tour tomorrow:

Anyone know if he dropped the hammer?

I’ve been waiting for this deal for a long time:

Best Price: Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1″ Digital LCD $507 at Dell Home

I’m currently using my notebook to play poker; with a maximum resolution of 1024×768, multi-tabling just isn’t a viable option, but several authorities have stated that it’s the most effective way to increase your hourly and reduce variance.

I decided against getting a CRT for a few reasons:

1) CRTs take up lots of desk space.
2) LCDs are much easier on the eyes, especially for long periods of use.
3) CRTs are heavy.
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I’m on PokerNow with a new screenname and a rake rebate plan, courtesy of PokerSourceOnline. They seem to have some crazy overlay tourneys ($200k and $250k guaranteed) with $200+15 entry fees, so for those of you with the bankroll for those kinds of tourneys, it might be worth checking out before PokerNow thinks better of offering these prizes.

I’m only about 28% done with the signup bonus clearing, so I can’t report on how well the rebate program works, but I’m sure it’s fine. On the positive side I’ve actually had multiple winning sessions, which I attribute to good cards, bad players, and a better attitude about my game after last weekend’s trip to the Oaks. Actually I think I have a better attitude about life after last weekend, even though things are more or less where they were before I left. It’s good to get away.

This weekend marks the final weekend of the LA Poker Classic and the start of the WPT final tourney. I haven’t had a chance to find out from the other LA-area players about how this past weekend went, but I’m itching to hit the NL tables again, and with the WPT event going on, there’s sure to be some crazy money sitting on all those tables. Plus I’d like the chance to size up the Film Geek after his phenomenal success last week and see if he hasn’t added a couple inches to his height or a few more teeth to his smile as a result.

So… anyone up for another Commerce run?