I didn't write it in a way that it is distributable, but anyone who has knowledge of AHK should understand it.

-WinGet, id, list,,, Program Manager populates id with the ahk_id of all open programs.
-There are built in exceptions for Pandora and my marketplace packages.
-PostMessage, 0x112, 0xF060 is a direct windows 'kill window' command.

If you find it hard to put in long hours of mtts you should try doing something else like watching a movie or playing videogames. Then when you get to where there's bigger $ involved turn it off and focus on poker. I find that if im only playing poker I try to make to many plays early on where its best to just play good ABC poker to accumulate chips. It seriously works I've been doing it all month and have many top 3 mtt scores

Can't agree with this. I tend to miss even the most obv spots when watching a movie on the side, sure it might be the way to go if you 2-4 table but I doubt this is the case here. How can you play videogames when you have 10+ tables open is beyond me.
I had a period when I was always watching series when I had 15 tables open, the result was pretty bad as I went from a winning player to a bad/breakeven player. Now the last month I have been trying to focus only on the tables, sure it's hard at times - web needs surfing, forums visiting. What has helped me with boredom is music / radioshows - there are so many podcasts out there. And with music you should have a set playlist because surfing youtube during sessions is bad.
I dabble with most of the problems that OP has described here - subscribed.

Happy Holidays.

I seem to have the best results doing what OP said. Half ass watching a movie/show until I get deeper into an mtt, then shutting it off and focusing on the game.
But of course, this is when I'm only playing 1-4 games will I be watching tv at the same time. More than 4 games and I put the ipod on and just play with music which I believe is a good motivater as well

I used to do this back in 2006-2007 and it is probably one of the main reasons I'm not already rich. It's hard to get to the point where the money matters if I play like ass through the first half of the tourney!

I've been doing it a lot and it works for me *shrug* I also have good notes on most regs though so it makes my decisions pretty easy. And everyone else is just a fish

Yea, trust me when I say I've tried the whole 'not focusing as hard' option with TV and Movies and it just doesn't make me play better. I know some guys who blow up if they over think hands, but I've never had that problem.

Further, I'd really recommend you figure out why you can't focus on poker and play your A game without making FPS mistakes. Band-aid fixing an issue like this doesn't really seem wise if you plan on playing this game for a long time.

Dec 26th:

Prepping for the move

I leave for Cabo next Monday morning.

It's a funny time for me. I've basically been waiting in limbo for the last few months. The original plan when I came home from Vegas was to relax for a month or two while I make plans to move, but I quickly got antsy to play poker and found that Merge was a viable option to play on. And wow I'm glad I decided to play online. I had hoped to just get my skill level back to where it was in April, but I'm confident today that I'm a much much better player than I was before black Friday. The extra money was nice, but heading into a this big life change 100% certain that I'll have success has really removed any stress I had about the whole ordeal.

Over the next week I'll be doing a bunch of cleaning and organizing of my life at home. I'll be playing poker only intermittently, so I'll go ahead and wrap up this short chapter of my life with graphs and everything at the end of the week.

So DoGGz are you settled in Mexico now; played online any?
Found this challenge thread very interesting.

You mentioned playing on Merge. I'm curious what success you had there; but most importantly were you able to cashout from there while in the US?
Any problems?

Good cards and a Happy New Year.

I leave for Cabo on the 9th. I hope to be settled in and playing on Stars in a week or two.

I had some moderate success on Merge, but nothing great. I think in total with freerolls and bonuses I won about $4k in the 2 months I played MTTs. Cashouts are slow but they are coming. I heard a rumor that wire withdraws are coming to Lock in 2012 so that might be a good improvement for any US based grinder.

Jan 10th - The end of Merging

Off to Cabo

In a few hours I leave for Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I'll finally be able to get back on Poker Stars and making the real monies. Yea, I'm excited. I'll be getting backing for at least the first few months so that I can play higher than I have been. I don't know what the future brings but I'm ready to get going.

On a journey we go...

Girls I like

New pics never before posted on 2p2. Enjoy.

gl man

As a person in a similar situation as you, I wish I had the balls to make the move. Good luck out there in mexico, and remember, don't drink the water!

Cabo San Lucas

Everything is set for my return to Pokerstars and Partypoker. All I have to do now is wait for my account to get activated. Cborders and I finished signing our lease on Wednesday for a condo down near the marina. We don't have any picturesque views from our unit, but we are only a minute walk to the Marina. It's the same building most of the other poker players are living in.

It is already apparent that living near/with other guys will be a huge boon. The first night we slept on the couch of IGT and his roommates (thanks bros). The second day we spent in p-halt and pageup's place while we were getting our lease set up. I also was able to swap a bunch of USD for Pesos so I could get my bank account opened. Lastly, the agent here has helped so many other players set up accounts she knew exactly what we needed (thanks Viviana!). I'm not really sure how we would have managed to get everything set up if we were on our own.

It's back to poker in a few days, but until then:

Taco stand count: 3
Workouts: 1
Número de chicas calientes con los que he charlamos: 0

np bru! /wave we should all enjoy a rudys potato one day together

So it Begins...

Got my Stars account opened yesterday! First giraffe with Pstars and Party.

RE: the Pursuit of happiness

Life in Mexico is alot like life at home. I sit around and play poker, spend some time reading 2p2, watch an occasional tv show, and spend my evenings thinking. And it's thinking that has me writing.

My average day would be considered boring to the normal American. I don't have any real hobbies. I don't go out on the weekends. I don't have many friends, and those friends that I do have live scattered across the world. So when I sit down and think about being happy, there are plenty of reasons I could come up with as to 'Why I'm not happy' or 'What I should change to be happy'...

I could write for hours creating interesting answers for my own dilemmas, but instead I'm going to go do something that makes me happy. I am going to sit down and think.

poker graphs and such tomorrow.

GL with your new move man, wish I could do the same but maybe one day we'll have some good online poker back in the US!

Make sure you get yourself outside while in Mexico, swim the shiit out of the beach, do some surfing, pick up some sexy senoritas, etc etc.
Good luck on the grind.

Pick up paintballing

Monday Morning Update (Jan 30th):