[Dynasty]

The 2+2 archives are loaded with extraordinary information. Posters long gone provide analysis that is just as good, and often better, than today's best posters.

There are also strange stories in the archives. One of the strangest is that of a poster named mdlm. I would eventually learn that mdlm was an old aquaintance of mine by the name of Michael de la Maza, a person who has made a small name for himself in the chess world for developing a system to help hobby players improve their play.

In the fall of 2002, Michael started posting on 2+2 with the intention of developing a poker system to become a semi-pro. He provided updates weekly on his progress. Here are the threads he started.

The Newbie Chronicles: The Road to Semi-Pro

2 The Newbie Chronicles: ABC Poker Strategy

3 The Newbie Chronicles: Winning Money, Not Pots

4 The Newbie Chronicles: Genetics and Poker

5 The Newbie Chronicles: Thinking vs. Practicing

6 The Newbie Chronicles: ONe down, three to go

7 The Newbie Chronicles: Jones Is It

8 The Newbie Chronicles: Masque WSOP Champion

9 The Newbie Chronicles: PokerPages Tournament Analysis

10 The Newbie Chronicles: Determining Truth in Poker

11 The Newbie Chronicles: Am I Ahead?

12 The Newbie Chronicles: Internet Promos

13 The Newbie Chronicles: Raising for Information

14 The Newbie Chronicles: Mid-term Quiz

15 The Newbie Chronicles: Three Hands

16 The Newbie Chronicles: Softcore Grifting:- Food

17 The Newbie Chronicles: Going All-In

18 The Newbie Chronicles: JTG51 vs. Jones

19 The Newbie Chronicles: Mason's Favorite Books

20 The Newbie Chronicles: Dynasty+Clarkmeister in Vegas

An interesting side converstaion started in this thread. It's a piece of 2+2 history now:

Ed Miller (to Clarkmeister): I'm currently at a bit of a crossroads... I'm sick of drab, dreary Seattle and my dull software job. I'd love to be able to quit and move to Vegas and just play poker... but I doubt I could make more than $30K/year even if I played long long hours at this point.

21 The Newbie Chronicles: Is Randomness Intrinsically Good?

22 The Newbie Chronicles: Turbo Texas Hold 'Em

23 The Newbie Chronicles: Top Poker's Amazing Aggressiveness

24 The Newbie Chronicles: Quantitative Self-tests

25 The Newbie Chronicles: The Old RGP

26 The Newbie Chronicles: The Fat Lady Sings

As far as I know, Michael never posted on 2+2 again.