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Full Tilt Poker Card & Table Mod

Posted by icemonkey9 on Aug 26, 2010 in tiltbuster | 0 comments

I kind of geek out for table mods. Part of it is function, in order to better multi-table and part of it is form, because I like and appreciate good artwork in games or applications. I've been a big fan of TiltBuster.com in the past and done a few write ups for them on PokerSoftware.com. But this new combined Table + Card mod ... well ... I think just takes the cake in terms of work they've done.

There are some people that think mods like this are pointless. Well, I'm not one of them. First, the deck lets me be able to identify cards much easier, making multi-tabling easier. Second, the table mod is fully compatible with TableNinjaFT *and* it makes having a HUD on the table a lot cleaner, making playing games like Full Ring a lot easier for multitabling. Finally, it looks great and doesn't piss me off (yes, I used to work in graphic design).

Both were done by DeepFreeze and they are gorgeous. Have a look:

Full Tilt Poker Table and Card Mod by DeepFreeze

To me that's just gorgeous. I should have taken a screen because it also comes with special buttons that match the theme perfectly although he doesn't recommend using them if you play Rush Poker (I don't!).

The table mod is called "Full Tilt Scandic" and is fully compatible with TableNinjaFT! It lets you pick the background (pattern or color) and there's a few table color choices as well. I think if you compare this with the Full Tilt standard theme, it's no comparison.

The deck mod is called "---o-0-o---" and is just gorgeous. You can have black or yellow for the spades. Looks fantastic, and again, so much better visually than what you get standard at Full Tilt Poker.

So there you go, my two cents on the issue. Give DeepFreeze some business and tell them I sent ya. I don't get a thing for it but I want him to know his work is appreciated!

New Themes from TiltBuster.com

Posted by icemonkey9 on Feb 26, 2010 in tiltbuster | 0 comments

Next week I'm doing another feature on table, deck and chip mods from TiltBuster.com, which is a site where these three guys put up some amazing modifications for PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and other sites.

As a little preview, check out the table below, it's using the "Raven No Images" theme which is a little dark but kinda cool. The deck is "3D Stars John" and the chipset is the Paulson Chips.

A few people snort at the notions of mods, but I think they are great. If they work with TableNinja (they do!) and they help the HUD layout, then I am all for it.

Here is the screenshot of the setup I am testing out (click to enlarge):

You might notice my stack size at this table. I had insomnia so I put in another session which went well!! Yay!

Tilt Buster: The Killers in Concert at UC Irvine

Posted by icemonkey9 on Sep 25, 2009 in tiltbuster | 0 comments

As part of a new series of features, I'll talk about things I do to get myself off of tilt. The first was a rock concert I went to for the popular alternative rock band, The Killers earlier this month. The performance was at UC Irvine's Bren Events Center, which fits about 5,000 people.

My wife and I went and met up with some friends about three full hours before the concert started as we planned to rush the stage and be right up front for it. We were definitely successful in doing that and spent three hours shooting the breeze with idle talk and playing Scrabble on my wife's iPhone. That game is damn addicting.

Once we got in I debated on getting a t-shirt and just decided what the heck so I shelled out the $30 which is pretty standard at a concert. It's a kick ass shirt ... the only problem is that the XL was extremely thin and small-ish and made me look like an overweight linebacker. For the record I'm 5'11" and have very broad shoulders ... anyways I am sure once I wash this thing once it'll become part of the wife's collection.

The first band to come out represented my home town of San Diego. They had a "talented" lead singer who was also the lead guitarist and presumably featured his friends and two girlfriends. They were exceptionally mediocre and his last song that featured the tag line (imagine some beatnik looking as serious as possible): "When the beat comes down, you better take cover!" and then played a really average C+ song with that chorus.

The second band to come out was some modern Mexican Mariachi band that kind of sounded like a mellow Mexi-Sublime. The lead singer would say before every song the name of the song and who the song was for. Every song they played sounded very similar and it was about the third song when they lost the crowd. By the last song he said, "this is our last song" which the crowd cheered for, and of course I heckled (not too loud, just so the people around me near the front of the stage could hear), "This song is called 'Getting Our Asses Off the Stage' and it's for ourselves because people want to see The Killers!" and we all had a good laugh. Anyways once they were done we were ready to rock, and rock we did.

The Killers came out to "Spaceman" and proceeded to rock the joint for about 1.5 hours. They played all their hit songs and lead vocalist Brandon Flowers worked the crowd fantastically. I had heard they weren't all that great live, but I have no idea what those people were thinking, these guys were great. All in all it was a fantastic concert and a lot of fun to be SO close with a band I really enjoy listening to. On tilt? Go to a rock concert. It kicks ass.

Here are some pictures I took myself!

Lead singer Brandon Flowers