1. He "learned" from Ciara that by not having the right management, he's leaving money and opportunity on the table. So he links up with Clark County's manager who seems to know what he's doing in that regard.

2. He also still wants to be "real," and was effected by getting jumped by the three teenagers last episode. So he wants to keep Tracy around because he knows he'll have his back if/when shit goes down.

Going back to last year's club episode, Al knew Earn wasn't built for that part of the game.