New Book Announcement
I'm putting this both here and on the Books and Publications Forum.
David Sklansky and I are working on a new book tentat
I have read about half of the book. It is longer and more comprehensive than the low stakes book. In general, it gives good advice on different situations. I like how it mentions how the flop being a little different would change the best approaches.
It assumes 2/5 games, and is not an advanced book. It gives more advice on how to handle situations than Crush Live Poker videos, which mostly just discuss big hands played to the river. It is also more understandable and easier to apply than videos which are heavily into GTO analysis, blockers, etc. So IMO it compares favorably to other available material for players who are not strong pros.
Some of the authors' play is a little old guy tight. There are some questionable parts, but less than in the low stakes book. For example, it mentions a hand where there was not much betting and the river completed a flush and paired the board. The BB led for 80 overbetting the pot, Mason raised to 200 with a boat, and the BB went allin for 100 more with a flush. The authors criticize the BB for going allin, but it was also a serious error by Mason not to shove.
Out books are written using Word Perfect, and in this program the mis-spelt words are underlined in red, but the red is very light and it’s easy to miss, For final proof reading I print the book out because there are lots of other things to check, but it’s not a perfect process and I usually still miss a few things. However, we now believe that the mid-spelt words have all been
The last time I used Word Perfect was approximately 30 years ago. I wasn't even aware that it was still being updated. In any case, according to the internet, you don't have to manually search for the squiggly red lines that signal a misspelled word in Word Perfect. You can run spell check and the program will jump you from misspelled word to misspelled with suggested corrections, just like Microsoft Word.
For my self published book, I had several proofreaders go over it because it is highly technical. You can get good ones on Upwork. It is possible to get proofreaders who understand math, etc. You can also get them cheap overseas with good English skills. I would recommend using proofreaders, even if you are editing it yourself.
For my self published book, I had several proofreaders go over it because it is highly technical. You can get good ones on Upwork. It is possible to get proofreaders who understand math, etc. You can also get them cheap overseas with good English skills. I would recommend using proofreaders, even if you are editing it yourself.
This is highly likely the last book we'll do. I'll be back to full retirement soon.
I don't mean to clog up the thread. Mine came quickly in the mail today, the cover is gorgeous, I'm sorry to hear this might be the last book, and I'm glad I received a 1st edition.
Over and out.
By last book you'll do, do you mean last book you'll write or last book you'll publish?
Is there a plan to sell off 2+2 publishing?
By last book you'll do, do you mean last book you'll write or last book you'll publish?
Yes and yes. This book was much more of a personal burden on me than anticipated. I'm 74 and want to move into complete retirement
Is there a plan to sell off 2+2 publishing?
No. Amazon today does most everything.
Word processing programs in general are easily the most bloated pieces of PC software out there, at least in the last 25 years.
If they were written today with the efficiency of software written on 32 bit processors and 64MB 75% of their users would be better off.
There are some questionable parts, but less than in the low stakes book. For example, it mentions a hand where there was not much betting and the river completed a flush and paired the board. The BB led for 80 overbetting the pot, Mason raised to 200 with a boat, and the BB went allin for 100 more with a flush. The authors criticize the BB for going allin, but it was also a ser
Is villain more likely to fold to a shove?
Spelling errors don't affect substance, of course, but unless we are talking about names, obscure proper nouns, and the like, I don't see how any modern book could end up with spelling errors. You can spell check a 500 page transcript in five minutes or less.
I don't read a lot of books, but it is clear that modern media reporting produces a large multiple of spelling errors compared to 10+ years ago. I would assume software with similar features for books is available for media reporting, but either reporters are too lazy to invoke it or it is not very good software. Based on the observed errors I believe reporters typically use text-to-speech software and manual/auto editing after for cleanup.
Also, spelling errors are not simply checking a dictionary index and replacing the word. There is context, words with same spelling but different meanings, verb usages, etc. that need to be taken into account. Of course with AI a lot if this can be streamlined, but even then it is not 100% correct.
I guess this is the last 2+2 book. The situation has changed with the Amazon, videos, etc. However, amazing work picking authors and topics and formatting books.
Understand the need for a well-deserved retirement, but sad to hear there won't be anymore 2+2 publications.
Mason, now that that the title list is complete would you ever consider some kind of hard-bound reedition box set of all the books? Maybe even something leather bound like the Harvard Classics? I find that a lot of the paperback bindings don't hold up so well, and I am surely not alone in thinking that there would be value in editions that I could pridefully display in my living room library.
This book seems to be a great final contribution to poker and poker literature from 2+2. You have kind of come full circle, starting with Hold´em Poker, HPFAP, TOP, The Harrington series and finalizing with this volume about GTO-side questions. You have really had a remarkable influence on poker. Clearly less in the present than in the past, but your books and the forums have started thousands of players on a succesful poker career. Congratulations and enjoy your retirement mr Malmuth.
This book seems to be a great final contribution to poker and poker literature from 2+2. You have kind of come full circle, starting with Hold´em Poker, HPFAP, TOP, The Harrington series and finalizing with this volume about GTO-side questions. You have really had a remarkable influence on poker. Clearly less in the present than in the past, but your books and the forums have
Thanks. Your comments are much appreciated.
Our books are written using Word Perfect, and in this program the mis-spelt words are underlined in red, but the red is very light and it’s easy to miss, For final proof reading I print the book out because there are lots of other things to check, but it’s not a perfect process and I usually still miss a few things. However, we now believe that the mid-spelt words h
There's even a typo in the writeup on the amazon page. It's one paragraph and you couldn't even get through it without mistakes. I've appreciated the books I've read from you guys but all these mistakes really make this whole thing seem rushed and not up to your usual standards.
"Most of th material won’t require a sophisticated understanding of mathematics, but there will be a few things that may require a little bit of thinking to be properly understood."
There's even a typo in the writeup on the amazon page. It's one paragraph and you couldn't even get through it without mistakes. I've appreciated the books I've read from you guys but all these mistakes really make this whole thing seem rushed and not up to your usual standards."Most of th material won’t require a sophisticated understanding of mathematics, but there will be a
Thanks. I just fixed it, and it should show on Amazon in a day or two.
The audio book is now available.
Also, spelling errors are not simply checking a dictionary index and replacing the word. There is context, words with same spelling but different meanings, verb usages, etc. that need to be taken into account. Of course with AI a lot if this can be streamlined, but even then it is not 100% correct.
You are confusing word choice and grammar errors with spelling errors. In any case, most word choice and grammar errors are also trivially easy to catch with modern word processing programs.
For my self published book, I had several proofreaders go over it because it is highly technical. You can get good ones on Upwork. It is possible to get proofreaders who understand math, etc. You can also get them cheap overseas with good English skills. I would recommend using proofreaders, even if you are editing it yourself.
This is highly likely the last book we'll do. I'll
I enjoyed your newest book.
I was hoping before you retired you'd write a book on PLO 😀
and ur noncey mods who close proper threads to protect noncey people they can *** off too
What a sick jerk you must be. Or were you just drunk? This stuff, which I had nothing to do with, has been on this website since the very beginning. These are David's issues and he's the one who needs to address them.
You need to get a life.
The last time I used Word Perfect was approximately 30 years ago. I wasn't even aware that it was still being updated. In any case, according to the internet, you don't have to manually search for the squiggly red lines that signal a misspelled word in Word Perfect. You can run spell check and the program will jump you from misspelled word to misspelled with suggested correc
I started using Word Perfect 40 years ago. Someone I knew recommended it to me at that time and it has always worked well for us. It's also, I understand, widely used by attorneys. Why that's so I don't know.
Wordperfect 4.2 for DOS was a great piece of software. I started off after college writing wordperfect/dbase mailshot systems. About 38 years ago
Thanks for all the books.
You are confusing word choice and grammar errors with spelling errors. In any case, most word choice and grammar errors are also trivially easy to catch with modern word processing programs.
Trivially easy to fix with 75% context accuracy.
Again, AI can do much more so bloated word processors have seen their day.
