I'll wait for Mason to announce the official price, but it's a 2+2 book. Look at what previous 2+2 books have cost and it should be clear it's not going to be anything unreasonably expensive.

Well put, and it applies to lots of things.

great

i have no doubt that this book will be great for nlhe cash games but care to elaborate how is it going to help with tournament play when the avg stack size is mostly <30bb? Does your book talk about tournament play ?

Part 13 is shallow and deep stack play, but that makes up only a small portion of the book.

The problem is ranges will change so drastically based on being 10, 15, or 25 big blinds deep that it's not really possible to go into too much detail for this. Additionally, since I haven't played many tournaments, I don't have ranges already memorized that I can apply theory to and tweak.

The theory previously explained in the book will of course still apply, but nearly all the hands focus on 100 big blind stacks. I still think tournament players will benefit from reading this book, but they'll benefit from increasing their overall understanding of the game (especially with regards to bet sizing). I imagine other books exist that have used simulations to estimate ranges for very shallow stack depth, but that isn't here.

I'm really looking forward to this. Looks like it's going to be great.

thanks. I've always liked your videos on CR and I will for sure buy this master piece when it's available.

From this post, I don't doubt that you are seriously bold-underlined detailed. I said it looks pretty good. I haven't bought a book since MoP, I still play poker a ton, and I've been waiting for a book to buy next for quite a few years. Oddly, there are now two books I'd be interested in buying: this and the Tipton book. I just wondered why the dichotomy between the basic, which looks sort of tacked on and glossed over, and the quite advanced stuff, so the question is about the arc of the book, from Zero to Hero or something different?

+1

The book doesn't just throw you in the deep end. In fact, most of the difficulties Mason and I had working together came when working on the first few parts because we needed to make sure we were in near perfect agreement. Information is presented especially carefully in the first few sections, especially with regards to flop play.

I think Mathematics of Poker is an amazing book, but this will be a much easier read. TwoPlusTwo takes their "find a way to present the information in a clear and simple way" philosophy very seriously, and if anything was needlessly difficult it was either rewritten (usually several times) or removed entirely. Because of this I don't think the difficult throughout the book is pretty consistent, though the flop chapters are probably slightly more difficult than the rest. Nevertheless, examples are used throughout the book so whenever a concept begins to feel overwhelming their is almost always a break in the theory and several examples are discussed.

***should read "because of this I think the difficulty level throughout the book is pretty consistent," though I think...***

The suggested retail price will probably be $39.95, the same as Harrington on Online Cash Games; 6-Max No-Limit Hold 'em since that has a similar page count.

Best wishes,
Mason

Split it into two books at $24.95 to $29.95 each. Think of the increased monies over one book at $39.95.

It's 2013 I'm I'm excited about buying a poker book.

Who've thought?

Looks awesome. Eagerly awaited.

It's been quite awhile since I've seriously played cash games. I played them in the early days of FTP but mostly been a sng and tourney player the last 8 years. Even when i played cash i dont think i fared that well as soft as games were in say 07. I also logged a very, very high number of rush hands but I always played with a 40bb stack. Lately, I need a new format, I want to get excited about playing poker again. Would this be a good book to get my feet wet? I really need to familiarize with basic fundamentals like general opening ranges, three bet ranges etc., I know there is serious money to be made in cash, while although sustaining a poker career for 8 years, I feel my cash game would be average at best in an average 1/2 nl 6 max online game. If I read your book thoroughly, even more than once, would I be good to go?

Odd I kinda sayd to my self there was litle reason to invest in any more poker books ( I have many already)

But I dont think i can pass up on this one.

Is the "Recommended Hand Chart" in part 2 (preflop play) specifically for 3 bet/4 bet situations or is it actually a hand chart with opening ranges from each position type thing?

Both, but while theory is very good at proving certain pre-flop hand ranges must be wrong, it can't prove what's correct. So it will give players a good idea of what ranges should look like but of course isn't optimal (actual optimal ranges are completely unsolvable and would look crazy since you don't even do the same thing with the same hand every time).

I think my previous post about how poker players in general overestimate the importance of having access to information and underestimate the importance of hard work and practice would apply here. In other words, if you just read this book cover to cover twice I imagine you'll be overloaded with information, as developing the ability to apply the concepts well (and "well" is relative to your stake and goals) will take more effort than just reading.

That said, if you've been playing for a while I think you'll like this book a lot, as it's very easy to get in the habit of doing something which makes no sense if everyone else is doing it (such as betting 2/3rd's of the pot in a spot where that bet sizing makes no sense despite it being "standard"). It should help regulars break bad habits and prevent newer players from developing them.

Im Super Excited about this book! Between your book and Tiptons there is no limit to where my game will end up at:-) I have two questions for you. How much of the book is dedicated to river spots? And will this book help me to visualize my ranges in certain spot in a vacuum as opposed to one individual hand analysis(trying to learn to view my entire range in a spot)?

Thanks Matthew. I realize I did not end my post well with "good to go"

I know hard work outside of this book is a must

Seems like a good deal. This book should be pure gold.

hello, just looked to table of contents, and in "playing turn IP"chapter it looks like spot like facing a turn bet after flop check/check is missing, when all other possible situations is presented, so just wondering..

Sounds underpriced. I paid the sign-up fee and the 30/m at CR just to watch Janda's theory videos.