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Originally Posted by editundo
Yes the example I gave is from the recent low limit book. If you understand theory then it's clear why that advice is bad. It's a clear example of jumping to a conclusion (which is probably also the wrong conclusion). A beginner will think this guy's an expert and wouldn't be jumping to conclusions, but when they find out that's not the case, they might think they are owed a refund, as he purports himself to be an expert.
Are you referring to the limping KK after a few limpers? If so, that was something David Sklansky did, not Mason, so it would be better to ask about his poker results.
I did think it sounded like an unusual example, but I don't think any theory could show that it was a bad play, I can easily think of ways that it could obviously be the best play available. For example, if you knew that the guy just to your left would be raising nearly every hand (say 90%), and everyone else was likely to call his raise, but whenever you raised yourself, the guy almost always folds, as does everyone else, as they take your raises far more seriously. If that were the case, it would be a very bad play to raise, even if you had bad luck and the guy behind you happened to have one of the 10% of hands he doesn't raise.
If you meant another example, I'm sure I could come up with a situation where that would be the best play as well.