Mason wishes this person had been more specific with their quotes since there aren't a lot of poker publishers. Mason made the thread because he worried that people would think these quotes implied 2+2. The overwhelming response here was that no one was thinking that, so I think we're all good? How is this thread 6 pages?

Oh gross. Youre still here.

Well, that post gets a turbo-like.

Mostly because of your settings in the thread display options.

I miss the good old days when Mason had to make excuses for you, not the other way around.

That is actually too bad because what is sadly missing in the poker book world is updated and in-depth books on mixed games. I would buy a well done book on HORSE. I looked at the one that is being discussed here and would have bought it if it had been more in depth. Unfortunately, it is an intro book and I am beyond that, especially since the first games I played in poker in my Army days were 7 card stud and a zillion other mixed games I can't remember, like deuces, jacks, and the man with the axe. We never heard of Omaha or Razz, LOL. That said, for a beginner this looks like a good enough book that would have some market appeal. To the extent there is a market for poker books, it seems to me as a poker player that a book like this would be desirable. But I have no idea. Note that when I read the Forward, I did not think it was aimed at 2+2 and I know what 2+2 is as I have some of your books, too. In fact, my all time favorite poker books are from 2+2. As a book buyer and reader, I also know I am a dying breed. I have also never been on Tik Tok.

I agree with a general book on mixed games being a good idea. However, Introduction to HORSE is sort of ridiculous. There is less material on newer limit games, PLO variants and short deck, as well as various NL and PL games in dealers choice and mixed big bet tournaments at the WSOP. Mixed games tend to include badeucey, badacy, razzdugi, etc. Depending on the location, a significant portion of the non-holdem games in cardrooms now are like 5-card PLO and PLO8 and 5-card limit O8. Since there is so much existing material on HORSE games, more advanced material, and discussion or current more aggressive approaches would be helpful. There may be a market for that sort of book, but I can see why 2+2 would not publish it.

I don't read poker books much any more with online material available, etc. However, I agree that 2+2 books are high quality and it seems like they go through some sort of processing and improvement process. However, I do not agree at all with all of my favorite poker books are 2+2. There are some classics like "Caro's Book of Tells", "Super System 2", and more recently "Modern Poker Theory", which are not 2+2.

Let me guess: they are unable to change their stance on any position while claiming to be hyper-rational ... doubling, tripling, quadrupling down ad infinitum even if the Albert Einstein of the subject weighs in to the contrary with a crucial point ... Einstein then getting cut off for the offense.

Next you will be moving to Iceland and complaining about how it's all pre-arranged and all of this theory has killed the game. It doesn't make you wrong, just crazy... I wouldnt take it too personally its just marketing bs.

How have you not been banned for asking this?

Banned? WTF? Maybe there's some reason for this but I don't spend my time on 2p2 24 hours a day so wouldn't know.