How did they come up the with name 2+2

[Cactus Cactus]

...why not 1+1

[tdarko]

why cactus cactus?

[Swedebubba]

Because this site started with Skalansky and his wife + Mason and his wife. Thus 2 + 2...See

[Cactus Cactus]

how about cactus + cactus

[Rev. Good Will]

because you can't illustrate 1+1 on the binder of books in the form of playing cards?

[Freudian]

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...why not 1+1

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Because Skalansky is a math genius. Big numbers are harder.

[KeysrSoze]

Because Sklansky and Malmuth put two and two together and decided you're pissing them off.

Mason + David + Ray + Lynne Loomis = 4 ?

[TomBrooks]

They came up with that name by borrowing it from the old adage 2+2=4, meaning something is simple and logical. They felt this was an appropriate name because their philosophy is to break down the teaching of poker into a series of simplified, clear, and relatively easy to understand concepts.

[BBill]

I thought it had to do with the "outs times 2 plus 2" method of calculating pot odds as explained in 2 plus 2 method explained (http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/?a_id=13913&m_id=88)

but thats a pretty good spiel of BS tom /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[FlFishOn]

...real jobs where on the horizon, unthinkable! S sez to M "Whatta ya say we start writing about poker instead of getting our asses whupped?"

M sez " OK. How much dough you got left to bankroll this adventure?"

"Two bucks, how bout you?"

"The same!"

[Bill Poker]

it started with Skalansky's 2 cents + Mason's 2 cents, now everybody contibutes their 2 cents... here is mine/

[scott2130]

I think Tombrooks is on the right track. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[jedi]

I still think S&M would have sold more books.

[newhizzle]

i thought it might have something to do with 2 pair always beating 2 of a kind

[Guthrie]

All the best names were taken.