poker essays

i bought mason's book poker essays . i was wondering if i have a section of the book missing.when i open the book the first 4 pages are 55-56-57-58 on reading hands.then i have the table of contents which starts with part 5.after that the book is ok.i was also thinking of buying poker essays 2 and 3 could someonetell me if there is a lot of difference between the 3 books . thank you

It sounds like you have a bad book If that's the case take it back to where you bought it and they should replace it or you can send it back to:


Two Plus Two Publishing 226 Garfield Drive Henderson, NV 89074


and we will replace it.

Get all three. It is money well spent. New topics are covered in the different books. And I'm not a shill or anything. You will be at a disadvantage at the tables if you ignore Vols. II&III

the best part of poker essays II is the affirmations. I have found them to of great benefit to my game. Many times I have wanted to leave the table because I was hungry, when i said to myself "when its time to eat i'll stay in my seat." Suddenly I am not hungry anymore! :-)


In all seriousness you should buy all three, although in my opinion III is by far the best.


Pat

i am up 300 bb in small limit he...gl

Would Mason (or anybody at 2+2) mind posting the TOC for vol. III? I'd be interestd in wha topics it covers.

Table of Contents


About Mason Malmuth v


Introduction 1


Part One: General Concepts 3


Introduction 4


Struggling to be Good 5


What Happened to the Lowball Stars?9


Which Game: Stud or Hold 'em ? 13


A Note on Steaming 16


Examining the Hand Rankings 20


Pot-Limit Players 23


Playing for Minimum Wage 26


Drawing to the Ignorant End 30


Those Marginal Hands Again 34


Five Skills to Work On 36


Why Stud Players Lose at Hold 'em 54


Why Hold 'em Players Lose at Stud 58


Selecting the Best Game 62


Visual Cues 66


Some Quick Thoughts 72


Afterthought 81


Part Two: Technical Ideas 83


Introduction 84


Which is Bigger? 85


A Note on Bluffing 88


Looking at the Flop 91


It Doesn't Matter 94


Searching for the Right Limit 97


Comparing the Rake 100


Detrimental is Good 103


Afterthought 106


Part Three: Strategic Ideas 107


Introduction 108


Ace-Eight Suited — Under the Gun 109


Unusual Strategies 112


A Note on Slowplaying 114


Hold 'em Starting Hands and Game Type 117


Always Calling on the End 122


Raising with Suited Connectors 125


Seven-Six Suited 128


Art and Science 132


Three Examples 136


The Two Types of Stud 140


Which is Better? 144


Afterthought 147


Part Four: In the Cardrooms 149


Introduction 150


Comments on Collusion 151


Keeping Poker Honest 154


Talking Dealers 158


Cardroom Problems 160


Afterthought 173


Part Five: Hands to Talk About 175


Introduction 176


Struggling With a King 177


Some Logic Principals 181


A Pair of Fours 184


Checking Aces 188


Betting for Value 191


Over Playing the Ace-Queen 194


Trying For a Parlay and Then Some197


A Few Decisions 200


A Few More Decisions 203


Afterthought 207


Part Six: The Ciaffone Quiz 209


Introduction 210


The Ciaffone Quiz 211


Afterthought 225


Part Seven: Two More Quizzes 227


Introduction 228


Hold 'em Quiz 229


Seven-Card Stud Quiz 246


Afterthought 261


Conclusion 263


Index 265

Thank you. I appreciate it.

this guy and the stuff he relates to us is absolutely the fargin nuts... I dare any purist who can say he`s read the contents infrequently... Mason is truly a man of insight....


jg