What is the sales ratio between the advanced

[Warren Whitmore]

Holdem book and the advanced stud book?

[uuDevil]

Not a direct answer to your question, but:

HPFAP: Amazon.com Sales Rank: 125
SCSFAP: Amazon.com Sales Rank: 29,036

I also see HPFAP is #6 in Bermuda. Hmmm.

--uuDevil

[benfranklin]

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Holdem book and the advanced stud book?

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Mason may be willing to discuss sales actual numbers, but a quick check of Amazon shows HEFAP is the 125th best selling book there, while 7SFAP ranks 29,036.

The poker craze, as reflected in Amazon sales, is incredible. Super/System is currently ranked as #163 in sales on Amazon. Can you imagine how many people watched WPT, and WSOP on ESPN, then ordered that book, and might as well be reading a calculus text for all the good it does them?

It's amazing what you can learn on Amazon. Here's a quote from the "Booklist" review of the Brat's book: "Hellmuth is to poker players what Tiger Woods is to golfers."

Edit: You beat me by 2 minutes, you devil!

[Mason Malmuth]

25-to-1.

MM

[Warren Whitmore]

wow, I was thinking in the 3 to 1 range!

[ctv1116]

25-1 isn't surprising, I'd say the ratio of holdem games to the number of 7-card stud games on a given poker site is 25-1, no?

Although this isn't exactly a good measure, since i'd say 80% of all home games play No Limit Texas holdem, with the rest playing draw or some variant. Which makes you wonder why 2+2 hasn't published a no-limit cash game book (hint hint Mason)

[Warren Whitmore]

I am sure where you are from that is true. However although holdem has gotten more popular in the New Hampshire region I would say there are still 5 stud games for every holdem game and there is a large population here on the east coast. As many as a third of the people at Foxwoods are from New York city and they all play stud.