[PokrLikeItsProse]

Mason Malmuth's litany against Taylor hand groups rightly criticizes the rankings for not considering the context of a hand, although a novice player is also capable of ignoring context if you hand him the Sklansky hand rankings. Either set may form a plausible starting point on the road to becoming a good player; though one may be inferior to the other, both will probably benefit your typical bad player at a no fold em hold em table. Taking HPFAP and subbing in the Taylor rankings for the Sklansky rankings won't cause great harm to the quality of the tome and won't derail someone whose mental abilities and hard work destine him to become a solid, winning poker player.