The First Edition Is Poor

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi axioma:

I understood that.

Best wishes,
Mason

[Leo Bello]

I enjoyed the initiative and the articles per se. The humour touch was most welcomed and while it has a part geared for begginers/intermediate players, I guess as a magazine it covers what is needed.
It is not meant to be a treatise on Poker but rather and interesting read and food for thought.
Congratulations.

[Siingo]

I liked it!!!!

I have read almost all of the articels (and soon all).. And that is something I usually do not even do if I bought the magazine!

Thanks!

[Al Mirpuri]

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Hi axioma:

You need to understand that this poster always takes this type of shot at us. In the past he has referred to me as a "snake oil salesman." I would only be surprised if he made a comment that wasn't negative.

There are now a bunch of poker magazines out there. I suggest that he pick up copy of those and enjoy them.

best wishes,
Mason

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Dear Mason,

The first edition is poor and I judge it by a very high standard. The standard I use is the one set by Two Plus Two itself: It is something bordering excellence. My criticism in the original post stands.

I do not always criticize Two Plus Two and those associated with it but I do refuse to give uncritical acceptance to anyone. I say it as I see it.

I would also like to add that I have a very high regard of the Two Plus Two's authors as poker theorists (though not knowing them I cannot comment upon them as human beings) and have stated this on these forums regularly.

Yes Mason I have called you a snake oil salesman but that was in the context of your continuing publication of Sylvester Suzuki's book, Poker Tournament Strategies, which is probably the worst book on Two Plus Two's catalogue. The author did not even have the courage to put his real name to it.

As for the other magazines out there: You have a long way to go to catch up with cardplayer. You know it and I know it. So do the best that you can and let us hope it is good enough. I am sure it will.

Yours,

Al Mirpuri

[Al Mirpuri]

Dear tek,

I have as of yet submitted no articles to this magazine but do intend to do so at some point.

Yours,

Al Mirpuri.

[AngryCola]

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My criticism in the original post stands.

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Shocking.

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You have a long way to go to catch up with cardplayer.

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Cardplayer is a print magazine. I don't think they are trying to catch them....yet.
That being said, they wouldn't have to try very hard. Cardplayer articles by Scott Fischman aren't doing it for me.

Did you find his recent article to be informative?
How about Robert Varkonyi's recent works?

[Al Mirpuri]

I take on board your comments and agree that there seems to be a lot of less than great material in cardplayer.

[PktAcesSoWht]

I have not yet read the other replies to this post, but let me say you couldn't be further from the truth. I found the majority of the articles very interesting and good reads. I enjoyed all of them very much and cannot wait until the next issue. I liked it so much I turned some of my friends that are just starting out on to it so they could learn more.

The First Edition was very good, period.

[Mason Malmuth]

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As for the other magazines out there: You have a long way to go to catch up with cardplayer. You know it and I know it. So do the best that you can and let us hope it is good enough. I am sure it will.


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Classic. Thanks for the encouragement.

MM

[ddubois]

I thought the Ed Miller article was extremely well-done. I went into it assuming it was be good, but it exceeded my expectations. I didn't expect to see an idea I had not seen expressed before, and the delivery with in a metaphor-esque style was eye-opening.

Schoonmaker had a fresh idea too, albeit not one of any utility to me. Nevertheless I thought it was an interesting perspective and worth my time to read.

Mason's artcle was surprisingly dissapointing, as frankly I couldn't follow his ambiguous use of pronouns nor his logic.

I didn't find the humor piece funny. I'm sure some people like it, but if it were up to me I wouldn't have these sorts of articles in the future.

The rest of the articles were in the reasonable/unremarkable catagory -- no worse than CardPlayer, but not much better either.