for the record.. more info on mason

a woman sitting on my left at 40-80 commerce the other night somehow started talking to me about poker books and authors while we raced to see who could lose the most money the quickest.


she informed me that mason is a terrible poker player who certainly cant be a winning player (he must make all his money off his books was her reasoning). the reason why he cant win (and, mind you, she used to play with him all the time) is that he doesnt play any hands. i also learned that he never plays higher than 30-60 because he would get eaten alive, he never ever bluffs, he would not be able to overcome the rake if he ever came and played with us at commerce, and he would be devestated by our loose raising standards and not know how to play against us. oh, one more thing: he's very arrogant. and all the same holds true for that david sklansky guy as well. but ray zee is okay, he's a friend of her husband (who was having a hard time of it over at the 20-40 table).


when i asked her if she had ever read any of mason's or david's books she said no. after all, she reasoned, you cant learn this game by reading a book. she left when she had lost about 3 racks.


nice lady, i plan to see her again soon.