The "Bibles" Revised

In the late 1980's two professional poker players made a decision that would, I believe, lead directly to much of the increased popularity of poker today. These players had developed extensive notes about how to play both Texas Hold'em and, along with a third professional, seven card stud. They decided to share this information with the rest of the world. These players were David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth and Ray Zee. The result of their various collaborations was the landmark books Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players (1988) and Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players (1989).

Over the years both books have undergone minor revisions, but as the millenium approached, the authors realized that the games had changed enough (or become popular enough) that some major updates were in order. Thus, a few days ago, Two Plus Two Publishing announced 21st century editions of both Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players and Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players.

As already stated, these are not minor revisions. There is over 100 pages of new material in each book. Even better, the books are indexed for the first time! New subjects covered in the Hold'em book include extensive sections on "loose" and "short-handed" games. The stud book also has an extensive section of "loose" games. Of course, much of the existing material has been updated and revised as well.

The books have been out only a few days, and already a phenomenal number have been sold by my company, ConJelCo, alone. I have not had time to do more than page through each of the books, but I can confidently recommend these new editions to the readers of GameMasterOnline: Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players (21st Century Edition) by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth, 332p (paper), ISBN 1-880685-22-1.

Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players (21st Century Edition) by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth, and Ray Zee, 326p (paper), ISBN 1-880685-23-X.

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