The judges were given a list of 129 of the most popular poker books of all time and were asked to rate a maximum of 10 books: classics that cover everything from the maths to the mental side, the strategy to the psychology. 888 presents: the top 86 poker books of all time! Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied. The fact that David s teachings have proven to be accurate. The fact that to this day a large portion of his income is still derived from gambling (usually poker, but occasionally blackjack, sports betting, horses, video games, casino promotions, or casino tournaments).

Two Plus Two Publishing is a private company established and owned by statistician and poker player Mason Malmuth.^[1] The company publishes books on poker and gambling written by professionals in the field such as David Sklansky, Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie, Collin Moshman, Ed Miller, Ray Zee, Sunny Mehta, Alan Schoonmaker, William Jockusch, and Malmuth himself.

Two Plus Two Publishing has sold over two million books and currently has more than 39 titles to its credit.^[2] According to Malmuth, the name was adopted from the cover design of his book Gambling Theory and Other Topics where the equation 2+2=4 was illustrated with card pictures. In addition, many of its titles are now being translated into many non-English languages.

The Two Plus Two website operates a popular Internet forum for discussions on mostly poker and gambling-related topics, where it also publishes the Two Plus Two monthly electronic magazine (which includes gambling articles by Two Plus Two authors and others, such as Nick Christenson and King Yao) and the weekly Two Plus Two Pokercast. Posts on the forums helped uncover the Absolute Poker cheating scandal that was later featured on 60 Minutes in 2008.^[3]

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Books published by Two Plus Two[edit]

• Sylvester Suzuki (1997). Poker Tournament Strategies. ISBN978-1-880685-19-8.
• David Sklansky (1987). The Theory of Poker. ISBN1-880685-00-0.
• Ray Zee (1992). High-Low-Split Poker, Seven-Card Stud and Omaha Eight-or-better for Advanced Players. ISBN978-1-880685-10-5.
• Mason Malmuth (1993). Winning Concepts in Draw and Lowball. ISBN978-1-880685-07-5.
• David Sklansky (1994). Sklansky on Poker. ISBN978-1-880685-06-8.
• David Sklansky (1996). Hold 'em Poker. ISBN978-1-880685-08-2.
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Poker Essays. ISBN978-1-880685-09-9.
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Poker Essays Volume II. ISBN978-1-880685-15-0.
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Poker Essays Volume III. ISBN978-1-880685-27-3.
• David Sklansky (1997). Getting the Best of It. ISBN978-1-880685-04-4.
• David Sklansky & Mason Malmuth (1999). Hold 'em Poker for Advanced Players; 21st Century Edition. ISBN1-880685-22-1.
• David Sklansky (1994). Sklansky on Poker. ISBN978-1-880685-06-8.
• David Sklansky (1996). Poker, Gaming, & Life: Expanded Edition. ISBN978-1-880685-45-7.
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Blackjack Essays. ISBN978-1-880685-05-1.
• David Sklansky & Mason Malmuth (1997). Gambling For A Living : How To Make $100,000 A Year. ISBN978-1-880685-16-7.
• Ray Michael B. (1999). PokerFarce and PokerTruth. ISBN978-1-880685-20-4.
• David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth & Ray Zee (1999). Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players. ISBN978-1-880685-23-5.
• David Sklansky (1999). Sklansky Talks Blackjack. ISBN978-1-880685-21-1.
• Mason Malmuth & Lynne Loomis (2000). Fundamentals of Poker. ISBN978-1-880685-24-2.
• Dan Paymar, Donna Harris & Mason Malmuth (2000). The Professional Poker Dealers Handbook. ISBN978-1-880685-47-1.
• John Feeney (2000). Inside the Poker Mind: Essays on Hold em and General Poker Concepts. ISBN978-1-880685-25-9.
• Alan N. Schoonmaker (2000). The Psychology of Poker. ISBN978-1-880685-26-6.
• David Sklansky (2001). Tournament Poker for Advanced Players. ISBN1-880685-28-0.
• Mason Malmuth & Lynne Loomis (2004). Fundamentals of Craps. ISBN978-1-880685-30-3.
• Mason Malmuth & Lynne Loomis (2004). Fundamentals of '21'. ISBN978-1-880685-29-7.
• Mason Malmuth & Lynne Loomis (2004). Fundamentals of Video Poker. ISBN978-1-880685-31-0.
• Mason Malmuth (2004). Gambling Theory and Other Topics. ISBN978-1-880685-03-7.
• Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie (2004). Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Strategy For No-Limit Tournaments; Volume I: Strategic Play. ISBN1-880685-33-7.
• Dan Harrington & Bill Robertie (2005). Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Strategy For No-Limit Tournaments; Volume II: The Endgame. ISBN1-880685-35-3.
• Dan Harrington & Bill Robertie (2006). Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Strategy For No-Limit Tournaments; Volume III: The Workbook. ISBN1-880685-36-1.
• Ed Miller, David Sklansky, and Mason Malmuth (2004). Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play. ISBN1-880685-32-9.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ed Miller (2005). Getting Started in Hold 'em. ISBN1-880685-34-5.
• David Sklansky and Ed Miller (2006). No Limit Hold 'Em: Theory and Practice. ISBN1-880685-37-X.
• Nick Grudzien & Geoff Herzog (2007). Winning in Tough Hold 'em Games: Short-Handed and High-Stakes Concepts and Theory for Limit Hold 'em. ISBN1-880685-38-8.
• Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, and Ed Miller (2007). Professional No Limit Hold 'Em: Volume I. ISBN1-880685-40-X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Collin Moshman (2007). Sit 'n Go Strategy: Expert Advice for Beating One Table Poker Tournaments. ISBN978-1-880685-39-6.
• Dan Harrington & Bill Robertie (2008). Harrington on Cash Games Volume I. ISBN978-1-880685-42-6.
• Dan Harrington & Bill Robertie (2008). Harrington on Cash Games Volume II. ISBN978-1-880685-43-3.
• Collin Moshman (2008). Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'em. ISBN978-1-880685-44-0.
• William Jockusch (2009). Pot-Limit Omaha: Understanding Winning Play. ISBN978-1-880685-46-4.
• David Sklansky (2010). DUCY?. ISBN978-1-880685-48-8.
• Dan Harrington & Bill Robertie (2010). Harrington on Online Cash Games: 6-Max No-Limit Hold 'em. ISBN978-1-880685-49-5.
• Thomas Bakker (2010). Analytical No-Limit Hold 'em. ISBN978-1-880685-50-1.
• Philip Newall (2011). The Intelligent Poker Player. ISBN978-1-880685-51-8.
• Matthew Janda (2013). Applications of No-Limit Hold 'em. ISBN978-1-880685-55-6.
• Philip Newall (2013). Further Limit Hold 'em: Exploring the Model Poker Game. ISBN978-1-880685-53-2.
• Dan Harrington; Bill Robertie (2014). Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker. ISBN978-1-880685-56-3.
• Mason Malmuth (2015). Real Poker Psychology. ISBN978-1-880685-57-0.

Pokercast[edit]

The Two Plus Two Pokercast is a weekly podcast that reports on both live poker and online poker. The show is hosted by Mike Johnson and poker pro Adam Schwartz, with regular contributions from a number of other poker strategists and players. Typically recorded on Tuesday nights in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the show is released on Wednesday mornings via the iTunes Store and the Two Plus Two website. The show is sponsored by the Pokerstars VIP Club.

Prior to Two Plus Two[edit]

The hosts of the Two Plus Two Pokercast were the founders of “Rounders – The Poker Show” which launched in April 2005 on terrestrial radio station The Team 1040 (Vancouver) airing weekly on Sunday nights and archived on BigPoker.ca. Rounders ran for 134 episodes before Mike Johnson and Adam Schwartz co-created the Two Plus Two Pokercast in January 2008.^[4]

Strategy segments[edit]

Interspersed between segments of the show and advertisements are short strategy segments from top poker pros. Originally, the presenters of these segments were Two Plus Two authors and posters, however as of January 2009 LeggoPoker.com became the official strategy sponsor of the show, and now provides weekly strategy segments by their stable of video producers.

Sklansky minutes[edit]

Aside from strategy segments are “Sklansky Minutes” recorded by Two Plus Two author David Sklansky. Subjects include poker and other games, general gambling theory and musings on life. A collection of similar musings and 'life strategy' was published in January 2010 under the title 'DUCY?' – Two Plus Two shorthand for 'Do You See Why?'.

Evidence in lawsuit[edit]

Shortly after winning the 2006 World Series of Poker main event, Jamie Gold appeared on Episode #65 of Rounders, during the interview Gold discussed his backing arrangement with Crispin Leyser. In the following months, during litigation between Leyser and Gold over Gold’s Prize, audio of Gold’s interview on “Rounders – The Poker Show” was admitted as evidence in the case^[5][6]

Notes[edit]

1. ^Nevada Secretary of State: Entity Details
2. ^Two Plus Two Books, List and Synopsis of 2+2 Titles.
3. ^WashingtonPost.com: Players Gamble on Honesty, Security of Internet Betting
4. ^Rounders – The Poker Show, Announcement of Rounders' move to Two Plus Two Pokercast.
5. ^Jamie Gold Lawsuit Update, Coverage at PokerSource.
6. ^Poker Player Jamie Gold, Overview of Jamie Gold at Poker Tomorrow.

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David Sklansky Poker Pdf

David Sklansky (born December 22, 1947)^[1] is an American professional poker player and author.

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Early years[edit]

Sklansky was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School in 1966.^[2] He attended the University of Pennsylvania, but dropped out before graduation. He returned to Teaneck and passed multiple Society of Actuaries exams by the time at the age of 20, and worked for an actuarial firm.^[3]

Poker career[edit]

Sklansky is a top authority on gambling. He has written and contributed to fourteen books on poker, blackjack, and general gambling.

Sklansky has won three World Series of Pokerbracelets, two in 1982 ($800 Mixed Doubles with Dani Kelly, and $1,000 Draw Hi) and one in 1983 ($1,000 Limit Omaha Hi). He also won the Poker By The Book invitational event on the 2004 World Poker Tour, outlasting a table full of poker legends, which included Phil Hellmuth Jr, Mike Caro, T. J. Cloutier, and Mike Sexton, and then finally overcoming Doyle Brunson.^[4]

Sklansky attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania for a year before leaving to become a professional gambler.^[5] He briefly took on a job as an actuary before embarking into poker. While on the job, he discovered a faster way to do some of the calculations and took that discovery to his boss. The boss told him he could go ahead and do it that way if he wanted but wouldn’t pass on the information to the other workers. 'In other words, I knew something no one else knew, but I got no recognition for it,' Sklansky is quoted as saying in Al Alvarez's 1983 work The Biggest Game in Town. 'In poker, if you're better than anyone else, you make immediate money. If there's something I know about the game that the other person doesn't, and if he's not willing to learn or can't understand, then I take his money.'

As of 2015, his live tournament winnings exceed $1,350,000.^[6] He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]

Publications[edit]

Sklansky has authored or co-authored 13 books on gambling theory and poker. His books are published by Two Plus Two Publishing. His book cover art often features hand guns. His 1976 book Hold'em Poker was the first book widely available on the subject of poker.^[7]

• Sklansky on Razz. 1983. ISBN0-87019-050-4.
• Sklansky on Poker: Including a Special Section on Tournament Play, and Sklansky on Razz. 1994. ISBN1-880685-06-X.
• Hold'em Poker. 1996. ISBN1-880685-08-6.
• Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (1997). How to Make $100,000 a Year Gambling for a Living. ISBN1-880685-16-7.
• Getting the Best of It. 1997. ISBN1-880685-04-3.
• Poker, Gaming, & Life. 1997. ISBN1-880685-17-5. Collection of articles that have appeared in Card Player and similar specialist magazines during the 1990s
• Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (1999). Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players, 21st Century Edition. ISBN1-880685-22-1.
• Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason; Zee, Ray (1999). Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players. ISBN1-880685-23-X.
• Sklansky Talks Blackjack. 1999. ISBN1-880685-21-3.
• Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How To Think Like One. 1999. ISBN1-880685-00-0.
• Tournament Poker for Advanced Players. 2002. ISBN1-880685-28-0.
• Miller, Ed; Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (2004). Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play. ISBN1-880685-32-9.
• Sklansky, David; Miller, Ed (2006). No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice. ISBN1-880685-37-X.
• DUCY? Exploits, Advice, and Ideas of the Renowned Strategist. 2010. ISBN978-1880685488.

References[edit]

1. ^[1] pokerolymp.de Interview, german
2. ^Staff. 'David Sklansky', Current Biography Yearbook 2007, Volume 68. H. W. Wilson Co., 2007. Accessed August 31, 2011. 'Sklansky attended Teaneck High School, graduating in 1966.'
3. ^Schwarz, Marc. 'He wrote the book on Hold 'em; Teaneck native a poker authority.', The Record (Bergen County), July 12, 2005.
4. ^WPT Poker by the Book synopsis Retrieved September 11, 2006.
5. ^Michael Konik Bets for LifeArchived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback MachineCigar Aficionado, May/June 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2006.
6. ^'David Sklansky's profile on The Hendon Mob'. The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
7. ^Colby, Ann (May 14, 2001). 'Pythagoras, Pi and Poker'. Los Angeles Times. Chris Ferguson is the new breed of player who uses math calculations, game theory and Internet resources to gain an edge over old-style, instinctive gamblers... 'Hold 'Em Poker, written by Sklansky in 1976, was the first book on a type of poker that today dominates play in California card rooms...'

External links[edit]

• Two Plus Two, publisher
• David Sklansky at World Poker Tour
• David Sklansky at Poker Listings
• 'David Sklansky'. Interview. Le Poker TV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010.