Two Plus Two Online Poker Strategy Magazine Publisher Note
It’s 2019 and our newest book Pulling the Trigger; The Autobiography of Poker Pro Eli Elezra by Eli Elezra with Matan Krakow and Yoav Ronel, and translated by Robbie Strazynski should now be available. As stated before, this book is a departure from what we normally do at Two Plus Two since it’s not a strategy text (but there’s lots of discussion of poker hands that Eli has played both in cash games and in tournaments). more ...
If You Find Yourself Playing GTO, You are Playing at the Wrong Table
Today, GTO poker concepts and thought processes have been expounded in various materials online and in print. The rest of this article assumes readers have at least a basic understanding of them.
I am a firm believer that any serious poker players should get themselves familiar with GTO concepts. That said, the paradox I want to talk about here is this: while it is imperative for a poker player to understand GTO, it is disastrous to need to consistently play that way in real games. more ...
Option Selling: Conservative or Risky Depending on the Implementation
The true blow ups in the financial industry have tended to be hinged on leverage. This can be seen in the implosion of Long Term Capital in the late 1990’s and in the financial crisis a decade ago. No matter how many times it happens, you will read from year to year of hedge funds or money managers put out of business by an unseen volatility spike. In many cases, clients are blindsided because up until the moment of disaster returns have been steady. ...more
Poker is Good For You
Many people have argued that poker should be considered differently from gambling in general. This argument has been made in discussions of legalization and related topics. Their argument is usually that poker is a skill game, while other gambling games are much less dependent upon skill. more ...
