Two Plus Two Publishing

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]

Books published by Two Plus Two

• Sylvester Suzuki (1997). Poker Tournament Strategies. ISBN 978-1-880685-19-8. 
• David Sklansky (1987). The Theory of Poker. ISBN 1-880685-00-0. 
• Ray Zee (1992). High-Low-Split Poker, Seven-Card Stud and Omaha Eight-or-better for Advanced Players. ISBN 978-1-880685-10-5. 
• David Sklansky (1994). Sklansky on Poker. ISBN 978-1-880685-06-8. 
• David Sklansky (1996). Hold 'em Poker. ISBN 978-1-880685-08-2. 
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Poker Essays. ISBN 978-1-880685-09-9. 
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Poker Essays Volume II. ISBN 978-1-880685-15-0. 
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Poker Essays Volume III. ISBN 978-1-880685-27-3. 
• David Sklansky (1997). Getting the Best of It. ISBN 978-1-880685-04-4. 
• David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth (1999). Hold 'em Poker for Advanced Players; 21st Century Edition. ISBN 1-880685-22-1. 
• David Sklansky (1994). Sklansky on Poker. ISBN 978-1-880685-06-8. 
• David Sklansky (1996). Poker, Gaming, & Life: Expanded Edition. ISBN 978-1-880685-45-7. 
• Mason Malmuth (1996). Blackjack Essays. ISBN 978-1-880685-05-1. 
• David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth (1997). Gambling For A Living : How To Make $100,000 A Year. ISBN 978-1-880685-16-7. 
• Ray Michael B. (1999). PokerFarce and PokerTruth. ISBN 978-1-880685-20-4. 
• David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth and Ray Zee (1999). Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players. ISBN 978-1-880685-23-5. 
• David Sklansky (1999). Sklansky Talks Blackjack. ISBN 978-1-880685-21-1. 
• Mason Malmuth and Lynne Loomis (2000). Fundamentals of Poker. ISBN 978-1-880685-24-2. 
• Dan Paymar, Donna Harris and Mason Malmuth (2000). The Professional Poker Dealers Handbook. ISBN 978-1-880685-47-1. 
• John Feeney (2000). Inside the Poker Mind: Essays on Hold em and General Poker Concepts. ISBN 978-1-880685-25-9. 
• Alan N. Schoonmaker (2000). The Psychology of Poker. ISBN 978-1-880685-26-6. 
• David Sklansky (2001). Tournament Poker for Advanced Players. ISBN 1-880685-28-0. 
• Mason Malmuth and Lynne Loomis (2004). Fundamentals of Craps. ISBN 978-1-880685-30-3. 
• Mason Malmuth and Lynne Loomis (2004). Fundamentals of "21". ISBN 978-1-880685-29-7. 
• Mason Malmuth and Lynne Loomis (2004). Fundamentals of Video Poker. ISBN 978-1-880685-31-0. 
• Mason Malmuth (2004). Gambling Theory and Other Topics. ISBN 978-1-880685-03-7. 
• Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie (2004). Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Strategy For No-Limit Tournaments; Volume I: Strategic Play. ISBN 1-880685-33-7. 
• Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie (2005). Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Strategy For No-Limit Tournaments; Volume II: The Endgame. ISBN 1-880685-35-3. 
• Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie (2006). Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Strategy For No-Limit Tournaments; Volume III: The Workbook. ISBN 1-880685-36-1. 
• David Sklansky and Ed Miller (2006). No Limit Hold 'Em: Theory and Practice. ISBN 1-880685-37-X. 
• Ed Miller (2005). Getting Started in Hold 'em. ISBN 1-880685-34-5. 
• Ed Miller, David Sklansky, and Mason Malmuth (2004). Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play. ISBN 1-880685-32-9. 
• Nick Grudzien and Geoff Herzog (2007). Winning in Tough Hold 'em Games: Short-Handed and High-Stakes Concepts and Theory for Limit Hold 'em. ISBN 1-880685-38-8. 
• Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, and Ed Miller (2007). Professional No Limit Hold 'Em: Volume I. ISBN 1-880685-40-X. 
• Collin Moshman (2007). Sit 'n Go Strategy: Expert Advice for Beating One Table Poker Tournaments. ISBN 978-1-880685-39-6. 
• Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie (2008). Harrington on Cash Games Volume I. ISBN 978-1-880685-42-6. 
• Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie (2008). Harrington on Cash Games Volume II. ISBN 978-1-880685-43-3. 
• Collin Moshman (2008). Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'em. ISBN 978-1-880685-44-0. 
• William Jockusch (2009). Pot-Limit Omaha: Understanding Winning Play. ISBN 978-1-880685-46-4. 
• David Sklansky (2010). DUCY?. ISBN 978-1-880685-48-8. 
• Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie (2010). Harrington on Online Cash Games: 6-Max No-Limit Hold 'em. ISBN 978-1-880685-49-5. 

Pokercast

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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.

External links

• Official site