[Turning Stone Pro]

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I think the people who consistently won the most and did the best in the 2p2 games we used to do on Party were people playing significantly different than your traditional abc game.

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I totally agree with this. With regard to learning the intricacies of short-handed limit holdem, I probably learned more from those 2+2 matches than any other single source of info. We usually played these matches with a condition that you show your hand if uncalled. These matches provided the opportunity to learn from top 2+2 players, players who went beyond basic strategy and incorporated unique and questionable-appearing tactics, and lively commentary to explain/critique these tactics.

I dont think you could come away from these games without being a stronger player.

People often questioned why we would all play each other (Scheids, Barry, BK, Newhouse, Ggbman, Victor, Enon, Dcifr, Paluka, etc.) in these grudge-matches when there was much easier competition out there. However, in poker and in the 'real world', it is very difficult to overvalue practice and education at the highest levels available.

TSP