Re: Why Great Players Often Like My Stuff More Than Good Players
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However I have read specific quotes from some of the great/supposedly great that they have never read any poker books (Ivey and Benyamine off the top of my head).
The Ivey quote is not accurate.
Before Phil Ivey started playing poker for a living, he worked as a telemarketer in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Someone that worked for me worked with Phil Ivey.
According to the fellow that worked for me Phil Ivey carried a copy of Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players with him, and would read the book whenever he was not on a phone call.
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Ok I guess I have to concede the point that Ivey has read a 2+2 book in his life.
I honestly think he did say something that sort of implied the contrary, but w/e.
Anyway Ivey reading a 2+2 book DNE "great players love 2+2 books".
After all according to this thread Rugby has read everything by Ken Warren.
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You are sort of right about this point. He said "I skimmed through some books, but I never actually read a whole book. " Who knows just how much he read and how much he skimmed of course...
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