[Gonso]

I have (and have read) both Roy West's book and Kammen's book, and there's really no reason to own them. I'd played stud for a long time prior to ever reading any books on it, and I don't think either of those books really helped me much at all, and you can get the basics of the game elsewhere or with a little messing around online.

7CSFAP is much more complex a read, but it's not really that bad and the more you play the more it makes sense. I'm kind of in my re-discovering Stud phase and was reading this last night. I play it in a mixed game locally, and just started playing it online.

It's a little dry of so make sure you're not sleepy when you try to read it. I was out in a half hour.

This book takes a lot more effort than the average poker text, but then it's a much more difficult game. I imagine that, with a little effort, the majority of 2+2ers who already play another game can get through it just fine.