Response to Sklansky's article "Chips Changing Value in Tournaments"

[Mason Malmuth]

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Snyder's book changed all that. I recognized myself in one chapter (a classic wuss) and finally, finally understood position.

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Hi Brann:

This is a little of the problem. You would never know it from reading Snyder's articles that I recommended his book and agree with most of the strategy. According to him, the advice from David and myself is completely different from what it is.

But I did say that some of his premises are wrong. For example, tournament speed doesn't enhance the value of position. No limit hold 'em enhances the value of position, especially against weak players which are very common to the small buy-in local Las Vegas tournaments that Snyder's book addresses. For more discussion on the value of position in no limit hold 'em, see No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice by David Sklansky and Ed Miller.

Best wishes,
Mason