Episode 328: Mason Malmuth

Mason Malmuth, owner of Two Plus Two Publishing, joins Nate and Andrew to discuss the history of Two Plus Two, his new book The History of the World From a Gambler’s Perspective, and more.In the strategy segment, Andrew discusses range construction in multiway pots.We’ll be donating all June proceeds from The Nitcast Store to Give Directly. Get yourself a Weekend Warrior or Play Optimal Poker and help folks living in poverty while you’re at it!Timestamps0:30 Strategy28:14 Mason MalmuthStrategyWe are playing $0.10/0.25 on Ignition and I am sitting in the small blind with Qc 6c clubs and a 105BB stack. UTG+1 limps, MP raises to $0.50, HJ calls, the button calls, I call, BB and UTG1 call.6 ways to a flop that comes Ts8c3c, with $3 in the pot. I check, BB leads out for a min bet of $0.25, the preflop raiser raises to $1.25. HJ folds, Button calls, I call, BB calls and UTG+1 folds.4 ways to the turn with $8.25 in the pot, which comes the 2c. The BB bets $0.25, the preflop raiser raises to $2.25 leaving $9.67 behind,3 ways to the river with a pot of $15 which is essentially a brick, the 5 of diamonds. I check and the BB once again leads with a min bet of $0.25 , then the preflop raiser shoves the remainder of his stack for a roughly 2/3 pot sized bet. I just call, the BB shoves, putting me all in for my remaining $12.53. MASON MALMUTH Mason Malmuth is a poker player and author and the owner of Two Plus Two Publishing. His latest book is The History of the World From a Gambler’s Perspective. Link