With excellent poker skills as well as excellent writing ability, Mason Malmuth is recognized in the poker world as a gambling authority. He is also the owner of a private company, the Two Plus Two Publishing, which publishes his books as well as other books related to gambling and poker. Aside from these, Malmuth also operates an online gambling discussion forum where players can log in and discuss strategies as well as discuss anything about gambling in general.
Background History
Mason Malmuth was born in Coral Gables, Florida where he also grew up. He took up college in Virginia Tech where he obtained his BS in Mathematics, and in 1975, he completed his Master’s Degree. He began working with the United States Census Bureau in 1978, but what sealed his fate in gambling was when he stopped by Las Vegas. One game led to many, and he got hooked in the casino games. Soon, this fascination with the games turned to major interest.
Malmuth decided to pursue his calling and moved to Los Angeles to be near his loved games, especially poker.
The Poker Player
It was in 1987 that he decided to quit his job in Northrop Corporation where he was working as a mathematician and focused more on gambling. He then became a professional gambler who is good in both poker as well as blackjack. He began playing in big public cardrooms where he became a foe to contend with. Soon, he became known in the poker world, and the books and articles that he has written soon gathered its own followers.
The Poker Writer
His first article was published in 1983, and its title was Card Domination – The Ultimate Blackjack Weapon, which was well-received by his target audience. All in all, Malmuth has written well over 500 articles on gambling, and these articles have been published in many magazines related to gambling. He has also written books about poker and blackjack as well as co-written other books published by his friends in the poker world like David Sklansky as well as Ray Zee. His works talk about strategies and techniques for the advanced card players.
As stated above, he owns his own publishing company, the Two Plus Two Publishing. His company has sold more than half a million books, and it presently has 26 titles to its credits.
The books that he has written as well as the articles that he keeps churning out have become a bible to some of the poker players in the world.
