First off, we at 2+2 want to thank all the people at South Point Poker who helped to make our yearly party a big success. We also want to thank Jay Rosenkranz for bringing the movie Bet Raise Fold which was shown just before the party began. Again, it was a terrific time and we hope to be back at South Point next year.

I also want to mention again that our latest book, Applications of No‑Limit Hold ‘em; A Guide to Understanding Theoretical Sound Poker by Matthew Janda is now available and has been selling well. This is a major work in the field and we at 2+2 feel it will have a significant impact on how no-limit hold ‘em is played, especially at the higher limits where the competition tends to be much tougher.

We’re also being asked about the status of our next book, Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie. Based on my last communication with the authors, we’re expecting to receive the manuscript sometime this month, which means either a late November of early December publication date. Whether we remain on this schedule or if there is any change, I’ll keep everyone informed.

We also want to mention that the word is out that other Internet poker sites, in addition to Ultimate Poker, will soon be starting in Nevada. While we don’t have any inside information, we do suspect that these rumors are accurate and look forward to the new sites. Of course, the big news will be when other states start to link up with the Nevada sites. Before this can happen, the sites first have to make an appearance here. So, we welcome this first step.

That’s all I have for this month, but be sure if anything important happens in the world of poker it will be discussed on our forums. We do expect many important events to be happening in the not too distant future.

We have two important pieces of news to report this month. The first is that our annual Two Plus Two Party, which we hold at the beginning of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker every year, will be held at the South Point Hotel & Casino on July 6. We expect to serve a buffet at 6:00 pm, but the official starting time is still not yet finalized because we’re hoping to have a special activity before the buffet. As we know more, we’ll be posting in the RSVP thread and elsewhere on the forum.

There should now be an RSVP thread in our Las Vegas Lifestyle forum. So if you plan to come, and yes you can bring a friend, please let us know in this thread. By the way, for those who don’t know, South Point has a beautiful poker room and after meeting with the South Point people, we’re confident that it will be a terrific party.

Our second piece of news is that our latest book, Applications of No-Limit Hold ‘em: A Guide to Understanding Theoretical Sound Poker by Matthew Janda is now available. We also hope to have an ebook version available around the middle of the month. For those who want to know more about this text, and initial reaction has been quite positive, there are a couple of threads about it on our Books and Publications Forum. Our author, Mathew Janda has been participating, so all questions about Applications of No-Limit Hold ‘em have been getting very good answers.

Finally, for those of you who will be coming to Las Vegas and participating in the World Series of Poker, we at Two Plus Two wish you the best of luck. While I’m not much of a tournament player, I do expect to be playing some, mostly in the evening at The Bellagio. So if you see me, please feel free to say hello.