[shaniac]

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And of your two televised floats out of position with only overs?

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As I said, I am not going to explain. I don't see any upside to revealing my stratigies, unless they are of a simple and/or obvious nature. (I don't even discuss strategy with any other player(s)). I do think people need to stop looking at (single) hands in a vacuum.

We live in a free world and it common (and perfectly OK) for people to mock what they don't understand---you can join Phil Hellmuth and many others---the proof, ultimately, will be in results. If you believe these were terrible plays, that is fine with me.

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Alan,

It's obvious that you've put a lot of thought, or energy or whatever, into your style and come up with something original that seems to perplex/amaze pros and amateurs alike and seems to work; those who criticize your plays here are probably more comfortable thinking your unconventional techniques have no merit than to have to wrap their minds around a new concept.

I'm curious, more generally, about what it is about your style that makes it succesful: Have you unearthed better math than the rest of us, or do you credit your game's efficacy to its ability to confuse opponents into making mistakes?

I know you aren't trying to needlessly hand out strategic gems, but I was hoping you'd be willing to discuss how ingenuity and creativity factor into your game relative to the math.