[Azizal]

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When making these comparisons for live play, I don't see why the online community just ignores the issue of tells as if they are some minor effect. Or that a thousand hours of experience in a poker room compares to Barry's thousands of hours. If Barry changes just a couple of decisions correctly in a tournament based on tells, that effect is HUGE.

We spend hours and hours here discussing lines that will gain a few chips in EV, and here's something that can save an entire stack. And only the live players know the value of this variable on the bet. Edge: Barry.

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You guys all underestimate the gigantic technical errors that pretty much all "live" players make. They fail to understand the nonlinear value of chips, and make huge chipEV vs. $EV errors constantly. The vast majority fail to implement basic pushbot strategies. No amount of "reads" and "experience" can make up for such basic technical flaws.

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You are of course right in general, but not in the sense that I am referring to top live players only, who do not have the leaks you are referring to. I find it hard to believe that Barry has those leaks, for example. Would you contend that he does?