[Slim Pickens]

Just to reiterate, I think the book lays out a very good framework for a novice player to understand the mechanics of SNG play. There's a lot that's done well and I think it's worth the purchase price to a serious beginner.

I think you're missing the point of my criticism about Appendix F Hands 2 and 6. The players are the same, your position is the same, and the stacks are the same save for one BB+antes moving from BB's stack to yours. All the external factors have to be the same unless you can justify why the small change in stacks makes a large difference in folding equity or future scenarios. You give two very different explanations for your actions, coming to two very different conclusions. I think this is the best example of a logical flaw that permeates your book, and this is the best example.

Here is the flaw. A push/fold decision should be based on how profitable it is. You rarely show your readers how to quantify push/fold decisions. When you do show it, either you use cEV or employ ICM-based $EV only semi-quantitatively. Since you have a lot of experience playing, you usually intuit the correct answer, so it isn't often apparent to your readers how you arrived at it. I think it is very important to teach people how to evaluate late-game push/fold decisions fully quantitatively and this is what I believe the book lacks.