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4Card,

Thank you for your complmentary words. I'm always happy when someone finds "this book to be of value". And I like your comment on "great stories". Those things make my day.

I notice you are not yet a winner in no limit. Let me ask you a question. Your example from page 88 does not yet involve player profile to a great extent, so we know nothing about the opponent in your example. The example comes from the early part of the book intended to illustrate danger and reducing the game to playing the player. But you call because you can't let go of your set of aces (a common mistake among new no limit players). You call the pot-sized bet (really? with only seven outs?). The turn is a rag and your opponent makes a bet three times his last bet, several hundred dollars. What are you going to do? You may have already wasted a flop bet. And what are you going to do with his all-in bet after the river? These decisions can drastically affect your EV. Commitment time was after the flop. Do you really want to commit your stack? Or would you rather wait for another time? There will be much better opportunities. For instance, the same situation when you can take the lead with a big bet and put him to guessing. Ah. Now you're playing the game.

But I like your comments. It takes awhile to master no limit and I like that you're intent on doing it. Good skill, sir. Remember, no limit is mostly a people game.

Sam