Comment on Greenstein Rating

[barryg1]

I want to thank Maurile, Mason, Felicia and many others for their glowing reviews. It is probably not politically correct for me to do this, since it is a little like praising people for complimenting me. I take their comments to mean that they got a lot out of the book.

I looked at the negative reviews also, because I wanted to understand what kinds of players I didn't resonate with. It seems that a lot of my material isn't relevant to players who play solely on the Internet and who don't value my advice on personal interaction. I also suspect that these players don't have children since many players with families have told me that I have handled the family issues well. Also, my detractors don't seem to care about writing ability or the beautiful photographs. Hopefully, once they get their "systems of play" solidified from experience and reading 2+2 books and other books, they will revisit what I have to say when they play in the higher-limit brick and mortar cash games and tournaments.

I have already gotten numerous e-mails from players who have had their best session or best tournament finishes after reading my book. I think that the closest summary of their comments is that I made their thinking about hands and about themselves more focused on the right things.

Barry