[MLG]

I thought the excercise was fantastic. I didnt participate because I remembered talking about this hand with Soss and didnt want to taint the debate with my possibly results oriented thinking. At the time, I agreed with Soss's raise on the turn, the debate persuaded me that a call is probably better. As for the format, I'm torn. I like the idea of discussing it street by street, decision by decision, at the same time though Strassa is right that the big picture of the hand can get lost. Here's my solution, while the discussion should progress street by street, the debate on each street (both by the panelists and by the madding crowd) should include plans for playing the turn. For example, on this hand, an advocate of checking the flop should include his turn (and maybe even river) contingencies for how he will act if he picks up a draw, or blanks, or pairs, or whatever. That way, you are focusing on relating a decision on a specific street to the big picture. Just a thought.