[p4594spa]

Thanks for some thoughtful responses. I unfortunately have been misread about my comments about fancy plays. This isn't an ego thing.
The point of the plays, other than just building pot equity or a bigger pot, also is to send a message at times. For example, a C/R, is typically interpreted by a thinking player as a strong move and will invoke an appropriate reaction. For non-observant players, who don't notice the C/R, they will continue to bet merrily along (which may be to my benefit), but I certainly won't chase some of them out like I might with a thoughtful player.

My real point is that the more sophisticated plays do other things than just build pots.