[1p0kerboy]

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I'm not saying I'm disagreeing, I'm just listening. Could you name those better techniques?

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Here's the thing.

SPRs are important in the sense that they tell us exactly what kind of reverse implied odds we are offering our oppopnents if we are committing. In this respect, I have no problem with the introduction of SPRs if it helps players recognize and calculate this aspect better.

I'm a bit concerned that when we are playing to steal we are raising a different amount than when we are playing to commit. IMO this gives a lot of information away. Based on some of the examples in the book, the authors are playing against pretty much incompetent opponents who pretty much won't discover this information or be able to do much with it if they did. Of course, in the real world our opponents are not always going to be quite so naive. (Maybe on a Friday night at the Bellagio or the Mirage).