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I know what you mean, hk. What works to your advantage even if you aren't some game theory Ph.D. is the fact that most of the players who you will be playing against will never be very smart or good. So while knowing something about the math and theory behind the strategies and game is good, essential groundwork for winning play, you can still win just because your opponents suck and also you learn how to improve your own game through by trial and error.