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Because by not raising you: - have no information on the strength of your opponents; - allow garbage hands to beat you on the flop; - lose fold equity; - don't put money in the pot when you have the best of it.Clear yet?

Is Slansky's ego so big that he has to defend himself against Daniel's impression of his skills in HUNLHE?Daniel set some conditions and made some hypotheticals. The only thing he did not correctly describe was the outcome, and he did not admit to actually laying a spread to anyone with real money. I think it was a pretty good call all things considered.On a similar note, how do you see the NCAA Tourney unfolding, Daniel?

Does anyone see any merit in playing at online rooms that do are not PokerTracker compatible?Using Financial records and hours logged in a Spreadsheet, I an a +3BB/hr winner in low limit Hold'em and $15-30 SnG's on line and B&M, and I do better in my local home games which tend to be on the loose-passive side :shock:. The sample for this ratio is data logged since 8/04.I don't use PokerTracker. I don't need PokerTracker to play winning poker, at least at the limits I currently play at. I keep some player notes and judge my success by the bottom line over the last 6 months. I do not j

Excellent Posts, Mister Hand!I am in the same process of working the SnG's as you are, although I do keep a 9-5 around just for kicks. I (too) have learned to accept the swings - the key for me is to constantly analyze and re-analyze my game, so that when I do take a tough beat, I can remain confident that I am a winning poker player who needs to make those kind of moves to play winning poker. Playing poker, the name of the game is strength of will and confidence. But it takes a long time until a tough day at the (computerized) felt becomes shrug-offable.

I have to agree, Harrington's book is the best I have read yet.I am very excited about Volume II as well.Congratulations, Mr. Harrington, on a world class treatise.