[Mason Malmuth]

Hi jcmack13:

I have a comment on this which I think is fairly interesting. Sometime last year Daniel attended the local Wednesday discussion group and apparently told everyone there that he was averaging two big bets an hour in the ultra big game. (I wasn't present but several people have told me this. Perhaps Howard Burroughs can confirm.) So what happened?

Well, some poker games can be highly fluctuating. But this doesn't necessarily mean that you win one day and lose the next. It can mean that you run very good for a fairly long period of time and then disaster can strike.

Now I'm not being critical of Daniel's poker ability in any way. But these very high limit games against very good players can be quite tough and swings like this don't surprise me. This can be true even after you have come to believe that you are a consistent winner in the game.

Best wishes,
Mason