[ianlippert]

I always thought the FTOP was kind of useless. It doesnt seem to have any practical application. Sklansky made the comment in TOP that there should a FTOP like there is in calculus. But unlike poker the fundamental theory of calculus is useful and used when differentiating/integrating.

I also think that sklansky's FTOP breaks down in certain situations. For example when you are about to be blinded out of a tournament, and you need to double up. Your choice to go all in with AK vs someones JJ may be wrong according to the FTOP, but a coin flip is probably the best chance you are going to get to get some more chips before you are blinded out.

I mean obviously if I knew what my opponents had I wouldn't make 'mistakes', but poker is a game of incomplete information. There isnt a single player that doesnt break the FTOP on a regular basis.