Re: Dabbling in Game theory
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Game theory is absolutely useless in actual poker games. It can be used to solve some "thought experiments" involving contrived extreme situations, but for real-life play you're much better off learning poker theory and strategies for specific games, and gaining experience applying those theories and strategies.
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I absolutely disagree with this as stated.
Game theory is as usefull in poker as something like electrical engineering is in computer programming.
The utility does not come from telling you how to make a particular play, but in understanding the mathematical reason behind a particular play being correct.
You won't use GT at the table to decide if you should fold, call or raise. But you will be able to evaluate the arguments for folding, calling or raising away from the table with much greater depth and precission with an understanding of GT than without.
GT provides access to the underlying mathematical resons plays are good or bad.
At the table, practical experience and advice will take you furhter, faster to start with. However, at some point, understanding the underlying reasons for plays being correct will enable one to advance further and faster at the high end of the skill curve (all other things being equal of course).
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