Dante:
I think I understand EXACTLY what you have said. I was under the assumption when I wrote the original post that the average reader could make the correct play based on probability without having to think about it. This is tmd.com afterall, right? It should be second nature. Bluffing and recognizing tells can only enchance your game if your mathematical play experience is up to snuff.
Nice read!
I think giving all readers credit for having solid gameplay and knowledge of the correct play is giving way too much credit, even here. IMO, the number of people here that actually playtest enough (or well enough and recently enough) that I consider "having a good, solid game" are in the minority. And I include myself in that, having slipped lately and not having really playtested since December. That was one of my main points (and others here too, probably yourself as well), was not to get too focused on these aspects until you have a solid basis of the environment. This is impossible without up to date testing and an honest evaluation of your own playing and testing (or in most people's cases, including my own recently, lack thereof).
Bill
