I didn't quote the entire post, and all of it is true. But in NL games, the actual bet plays, imo, the biggest role. One might argue that the bet is mathmatically based, and they wouldn't be wrong. In fact, all things in the universe are.....oh, never mind.

With that said, plenty of players who have memorized outs and odds tables and can quickly compute pot/implied odds get the snot kicked out of them in games with other good players. As your opponents' skill level improves, your proficiency at "playing the player" becomes very important. Being able to put a player on a hand, recognizing betting patterns, etc. are skills you need to develop to play excellent poker. You can fairly assume that all good players have a grasp on "poker math". Most great players make a living "playing the player".

Just my thoughts.......