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Message: [QUOTE="Jon_UK, post: 339674, member: 5914"] Obviously everyone wants to win - no-one is going to say that they want to lose, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing to be gained from looking at peoples motives. Someone who is playing to put food on the table for their family can be expected to play very differently from someone who plays for fun, and they in turn will probably play very differently from someone who is there because they're addicted to gambling. Of course you can go wrong when trying to assess people's motives, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to gain an advantage by doing it. 'The Psychology of Poker' is a good book that deals with this kind of stuff. [/QUOTE]