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To: Michail Shadkin who wrote (3092)	6/29/2001 4:26:25 AM
From: tom rusnak	Respond to of 6873

G'day Michail (a bit off-topic, and a bit on), First of all, it's been a pleasure following your posts here on Silicon Investor. Thank you. Secondly, as someone who used to sweat over the $3 limit 7-card stud tables in Vegas, my hat is off to you on your poker success. I know it's off topic for this forum, but I'd personally like to hear a bit about your history with poker, how you got started, and what you see as keys to success. I went to one of your links regarding the Ameritrade $1 Million award and it mentions: "Shadkin explains his strategy of buying put options", however I can't find any text anywhere that actually describes it. Any chance you can elaborate a bit? I've never been brave enough to actually short a stock, i've always done that via put options. (my only short was IRIDium when they were halted when my options came due). Especially since the NY markets trade from 11:30pm to 6:00 Sydney time I just couldn't sleep with outstanding shorts. Anyway, it appears to me as though LWIN is the best of your 'short' candidates with options available. If is is destined to be a GTZ and it has LEAPS extending out to Jan, 2004 it seems like those options are a good way to maximize profits. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could comment on options in general, LEAP options, your confidence in LWIN as a GTZ and perhaps if you see any better long range put option candidates. Again, thanks for your time and congratulations on all your successes. Best regards, tom