thanks for your thoughtful reply... I find your comment about having wished you'd played Limit earlier interesting... could you elaborate on why?

I actually started playing limit... but at micro levels there was just no way to take opponents out of a hand. No Limit at least makes those chasers pay to play. It just seems that in Limit, where 5 or more may be there at the turn-betting round, that one can't get enough in the pot to dissuade those straight and flush chasers. With No-Limit, a potsize bet either gets rid of them, or they pay dearly in the long run.

Perhaps I'm missing something?