There was applause off thirty hands for the point as a whole, which was faultless and on Hal’s part imaginative, anti-book. One of very few total inspired points from Incandenza, deLint’s chart would show.
I recall a big deal being made of Hal's game as essentially defensive, playing for such a long time that his opponents either mess up or leave him an opening. So here, originality is noteworthy. Also he's 24ish hours sober at this point, making the argument for keeping off Substances practical and obvious.
