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Optional stopping theorem: different versions

$(X_k)_{k \in \mathbb{N}}$ is a sub-martingale, $R_1,R_2$ two stopping times such that $R_1 \leq R_2$.

The optional stopping theorem which I know is the following:

Theorem $1$ : letting $X_{R_1}(w)=X_{R_1(w)}(w)1_{\{R_1<\infty\}}(w),$ if $X_{R_1},X_{R_2} \in L^1,$ $\liminf_k\int_{\{R_2>k\}}|X_k|dP=0$ then $E[X_{R_2}|\mathcal{F}_{R_1}] \geq X_{R_1}.$

Consider the following theorem:

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In the proof, he refers to theorem $9.3.5$ from a course in probability theory:

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He refers to exercise $11$, which can be proved easily using theorem $1,$ as a counterexample to theorem $9.3.5$ (not true for all cases):

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What's the difference between theorem $1$ and theorem $9.3.5$ ? In theorem $3.22,$ is it necessary to define $X_{\infty}$ as the almost sure limit ? What are the weakest conditions to obtain $E[X_{R_2}|\mathcal{F}_{R_1}] \geq X_{R_1}$ ?

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