This present year millions have proven through statistical data, thanks to Pokerstars, that a players expertise in poker matter the most in the game.
But a less technical proof has been displayed throughout the duration of the 2009 WSOP wherein the top notch players of the game have been winning in the tournaments and not only winning one but multiple tournaments in that matter.
One player you may want to look at is Jeff Lisandro – the present king of Stud. He won a bracelet for each kind of Stud poker at the WSOP including 7-Card-Stud, Razz and 7-Card-Stud-Hi/Lo.
But that feat is not a glitch because there are others who multiple events during the tournament. One would be Thang Luu, who managed to grab second place of the 2007 $2500 Omaha 8 tournament and conquering the same tournament in 2008 and he already defended the his title this year!
Seeing as the size of poker tournaments are getting larger each year it is rather unattainable for a poker player to win those events much less multiple ones if he or she has no edge over the entire participants.
And the story did not end with those two players.
Phil Ivey who managed to grab his 6th and 7th bracelets. John Brock Parker who triumph in the 6-Max Limit and 6-Max No Limit events. Roland De Wolfe for completing his quest for gaining the Triple Crown by winning a WSOP event after his WPT and EPT wins. Greg Mueller, former hockey player turned poker pro, who won the $10k Limit Hold ‘Em event as well as the Limit Hold ‘Em shootout. Cashing seven events during the tournament by two famous poker pro Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein.
All of these happened during this year’s WSOP exclusive of the celebrated Main Event. The Main Event is the bread and butter of the poker world wherein the winning will achieve a high popularity factor and a definite chance to cement his reputation in the poker community.
Regardless of what’s going to happen in the Main Event, it has been prominently established that the 2009 WSOP is the year of the poker professionals. Yell this every time you heard the poker war, “On any given day, anyone can win.”
Just keep in mind that top players often do this while playing with amateurs: The poker pros displaying the amateurs the times where they comes out on top with one hand while concealing their bracelets behind their back with the other hand.
Anybody who thinks that skill in poker is not important then shows them the results of the 2009 WSOP to slap them with the truth that poker is undeniably a game of expertise.
