A study has been issued this year showing millions of hand in a statistical data from POkerstars which established the simple truth that – Poker is game of skill.
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 famous player who won a number of bracelets was King of Stud Jeff Lisandro. He did not only conquer one tournament of Stud but a set of it including 7-Card-Stud, 7-Card-Stud-Hi/Lo and Razz.
But Lisandro is not the only one who managed to achieve the feat. There Thang Luu who finished in 2nd place the 2007 $2500 Omaha 8 tournament, then winning the 2008 $1500 Omaha 8 tournament and then preserve his title this year.
Since participants in poker tournament have swell since it started, it is most unlikely for a lone player to keep this kind of stand except when they have something vital against the swarm of their opponents.
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 this happened before the Main Event- the most sought after tournament in poker-take place. A poker professional who has won in the WSOP events has built a kindly reputation of their own.
The 2009 WSOP is the year of the professional poker players no matter what the Main Event results will be. As soon as the poker war started you can lift your chin and say “On any given day, anyone can win.”
But don’t be misled by the top lot. They are willing to take on an amateur in their table. Let them assume that he’s an ordinary poker player and I get them by surprised.
If someone has doubts in classifying poker then they need to look at the 2009 WSOP events to give them proofs that poker is extremely a game of skill.