Yeah, really. It does take luck to beat hundreds of people in a tournament. However, it also takes a lot of skill to make it that far. I really doubt that he just had cards for every day of the tourney. He's a solid player, and people talk shit because they always talk shit about the champion. Just read Raymer and Varkoyni's pages. People even talk shit about Johnny Chan on this site. All of the pros on this site have talent. Some are luckier than others, but they all have talent.