hey this is for "a smart poker dude" the wsop is more and more about luck as the numbers rise in entries. back when there were 8 players in 1972 it was about skill. so winning the WSOP does not a great poker player make. HOWEVER i do believe that CHris is a great palyer, not because he won the WSOP once but because he's a consistant winner at many games. making it in the money year aftyer year is an accomplishment in those crazy HUGE tourneys winning maybe by chance or happenstance winning the whole thing that is, but like Dan Harrington's 4 final talbes and other players money finishes they show true skill. any dick can win the main event once and never doit again, but it takes a true player to be a consistant threat.