Sometimes Winning Poker Players Are Losers
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In other sports, particularly golf, you here the following said about a great player at times, "he's the best player who has never won a major event". People might say that of Sergio Garcia right now. Who are the poker players of today who fit into this profile?
We know what a major is in golf. What is considered a major in poker? The general consensus is that any event with over $5,000 entry fee, and over 100 players will be considered a major event. With that in mind let's see who can be called "the best never to have won a major in poker".
Patrik Antonius is one player to consider for this label. He has only played tournaments for a few years, but is considered one of the best players in the world. He is playing more tournaments, so he should contend for many titles.
He flirted with winning a major event in 2006. At the WSOP he finished a close 3rd in the $10,000 buy in World Championship of Pot Limit Omaha. He really is a monster cash game player, playing the biggest games he can find, both online and live.
Todd Brunson is another very strong player who has never gotten that major event win. Todd is a real cash game expert. He has had some legendary big days in cash games. The story of his exploits in one such game is told in the book The Professor, The Banker, And The Suicide King,
He has captured a WSOP bracelet, but that event had only a $2,500 buy in. He has amassed over $3 million in total tournament earnings. He is considered one of the best. If he plays more major tournaments, he is bound to get this monkey off his back. He wins so much money in cash games he might not ever play enough tournaments to change this label.
The number one choice for best player that has never won a major event is David "the dragon" Pham. He has won an incredible $7.6 million plus in tournament poker. He is a true tournament pro, playing a high volume of tournament poker.
He has won nearly 30 tournaments in his 15 years of playing. Last year he had a huge year, winning four times, and making close to $2 million. Why he hasn't gotten this monkey off his back is hard to figure out.
The dragon has been playing a high volume of live tournaments for a long time. This fact makes him the Phil Mickeleson of poker. Before Phil won his first major, he was number two in the world, he was probably the best golfer of all-time, that hadn't won a major. Perhaps David is nearly the same story in the poker world. Phil got his, and then some. The same should come to the dragon.
In some respects it will only get easier to win a major event. This is because there are more major events to play. On the other side, most of the poker tournaments these days have much bigger fields than in the past.
With the fields increasing in size you have less of a chance to win, no matter how good you are. The amount of luck it takes to actually win the event, as it grows in size, reduces the impact of your skills. That, along with the fact that the competition is better, makes winning one particular event harder than ever.
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