This present year millions have proven through statistical data, thanks to Pokerstars, that a players expertise in poker matter the most in the game.

One informal kind of proof has been shown during the 2009 WSOP which told us that top players not only triumph for an event but with several ones.

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 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!

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 evidences don’t end with these two players because there are still a lot of them worth mentioning.

Phil Ivey succeeds in getting his 6th and 7th bracelets. John Brock Parker won the 6-Max Limit and 6-Max No Limit Events. Another individual named Roland De Wolfe has managed to win the Triple Crown by winning a WSOP Event. He previously won the EPT and WPT events to complete the Triple Crown. Previous poker player Greg Mueller prevails in the $10k Limit Hold ‘Em tournament and the Limit Hold ‘Em shootout. 2 players have cashed in 7 events each in the WSOP and the would Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein.

And all of this happened before the Main Event started, the Main Event being the most important tournament in poker. Well, if a pro will manage to gain a Main Event title then his reputation will be cemented in the poker community.

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.”

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.

So if you doubt that skill is a very important factor in playing poker, then you must look at the 2009 WSOP wherein you’ll see indisputable proof that poker is a game of skill.