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I think the Horse tournament will become th eprestige tourney, a tourney that really shows poker skill. I agree with the comment above, these guys are hold'em players not poker players. I have a feeling a bunch of them made some cash online by getting lucky, the next thing you know they've got $250,000 in their P* account...and so do 1,000 othe rguys just like them. String enough lucky pre flop all-in's together and you're a poker pro with a million dollar bankroll.

I think it's like any other competition where a new younger crowd comes in thinking they know more than the vets, they'll take over the sport world of their league...then over time reality sets in, they realize why these vets have staying power and aren't just a flash in the pan. It's hard for a lot of online players to not make it to final tables just by their shear volume...if they make up 75% of the field from online satellites../they're just bound to be a few that get far and take some pros out on the way...

Edit: The more I think about it the more I forget to think about the aspect of the poker tourney... In tournies you need to accumulate chips to get to the end, the aggressive player is willing to gamble off their chips to try and accumulate enough chips to get to a final table...the play along the way may appear horrible, but it has little to do with poker skills it has to do with getting chips. You don't see these types of moves at cash tables, yes there is aggressive plays, but blinds don't increase and you can sit back and feast on this play. In tournies time is of the essence and if you can accumulate early, you can bully more later and continue to add to your stacks... So the erratic play does have a means to the ends, but this is due to the tournament, not the poker. You need chips to get to the end, some of these aggressive players would rather risk all early, accumulate chips than try and survive to the end...surviving puts you in defensive mode which does not bode well as you are getting blinded away.

All has to do with tournies, not poker, just think of it that way...it really is hoping to get lucky several times, or just steal pots to accumualte...