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Varkonyi and Furlong were decent players who were outclassed at the WSOP, but go lucky. Fowler was a fish who got lucky.

Varkonyi won his seat in a satellite at Binions rather than on Poker Stars, so he is not used in the promotions.

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I think you are transposing "Fowler" and "Furlong".

Fowler won in 78 or so, Furlong in 2000, and while Fulong is not considered a top player, it wasn't his first main event final table and he is considered a very good player.

As far as Varkonyi goes, he seems like a very nice, likeable down to earth nerd, which ain;t at all bad. He's just not much of a poker player.

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1. Varkonyi won another event with pro's in the caribbean later that year. (fact)

2. I heard some people who play with Furlong at his club in England say that he isn't even close to the best player at the club. He is very aggressive and can get lucky. (1st hand hearsay/speculation).