[benfranklin]

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to ask a question like is a sng player a good poker player is kinda funny. if hes a good sng player, hes a good poker player, because he is playing poker. if hes bad, he prolly isnt a very good poker player, because he is losing at a poker game. im rambling now. eastbay summed it up very well. just read what he said. its late i get chatty. holla

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I agree. The problem here is with the question. It's like asking if a good 5-card stud player is a good poker player. No doubt, but that doesn't do him any good if he can't find enough games to make a living at it.

The problem is that "good" is undefined here. We are all talking about a "good player" without saying what that means. My definition is easy. If you are making money, you are a good player.

Is a SnG player a great poker player? Not if he can't make money at other games. Should he care? That's up to him, and what he wants.

A good PLO player would probably sneer at SnGs as not being real poker, but might not be able to win at SnGs either. And a good SnG player would likely get killed at PLO. But both are good poker players.

There is general poker skill, and there are game-specific skills. Most discussions like this are along the lines of my skills are better than your skills, ha ha ha.