This was partly inspired by a post in General Theory as to whether casino pros were dinosaurs and partly by D. N.'s latest blog entry where he detailed his disdain with his opponent after he was brought down to a short stack. It seems that the internet has created a new player mold that eclipses those old foheys which is why you have players like Giga and Takeover placing so deep in their first few big live tournies.

I don't know if it is the immense concentration or the number of hands they are seeing but it seems to me that the reign of the old pros has ended.

I would be interested to hear your opinions.