Is Harrington's 2 straight final WSOP tables a best ever?

[Daliman]

Of course, the back to back that Doyle, Stuey and Chan did are more impressive, with Chan's 1st, 1st, 2nd consecutive EASILY being the greatest single accomplishment in poker history,(yeah, I know Doyle did the same, but a lot less competitors then). But 3rd out of 839 and 9th minimum out of 2576 in consectuive years seem right up there to me. Hell, I don't even think ANY of the top 32 from last year even cashed this year, did they? If they did, it couldn't be for much, and I (being the grand arbiter of what does and doesn't count) do not consider getting 10k back cashing. Considering his reputation as being the craggiest top player this side of Dewey Tomko, this is even more surprising, given the shootout style of many of the most visible pros out there today. If he wins this one, it might even be a bigger accomplishment than Chan's.
Any other opinions?

[maurile]

I voted for Stuey because I think he only entered it a few times.

[MadSci]

I nominate Phil Ivey winning 3 bracelets in 2002.

I am very interested in Harringtons performance this year, as I think he is one of the "top tourney pros" who is good at dealing with the kind of field they got last year and this year. Apparently he mixes in a lot of waiting to get cards and real hands, which of course is what you need to do against "these players who don't know how to fold and call my bluffs when they shouldn't waaahhh."

[fnurt]

I laughed so hard when I got to the last choice that I had to vote for Daliman. Those SnGs are tough! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[shaniac]

Same with my vote.

In reality I think Harrington's accomplishments over 10 years outshine them all, at least by a slim margin. In the days of Stuey and Chan, fields were much smaller, competition less diverse and sophisticated.

Harrington's performance has proven his ability to adjust, adapt and prevail.

His book will be a bestseller.

Shane

[Daliman]

By the way, before you dismiss the final choice out of hand, remember, this WAS at the $200+15 level, the first 4 while feeding my 4 month old son at the same time, which increases the difficulty by a factor of 1.6 . Most of the other choices couldn't handle those stakes......

[BettnTibetn]

i fully agree i had to vote for you. The WSOP is easy compared to the real experts that play on party poker.

[The Q]

Ok, you convinced me.

[Daliman]

jeez, i'm getting a LOT more joke votes than i thought, lol.

Funny thing about that is, I used to play a lot of Heads up matches, and only twice did i win 7 or more in a row, with my record being either 12 or 13, (can't remember), and the other time, 7 exactly.
I had NEVER won 7 straight times in 10P SNG's EVEN ONLY CONSIDERING WHEN I GOT HEADS UP! I think i'd won 5 or 6 in a row when GETTING to heads up, but NEVER 7.
I'm relishing it, cuz I ain't EVER gonna do it again ...

[LtColJW]

5th place last year-Tomer Benvenisti I believe-cashed in this years event. Remeber, the big expedition guy who knocked out Hellmuth last year? He came in like 150th or something like that. Harrington's accomplishment is just amazing.

Chan was great with fields 150-250 range. But over 800 and 2500? If ESPN doesn't do a lot on Action Dan I would be shocked.