[Paulie Walnuts]

WTF. A lot of us could beat the big game. I know a couple of guys I play with weekly who would beat the big game. It's just a matter of having a lot of gamble and keep playing higher until you have enough to sit in it. Than you have to get cards and hope they hold to remain in it for a while. Just like Greenstein says in his book, " I don't know who the best player in the world is, he could be some kid in a small town that nobodies ever heard of. He's just never had a shot to prove himself yet."
[censored], if I didn't catch a bad beat on the TV tourney I played in, got a few more good hands, and won some critical coinflips I would be a poker superstar right now. (In my own little head of course). Point is, skill can only get you so far most of the time. For example: pay the bills. remain unknown, but know in your head you could beat the big game. But luck can get you nationally recognized amongst the poker community, if that's what you desire, than go ahead. Me, I'm content beating live NL games across the world for a healthy profit. I like to be under the radar. I enjoy the inside joke that is when I sit at a table of strangers they all lick their chops, than I get up from the table and I'm the one who's full. It builds a lot more character than the other route.