[The Bryce]

Theoretically, 'Tron, I disagree. Just because one player may be stronger in many areas than another doesn't mean that he cannot have the other player helping him in other areas where the other player is stronger, have him double checking his work, providing perspective, etc.

I think the reason this might not quite so much the case in actuality right now with top top end players is that poker is still at a point where anyone with a fairly complete understanding of the mathematical and inductive decision making process ends up in the upper echelons themselves. In ten years time after this stuff has become more common knowledge and is communicated more efficiently this might not be the case.