Howard Lederer Comment on PSIII

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Matusow is kinda like Stu Ungar but with less talent. Prodigious talent mind you, but not "the best in the world" talent.

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That may be the worst comparison ever. I'm sure Matusow is talented in the "he's a professional player so he's better than the vast majority of poker players way" but "prodigious talent" is a stretch in my mind.


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It sort of appears that Howard sorta resents Mike his ego, given how Howard's spent all that time denying his ego during play and how it hasn't translated into the same sort of tournament notariety.

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I think you're over-analyzing Howard. My guess is that he dislikes the atmosphere players like Mike create at a poker table. I guess there's no way to know, but I HIGHLY doubt your very specific reason for his comment is accurate.

Howard Lederer is pretty successful and well known. Plus he is respected, something Mike Matusow won't be for a very long time (if ever). I don't think there's much for Howard Lederer to be jealous of in Mike Matusow.