Q Um, wow. You're the, you're the fifth, fourth, most winningest poker player in, in history, 60 odd million bucks or something. Um, and Phil mentioned another player that's up there with you and him, this guy, Um, who I love, who I think is a wonderful person. I've only interacted with a little bit, but Adrian Mateos. Uh, I mean, is this guy the Tiger Woods right now of poker?
A Well, he's just, poker is one of those things where you can judge greatness by There are a lot of metrics and I think people are really quick to jump on bandwagons of players who have like run really hot for a year or two and they make, they play an exciting kind of tough version of poker where people see them make like ridiculous plays that go that work and people all of a sudden decide that this person's the greatest player in the world. And then you'll see a lot of those types of talents like fizzle out over time. But Mateos is one of those guys who I I've seen him since he was a baby. It feels like he's been around forever and he's still really young. But he's been winning at high stakes for over a decade. And he just absolutely loves the game. He has like a, just a burning desire in his heart to compete. And he's one of those guys, you could give him a billion dollars and I'm sure he would still just show up and grind like a five K tournament. Um, and I think the other. Guy that's younger and, you know, in this generation that's similar to that is Chidwick. I think, uh, the British Stephen Chidwick is, he just loves to play the game, so I think Mateos and him both have, like, the acumen and the, the longevity of their careers, but they, they, they just want to play. They don't really care where they're at. They just want to compete, and they want to play against the best p…
AI assessment note: “Mateos is one of those guys... he's been winning at high stakes for over a decade.”