Spin off from something TP and Brian talked about in another thread

[Talking Poker]

Of course not... and I don't think anyone suggested it was.

Absolute Dollars won and lost determine if you are a winning or losing player (duh), but that definitely doesn't directly relate to "skill."

Take Jamie Gold: He won $12 million last week. Is he a good player? I'm sure he is. He's made more money than a number of top pros COMBINED. Does that make him a better player than al lof them though? Of course not.