I don't have a dog in this fight, but I would like to make a few general observations.
In the short era of the IPT, some of our champions received the biggest pay days ever. Bustamante said his biggest win was from an IPT event.
Secondly, I see so many threads on here, glorifying the hustles and cons of the great pool hustlers and con men of the past. Hey, I find these old tales as entertaining as you do. Whether they were laying the lemon on the pool table, or betting that they could drive a golf ball a mile. They were, essentially, lying and cheating. Some of these guys were KNOWN murderers. Right? Yet we applaud their...achievements? Another guy like Trudeau sells BOOKS that say you might get cured of various disease by eating a supplement....learn how to get out of debt... hustles these books, makes millions upon millions...does put some money into the pool world...and gets blasted by the forum?
I'm just saying....lets not be hypocritical. As you were.