out of a couple hundred players, it is pretty impossible to try and rank... more than a handful probably just play super bad/crazy on dailies because they don't care, or because they're laying in the weeds to ambush people with another style for the big ones.
why would someone play their best in a game for $20? it would make more sense to play horribly but still make the standings, and then change things up with a good read on how everyone else is going to play you...
so i cringe when i read stuff about "someone deserving" winning, who knows what is going on behind the scenes. mikejamm could be phil ivey for all anyone knows