Going back to the 1990s, Ray Henson was strictly a cash game player. In fact, Henson used to travel the poker tournament circuit just to chase the best cash games in the U.S.
And then in 2007, after a deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event, the tournament bug hit.
"I would come out to the World Series and mostly play cash and an occasional tournament here and there. I just wasn't very good at tournaments back then."
Fast forward to today, and you'll find Henson sitting atop the WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard, having already racked up eight cashes, including three final tables.