I have been paid the ultimate compliment

From Grange95:

For the first time ever, we have the full IMOP crew returning, with nary a newbie in sight. Our cruise director, Santa Claus, has released the preliminary schedule of events, with a few highlights I can share with my loyal readers:

• The "signature hand"—long a featured event—will return. For
  those of you wondering what a signature hand is, think of playing "the Hammer" game for
  five full days (albeit with a different personal junk hand), except
  your opponents have no idea you're playing. Snap a few Aces after rolling
  over, say, 6-3, and hilarity ensues. Multiply that by a dozen guys playing their
  own signature hands, and the anti-Iowa cursing can be heard up and down the
  Strip. Seriously, it is quite common to have folks at your table see you roll
  over a signature hand, and groan, "Oh, you're part of that crew?" This year, in
  honor of the sixth IMOP competition, the official signature hand for all Ironmen
  will be the mighty Deuce-Four, a/k/a "the Grump".

My only puzzlement is this: Where is the special honor or challenge in winning with the most powerful hand in poker?