I don't think he was patient about it. The contrary -- from what I gathered he didn't wait till 2011 to take advantage of the hack, instead he took advantage of it every year from 2005 to 2011, 6 times.
Which is also why they caught him.
Which is also why they caught him.
It could be dumbness, but it's also a common trait in high IQ people -- I've read stories and know personally lot of them who end up badly, similarly or otherwise...
Still, randomness being random, one day should happen that there are too much winers some years. Else, maybe the cheaters are on the other side of the game.