Which pro would you want to learn poker from?

#1 15th December 2008, 4:27 AM

Say you didn't know a thing about poker and had the opportunity to pick one of these pros. They would teach you for a week or two straight everything they knew in an attempt to turn you into a poker assassin. Who would you pick and why?

#2 15th December 2008, 4:34 AM

Negreanu because i think hes the best imo. hes a real funny guy too so i won't be bored while learning, and i really like the way he plays n how he thinks

#3 15th December 2008, 4:34 AM

Tuan Le.

I love his hyper loose-aggressive style and his very laid back approach to the game. He plays like he doesn't care and I think that is a very scary and unpredictable. To paraphrase JC Tran when he played with Tuan Le at the WPT championship "...It's a 25K buy-in game for millions of dollars and Tuan plays it like its a $10 home game."

#4 15th December 2008, 5:54 AM

mike sexton obv

#5 15th December 2008, 5:58 AM

I voted for Doyle Brunson, he has far more experience than any other player on your list.

#6 15th December 2008, 9:24 AM

Honestly, I picked Phil Hellmuth. The guy might be a pompous ass, but he is still BY FAR my favorite poker player. The guy has accomplished so much when it comes to tournament poker that how can anyone NOT pick him?

Sure he might blow up about "bad beats" (and I can say that I do the same thing on occasion, ironic huh? :P) but no one can deny that the guy has got SKILL.

#7 15th December 2008, 11:56 AM

i would definitely want to learn from ivey more than anybody. ivey has no fear in anything, i mean seriously...the guy bets 200, 000 bucks on a freethrow, are you kidding me? this is the guy to be like.

#8 15th December 2008, 12:00 PM

Doyle has probably played more hands than the rest combined. He also does not have a style. He is very difficult to read.

#9 15th December 2008, 3:53 PM

phil hellmuth, because he is...the best.

#10 15th December 2008, 4:35 PM

I wouldn't mind being trained by Kenny Tran because I, too, would like to be a genius.

I would also be able to say things like:
'Oh my got! That has to be da greatest caw in poker!'
'I've got to be the bess!'
'...I caw!'
'I'm aww in.'

<3 Kenny

#11 15th December 2008, 4:42 PM

Mine isn't up there....

My choice -->ChuckTs

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#12 15th December 2008, 5:23 PM

I would like to learn poker from a combination of Ivey, Tran, and some chronic. Not only would it be informative but hilarious.

#13 15th December 2008, 5:25 PM

ERIC LINDGREN HAS OVER TAKEN DANIEL NEGREANU AS MY FAVORITE PLAYER, HIS PLAY AT THIS YEARS WSOP BACKS ME UP.

#14 15th December 2008, 6:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philthy

I wouldn't mind being trained by Kenny Tran because I, too, would like to be a genius.

I would also be able to say things like:
'Oh my got! That has to be da greatest caw in poker!'
'I've got to be the bess!'
'...I caw!'
'I'm aww in.'

<3 Kenny

Haha, dead on. Sign me up.

#15 15th December 2008, 6:20 PM

For me, it has to be a combination of Negreanu and Hansen. Hansen because he has the guts to play with any two cards, and Negreanu because of his sick reads

#16 15th December 2008, 6:31 PM

I would pick Todd Brunson just because he is really smart and I think he would be the coolest to hang out with.

#17 15th December 2008, 6:58 PM

^^^^^^^

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Ahem .. 3 time WSOP main event champion (2 years back to back)...

and a hell of a party poker guy!!!

Cant understand why a certain pro isn't on this hypothetical list!!!

#18 15th December 2008, 9:34 PM

I voted for Hellmuth cause obviously hes one of the greatest of all time, but my favorite player is Negreanu, so either one would be a great teacher.

#19 15th December 2008, 9:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philthy

I wouldn't mind being trained by Kenny Tran because I, too, would like to be a genius.

I would also be able to say things like:
'Oh my got! That has to be da greatest caw in poker!'
'I've got to be the bess!'
'...I caw!'
'I'm aww in.'

<3 Kenny

My gf and I always joke about Kenny tran, usually when one of figures out something puzzling to the other..."awww u such a genius" "you make genius cawww"

#20 15th December 2008, 10:22 PM

I picked Negreanu because I already play like him so it wouldn't be that hard . and instead of having to learn poker he could teach me to read people liek a pro.

#21 15th December 2008, 10:23 PM

I think Tom Dwan, wonder if he could teach cuz isn't there a saying "those do who can't do, teach".

#22 15th December 2008, 11:43 PM

To be a serious, profitable player and not part of the brat pack. Mike Caro is the one to show you about the real reason to play poker. MONEY!

#23 15th December 2008, 11:49 PM

lol Mike sexton

nvm, lol Deeb, i'd much rather be coached by shaundeeb than Freddy deeb

#24 15th December 2008, 11:50 PM

NEGRANEU IS SO SICK...

#25 15th December 2008, 11:53 PM

I'd consider Doyle, but in the end it has to be Hellmuth. Phil Hellmuth is the best player in the world and you could learn so much from him. His reading skills are second to none and I've never seen anyone trap so well.

#26 16th December 2008, 12:14 AM

Well my first choice would be Jennifer Tilly but that probably wouldn't work out cause even if she did have anything worth teaching it would probably go in one ear and out the other.Too much eye candy So my real choice would be Eric Lindgren. Gotta be doing something right to win player of the year.

#27 16th December 2008, 4:08 AM

For nlhe Phil Gordon
For all other poker Daniel Negreaneua

#28 16th December 2008, 6:10 AM

I would choose Daniel Negreanu because of his overall style of play, (not too L-AG but not afraid to take a few risks) and his great reading ability.

#29 16th December 2008, 6:18 AM

Ivey or maybe Brunson. Tough choice.

#30 16th December 2008, 8:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by narizblanco

Doyle has probably played more hands than the rest combined. He also does not have a style. He is very difficult to read.

I bet doyle hasn't played even close to as many hands combined unless you're not including online poker. If you're including online poker, then Matusow alone has probably played more hands than Brunson. Matusow plays so much online poker, he says that even when he was in prison he wouldn't have minded being there at all if he had online poker. lol

#31 16th December 2008, 10:17 AM

mike mattasouw a.ka "the mouth"....just cause he's entertaining....always makes me laugh

#32 16th December 2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu_Ungar

^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^

Ahem .. 3 time WSOP main event champion (2 years back to back)...

and a hell of a party poker guy!!!

Cant understand why a certain pro isn't on this hypothetical list!!!

Probably not on list because he is dead. Sad but true, a dead man is not going to teach you much about poker and unless he's Bernie probably not much fun at parties.
By the way I picked Danny N., his reads are sick.

#33 16th December 2008, 1:00 PM

Patrik Antonuis, would be my pick personally, the guys stone cold bluff face when he does bluff, his reading abilities, not to mention he just seems like an overall, well rounded person, who can stay focused easily

#34 16th December 2008, 1:06 PM

I'd actually go with CTS, stoxtrader or leatherass. I'm pretty sure their experience is a hell of a lot more applicable to the kind of stakes that i could consider beating.

#35 19th December 2008, 7:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu_Ungar

^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^

Ahem .. 3 time WSOP main event champion (2 years back to back)...

and a hell of a party poker guy!!!

Cant understand why a certain pro isn't on this hypothetical list!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yumboltking

Probably not on list because he is dead. Sad but true, a dead man is not going to teach you much about poker and unless he's Bernie probably not much fun at parties.
By the way I picked Danny N., his reads are sick.

Yeah but its a hypothetical list!!!

This isn't a competition you know, the best answer dosnt actually win a day out with his favorite pro.

So hypothetically speaking.......

LOL

: Which pro would you pick to teach you poker?
Hellmuth		8.33%
The Mouth		7.29%
Sexton		0%
Ivey		14.58%
Negreanu		32.29%
Lederer		4.17%
Deeb		0%
Ferguson		6.25%
Brunson		7.29%
Other - Post your pick and why.		19.79%
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