Top 10 Poker Players

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We have a page that lists the top 10 poker players based on tournament wins. (It may need some recent updates). Take a look at it - and then compile your own list based on whatever criteria you want to use.

Top 10 Poker Players

Let us know the criteria you use - even if it is just your general opinion - and why you selected the players you chose. If you can't come up with 10 - still feel free to share the ones you come up with.

Here is someone I would love to see in the Top 10 one day! Ryan Laplante!

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Hi, according to my criteria would be the 10 best poker players in the world
I am not taking into account the winnings, I am taking into account the trajectory and quality of the game



  1. Daniel Negreanu
  2. Phil Ivey
  3. Barry Greenstein
  4. Johnny Moss
  5. Antonio Esfandiari
  6. Phil Hellmuth
  7. Doyle Brunson
  8. Tom Dwan
  9. Jhony Chan
  10. Vanessa Selbst
 
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I am not sure if we can see Doyle Brunson at no 7. He should be at top considering the fact of his play from old Times. Deaniel is of course No1 in the recent era. Good listing through. Cheers.
 
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I think top 10 current is a much more interesting discussion. It's so hard to do all-time. I think to leave Stu Ungar off of any all-time list is crazy though.
 
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This is my top 5


  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Phil Ivey
  • Antonio Esfandiari
  • Phil Hellmuth
  • Doyle Brunson
 
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1. Negreanu
2. Brunson
3. Hellmuth
4. Ivey
5. Harrington
6. Harman
7. Esfandiari
8. Chan
9. Fossilman
10. Ferguson
 
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For me the top 10 players who are not the best plus my favorite players.

1- Daniel Negreanu
2- Tom Dwan
3-Phil Galfond
4- Patrik Antonius
5- Andre Akkari
6-Phil Ivey
7-Caio Passagno
8- Vanessa Selbst
9- Xuan Liu
10- Maria Ho
 
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Its kinda sad to see that no women reached the top 10, although I believe this will certainly change in the future.

Saying who is the best poker player, unless they have to meet certain criteria is a tough one. In the today era with so many game optimal theory players and such, I really believe that the top 10 in the list could be easily beaten consistenly from some kids playing from their mother's basement somewhere in the world.

For me, as a viewer, the top 10 poker players would be those I would like to see at a table and pay for it.

For me a table with Negreanu, Ivey, Dwan, Lex, Polk, Laak, Antonius, Doyle and some good nosebleed asian would be dreamy to watch!
 
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This is my list, I rely mainly on your style of play that I like.

1. Holz Fedor
2. Ivey
3. Phil Hellmuth
4. Victor Blom
5. Danel Negreanu
 
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No particular order , just these are some that I have watched on TV, rooted for them , and cheer for the underdogs on my list. Daniel is a fav and always will be. Chris - even through his ups and downs inspired me to do the first challenge in poker stars to earn a bankroll from 0 playing freerolls, and I did. It took over a year , but I did it. I never built it higher then $10 , but it is possible to start a bankroll from 0.
Yes many years ago , even before I joined CC - I started playing online on Poker Stars first.
I also like to see the women make it in poker , whether online or live, it takes a lot to go up against the guys in this game and cudos to them for doing it.
1. Daniel Negreanu
2. Chris Ferguson
3. Antonio Esfandiari
5. Phil Helmuth
6. Phil Ivy
7. Kara Scott
8. Jennifer Tilly
9. Allan Engel
10. Isabelle Mercier
 
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There are certain players that, when I see them at the table, I start rooting for them because I just like them. There are players I know that are good, but I don't necessarily like to see them win. I am going to factor in charisma and entertainment value as well as poker skills. This is a list of people I like to watch play and I want them to win.
Daniel Negreanu
Jennifer Tilly
Gus Hansen
Doyle Brunsen
Gabe Kaplan
Jennifer Harman
Annette Obrestad
Howard Lederer
Mimi Rogers
Annie Duke
 
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I did not watch carefully how other good players play, I watched a lot of broadcasts where Daniel Negreanu plays and I like his game and behavior at the table, I'm sorry I do not write 10 players, for me they are all good players and champions of poker, but for me Danielle is the best player!
 
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My list of 10 poker players.
I do not take into account the winnings, I take into account the quality of the game and who I like .


1 - Tom Dwan
2nd Phil Helmut
3-Phil Ivy
4-Patrick Antonius
5-Gus Hansen
6-Phil Ivy
7-Victor Blom
8-Vanessa Selbst
9-Holz Fedor
10-Daniel Negreanu
 

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I do not really follow the world poker well, I like the game Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey.
 
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For sure there are players like Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, the awful-styled horrible-baggy-t-shirt-guy Erik Seidel, Fedor Holz, Steve O' Dwyer that are among the best MTT players in the world.

But there are a couple of others who are missed from the list.

Doyle Brunson is one of them (I assume we are talking about people who are still alive). Or the master "min-casher" Allen Kessler who only plays AA, KK and AK.....
 
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For me the top of the top 10 players, eh seen him play are:

1.Daniel Negreanu
2.Phil Ivey
3.Doyle Brunson
4.Tom Dwan
5.Juan Martin Pastore
6.Even Vanessa
7.Phil Hellmuth
8.Vicror Blom
9.Chris Ferguson
10.Kara Scott
 
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The list includes tournaments and cash game players.

Justin Bonomo
Daniel Negreanu
Simon Mattsson
Patrik Antonius
Stephen Chidwick
Timofey Kuznetsov
Linus Loeliger
Jonas Mols
Ben Sulsky
Phil Galfond
+ BONUS
He started with the freerolls and eventually became the biggest winner of PokerStar's cash games. wsop $ 25,000 Pot Limit Omaha won 2016 ($ 1,127,035). Now he has moved to the investment world. -Jens Kyllonen-
 
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My list: Tom Dwan (EUA), Patrik Antonius (finland), Phil Ivey (EUA), Barry Greenstein (EUA), Doyle Brunson (EUA), Daniel Negreanu (canada), Antonio Esfandiari (Iran), John Juanda (Indonesia), Phil Hellmuth (EUA) and Johnny Chan (China).
 
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Let us know the criteria you use - even if it is just your general opinion - and why you selected the players you chose. If you can't come up with 10 - still feel free to share the ones you come up with.



For me an important criterion is participation (more precisely - NOT participation) in the teams that are supported by the poker room. There is a significant difference - the player has achieved high results himself, or he is part of a promotion to advertise a poker room. Of course, I will not say that the administration of large tournaments favors such players, but nevertheless they have some psychological advantage of the insider ...

My personal Top-10 does not exist, I do not follow the life of "stars." In addition to poker, there are many other interesting and useful things in life.
 
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It's strange not to see online players, most of the "best 1s" are playing HR stars + most cash sharks are the best of the best: berrysweet, fish2013, treuteller, c.darwin...
I guess it's fair to say that aside fish2013(and he is crushing hard) most of the guys dont play live and there is a big difference (atlease I would asume).
I cant really rank but I think msot the palyers athat open siting at cash/sng tables are aaaight =)
 
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I doubt I'll find 10 players. Few good players play for play money. Many good players play in micros. Because they don't have money. My criteria more is their level and results.

Maybe Annette Obrestad. Cool, when at 17 you earned enough by poker that you can't play in WSOP. Or Victoria Coren. To win 2 EPT tourneys while she played like.. 1 tourney per 18 months? While some players play almost every EPT tourney and can't win more than once..
 
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This Top 10 Poker with Daniel negreanu on top is great but Daniel has already admitted to buying in for more in years where he has cashed millions does this list take into account player buy in to games as I believe the 10 best players in the world would be the ones who bought in for lot less than they cashed out buy ins versus wins is very crucial.
If a player cashes for 20 million for example and spent 19 million on buy ins while still impressive I believe a player who cashed for 3 million but only bought in to games for one million would be a more profitable hence better player.
But well done to anybody who has managed to be successful and make a huge amount of money.
Here are my picks below.

1Daniel Negreanu
2Eric Seidel
3Antonio Esfandiari
4Daniel Coleman
5Phil Ivey
6Scott Seiver
7Phil Helmuth
8Fedor Holz
9Sam Trickett
10Brian Rast
 
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From men I think Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey and from women Liv Boeree, Vanessa Selbst, they are from the most famous and they have a simple image!
 
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