who do you think best poker players?

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Its have been different opinions about who best poker players or the most talented and how much money accomplished in their career
 
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More importantly, why are they the best players? Your question is very broad. There are many different types of Poker, and each type has it's own best players. There are some abslolutely amazing tournament players who would get crushed in a ring game and vice versa. There are also players who would annhilate a no limit hold'em player in 7 card stud, draw lowball Omaha or draw Poker. Best thing to do is figure out which kind of Poker you like, go to that section of the forum and ask the same question :) Except also asking "Why" and not "Who".
 
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Ok I'll name you some of my favourites:

Daniel Negreanu
Tom Dwan
Gus Hansen
 
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I do not know what about the prize money, but I'm more sympathetic to Daniel Negreanu. He plays well and can joke at the table.
 
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Fedor Holz is a well-rounded poker player, heads-up, cash games and tournaments, he has it all at a young age. But he's retiring gradually from the poker scene.

Legends like Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu are great obviously. I have some doubts on Phil Helmuth lol, even with all the bracelets, I would say he's good not great.

Honorable mentions to Dan Coleman (tournaments) and Doug Polk (cash games)
 
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One of the best in the game now is Fedor Holz but the very nature of poker does not really allow for a true best to be named.
 
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A lot of great poker players. It is difficult to single out anyone of them.
 
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Personally, for me, the best poker players are Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Sam Tricket, Eric Saidel and Fedor Holz.
 
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for me personally, no favorites in poker, I think that all depends on the person, his flair and ingenuity of everyone at any moment can become a favorite
 
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Today we have many who can be called great poker jagadores, after all they have gained fortunes practicing this game.
We can analyze by the gains, types of games, strategies, finally a great range, with different modalities
best players are for me
Daniel Negreanu
Tom Dwan
* Fedor Holz
 
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Antonio Esfandiari
Most recent first place tournament win came in a wsop Circuit Tournament held at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, it was ring event number 9 called the $1,675 Main Event which had a buy-in of $1,675 and Antonio Esfandiari finished first and won $226,785.
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For me the favorite is Daniel Negreanu, I like how he plays and his style of play, he's an excellent poker player
 
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A lot of good players and everyone has reached their heights.I like Phil Ivey.
 
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Eric Seidel not only has he stood the test of time. He seems to be a purest learning poker w out tv and news articles breaking it all down or seeing hands on tv. You learned by losing your money. He seems to stay away from the media and NOT giving away his strategy for free like everyone. There is very minimum videos of his hands. Yet he is the most successful American tournament player and know and feared and respected in the poker community. Seems to be a nice guy who mastered poker and maybe sees the fame side of the game as illogical. reminds me that you have the freedom to make poker whatever you want. I'd want to be like that. And he was in rounders.
 
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The word success comes to mind. If one is winning it can be determined as successful. Do you have to win the most money, win the most tournaments, place in the most tournaments, play a certain kind of poker or just win in general.
One can be respectable like Doyle Brunson and be considered the best.
If someone gets in the black after a year could also be considered the best.
Success comes in many shapes and sizes. One could be the best at their local/live tournament and cash games and be considered the best.
 
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In live I really like Rafael Moraes (GM_Valter).
In online i like Joao Simao

They are Brazilian players with gains over 1 million usd ...
 
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