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greetings hi hi
i sure when you look at lists of successful poker players as well as the lists of top finishers of poker tournaments, you see Canadians all over the place

canada has only 10% the population of USA, almost exactly
see what i am getting at?
to match us Canadians should be 10(ten) USA players, for each at same level

there is no question Canadians are the best poker players ever, in all the world

Yehhhhhhhhhhh
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and sticks out tongue at all the Yankees :D :D :D :D
 
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there is no question Canadians are the best poker players ever, in all the world


incorrect KristaK

For awhile (back in 2012, 2013, 2014) it appeared that Canada had the top online MTT players in the world but this statistic wasn't accurate as many of those 'Canadians' were in fact Americans who had moved here so they could continue playing online poker on the big sites.

In live venues it is currently the Germans who are on top of the world & in the Online MTT world it is sweden who is crushing it these days (& for quite awhile actually).

In High Stakes cash games online, I'm not sure what country has the upper hand today (do they even have highstakes cashgames online these days?). And as far as HS Cashgame live venue I would guess it is U.S.A. all the way!
 
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I know that Canadians are very good at poker indeed , many winners and successfull players caome from Canada .
But are they the best of all ?? I cannot support this with enough proof , so i don't know who the best of all really is :)
 
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incorrect KristaK

For awhile (back in 2012, 2013, 2014) it appeared that Canada had the top online MTT players in the world but this statistic wasn't accurate as many of those 'Canadians' were in fact Americans who had moved here so they could continue playing online poker on the big sites.
In live venues it is currently the Germans who are on top of the world & in the Online MTT world it is Sweden who is crushing it these days (& for quite awhile actually).
In High Stakes cash games online, I'm not sure what country has the upper hand today (do they even have highstakes cashgames online these days?). And as far as HS Cashgame live venue I would guess it is U.S.A. all the way!


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Nope sorrieeeeee USA people
Canadians are the very best poker players for sure
and one day i goin be in the best of all the girls!!! :D:D:D
 
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Well, Canadians have a lot of good players .Negreanu. Dunamel very nice players
 
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True. I do not like play poker with Canadians because they read my game like an open book. The Canadian does not need good starting cards to win. They win skills :)
 
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Canadians have successful players without doubt my favorite is Daniel Negreanu and Sam Greenwood can not say, however, that they are the best players but I think definitely have an advantage in terms of the game itself because Canadians have had great contact with igrata.Daniel has ignited in the game accidentally watching players where raboti.Zashto not think why there are no good players from Japan:D:D:D
 
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I consider the best poker players of Russians and Ukrainians all of them to play aggressively and, if necessary, they can play softer even if you look at the best places in the tournaments they are among the leaders.
 
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There are lot of advantages to play in Canada verses the USA. For one, it is better sites for online play. Bigger reason unless it has changed, is taxes. You don't pay any taxes on what you win.

Like someone mentioned, might be a lot of people playing that is not necessarily Canadian, eh.
 
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Nope sorrieeeeee USA people
Canadians are the very best poker players for sure
and one day i goin be in the best of all the girls!!! :D:D:D


So you're suggesting that Canadians are the best poker players just because you feel like saying it?
(fwiw, I'm not from the US, I'm a Canadian).

What I wrote above in my first response is accurate. You can look it up and check it for yourself if interested. There are sites that actually record online MTT results, along with Leaderboards for individual players (on monthly basis) AND Country standings.

Currently (as of Feb.1 2019) Swedish players are currently occupying the top 2 spots. In the past year there have been times where players from Sweden have occupied as many as 5 positions within the Top10 of worldwide ranked players (quite an accomplishment coming from a country that doesn't have a large population).

Top earners of ALL TIME in online tournament play...
Currently in the Top 5 there are 3 players from Sweden, 1 from the UK & 1 from Canada (4th spot), all with over $12 million in total 'tracked' cashes (games must have an overall prizepool of at least $10k to be considered in the tracked rankings).

In TODAY's current COUNTRY rankings (updated on a weekly basis),
#1 is United Kingdom
#2 is Russian Federation
#3 is Sweden
#4 is Canada
#5 is brazil


Canada's top player is only 16th in the overall individual standings. Conner Drinan and oddly enough, he's NOT even a Canadian (lol). He's an American living in Canada while playing poker (he is from Chicago).
Next highest ranked player representing Canada is ranked 40th... & he's actually from Canada! (lol)
 
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Canadians are great players. I've always been a fan of Sam Greenwood's games, and his results over the past year are incredible. Michael Watson, Mike Leah, Pascal Lefrancois. To understand how to play modern poker you need to follow their game.
 
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greetings hi hi
i sure when you look at lists of successful poker players as well as the lists of top finishers of poker tournaments, you see Canadians all over the place

Canada has only 10% the population of USA, almost exactly
see what i am getting at?
to match us Canadians should be 10(ten) USA players, for each at same level

there is no question Canadians are the best poker players ever, in all the world

Yehhhhhhhhhhh
Krista does a happy dance
and sticks out tongue at all the Yankees :D :D :D :D
Yes, I agree that many players from Canada play well and win a lot, I see that in many tournaments there are a lot of participants from Canada who take 1st place and 2-3, but there are also players from germany and Brazil who are also very many There are a lot of good players from other countries too, but I see that Canada plays very well, but this is my opinion!
 
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assume that Canadians are the best players in MTT can only fans of poker from Canada!)) in fact, this is not so! The best players are Russian-speaking (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus) - this is confirmed by many ratings of famous poker rooms and forums! no offense))
 
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