Helmuth- a jerk. Played once with him in a tourney and he was steamrolling the table and basically trying to bully anyone who dared to call him or play a hand. A total asshat. It was only a few rounds...maybe 2 hours, but he was annpoying as hell.
Hachem- no thanks. Played with him in Copenhagen the year after he won the
wsop and was a bit of a primadona. I know people love him and he is this great ambassador, but I didn't care for his table persona or how he handled himself. Played with him for pretty much an entire day and he was a pain in the ass
YES_ Patrik Antonius. By the far the most fearless and toughest player I ever played with. It was a day and a half of torture as he punished a table full of pros, just steamrolling them (and me). I somehow limped into the money, banging a flush draw against him and basically hiding from him until they broke the table. This wass the Aussie Millions the same year of the Scandinavian Classic w/ Hachem
Darvin Moon was a great great guy. I got AA against him twice in the same tourney. He cracked me the first time with AQ and apologized profusely, the 2nd time I survived. Wew both got bounced shortly after, but he was a real delight. A guy who was so grateful for everything poker had given him who wasn't in it for fame or to become a zillionaire, he was just enjoying the ride.
Would love to play with Gabe Kaplan or Norman Chad
Would love to play with Negraneau.