I put 10 great players, who are the 3 best.

[pjokay]

Yeah man, thx for bringing that name up. Unfortunately, no one mentions him anymore though he was definitely the most talented player the world has ever seen. Of course he had his personal issues and a damaging reputation, but when it comes down to poker, he was tbe one and only...

Yep, defo, he is really Ungerrated.

 

[aviatorsam]

Difficult question! I'd have to pass

 

[Batarang96]

In terms of what? NLHE? Cash games? Tourneys?

 

[MAGICUZ]

I can't choose the best players, all the players are the same for me. Someone plays the most, and some less.All players play almost the same way, it all depends on luck.There are no better ones in this game, there is only luck and the number of hands played

 

[NightStalker]

Daniel Negreanu
Phil Ivey
Phil Hellmuth

 

[middle73]

Think it partly reflects the old school nature of the list. Think there are definitely a lot more women now than when a lot of these players were at the height of their fame where it use to definitely be more male orientated. Vicky, Liv, Venessa & Maria were all extremely good although I do not watch a great deal of live poker but defo nice to see more women on the tables.

And for me, it does not matter whether a woman or a man. The main thing is to be able to impress with the game, to love it

 

[middle73]

Andre Akkari is not in your list why? He is top 3 for me.Please put him in this the list.Phil Ivey and Helmuth are tough players too.

Scammers

 

[MishkaZL]

Think it partly reflects the old school nature of the list. Think there are definitely a lot more women now than when a lot of these players were at the height of their fame where it use to definitely be more male orientated. Vicky, Liv, Venessa & Maria were all extremely good although I do not watch a great deal of live poker but defo nice to see more women on the tables.

I absolutely agree with you.

 

[ArmiSoo7]

Phil Ivey
Doyle Brunson
Daniel Negreanu


These are my heroes. But Daniel Negreanu is my Idol!

 

[1nsomn1a]

there are a lot of super players on the list, but where is Stu Ungar? He had the greatest poker talent and intuition.

 

[pljosko]

Of the ten listed, three of my favorites are:

1 Daniel Negreanu
2 Phil Ivey
3 Antonio Esfandiari

 

[TirariAchref]

my favorites Players :
1.Daniel Negreanu
2.Doyle Brunson
3.Adedapo Ajayi

 

[blata8ruga]

Who I pick as the best is Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and Antonio Esfandiari. They have all been up around the top of the poker money list all time. They all can play tourneys and cash. They all have longevity in their game.

 

[DonkArmyFish]

Your list is from the year 2009 right?
Those players listed I wouldn't even put in my top ten for today there are so many up and coming prodigy's there gonna make this game so incredibly tough to win in the long run I think we look at this too much like basketball and we try and compare whereas we should just be sitting back and enjoying the skill

 

[Chebchoub]

It is not easy to rank the level of these champions, because their level of poker mastery is close to being equal. And with that it's okay, this is my humble ranking of these heroes
1 Doyle Brunson
2 Daniel Negreanu
3 Phil Hellmuth

 

[antonis32123]

Hellmouth
Seidel
Ivey

I think I like them most , among al ten players you refer .

 

[Poker Orifice]

I can't choose the best players, all the players are the same for me. Someone plays the most, and some less.All players play almost the same way, it all depends on luck.There are no better ones in this game, there is only luck and the number of hands played

Spoken like a true fish.... and what all sharks are wanting you to believe.

 

[Poker Orifice]

1 Sam Farha
2 Phil Ivey
3 Chris Ferguson
4 Doyle Brunson
5 Daniel Negreanu
6 Erik Seidel
7 Antonio Esfandiari
8 Joe Hachem
9 Jennifer Harman
10 Phil Hellmuth

para mim:
- Daniel Negreanu
-Phil hellmuth
- Sam Farha

A questionable 10.... there are many great players playing today who I'd consider to be better than most on this list

All great players on list except Ferguson

I personally disagree. Ferguson has been around for a long time and STILL has great results playing against today's players (at least in wsop tournament format he does... just look at his Player of the Year results. They are impressive!)

If I had to be my savings on staking 3/t it'd have to be Ivey, Helmuth, Seidel

I 100% agree!!! These would be my 3 as well. If it was staking for a WSOP live tournament, I might even replace Ivey with Ferguson.... but for top 3 I'd pick the same as your's.

agreed I could never pick a best, just a favorite.
Chris mf Ferguson

you heard the old saying "Dumber than a box of rocks"?
6 bracelets and $10,000,000 in winnings

Ha ha ha. Love it!

 

[azforlife]

A questionable 10.... there are many great players playing today who I'd consider to be better than most on this list



I personally disagree. Ferguson has been around for a long time and STILL has great results playing against today's players (at least in WSOP tournament format he does... just look at his Player of the Year results. They are impressive!)



I 100% agree!!! These would be my 3 as well. If it was staking for a WSOP live tournament, I might even replace Ivey with Ferguson.... but for top 3 I'd pick the same as your's.




Ha ha ha. Love it!

& I 100% agree with that sub, Ferguson is an MTT scientist!

 

[jetoukatli]

my top 3 favorite is:
Daniel Negreanu
Erik Seidel
Antonio Esfandiari

 

[azforlife]

Spoken like a true fish.... and what all sharks are wanting you to believe.

Spoken like a true fish lmao You should've ended it there but you're too nice

 

[recerveau]

1 Sam Farha
2 Phil Ivey
3 Chris Ferguson
4 Doyle Brunson
5 Daniel Negreanu
6 Erik Seidel
7 Antonio Esfandiari
8 Joe Hachem
9 Jennifer Harman
10 Phil Hellmuth

para mim:
- Daniel Negreanu
-Phil hellmuth
- Sam Farha

Phil Ivey
Daniel Negreanu
Sam Farha

 

[Jay R]

1)Stu Ungur
2)Phil Helmuth
3) Phil Ivey
Then you’d have a helluva poker game

 

[dzsire]

From this list, my opinion:

1) Daniel Negreanu
2) Phil Ivey
3) Phil Hellmuth

 

[archilazy]

to my mind:

1) Doyle Brunson
2) Daniel Negreanu
3) Phil Hellmuth