xavantao08
Enthusiast
Silver Level
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WaxDabMan
Enthusiast
Silver Level
The game has evolved, the statisticians and theorists have take the game to a new level through a scientific approach. Glaring holes in one players game was offset by other players gaping holes in their games. Now those holes can not just be seen but measured. It is being found that the Negreanus and Hellmuths can't keep up and won't with old school ways and outlooks. "Rigidity begins the downfall" Stu was a whiz, a multigame pro. I think he wins this one, but I think in the bigger picture of things, we really need to get a grip for the whole scope of poker players out there today.
Jguar
Enthusiast
Silver Level
i prefer daniel,
but damnit man, i clicked your link:
and watched a video which turned out to be a wells fargo ad for like 2 minutes before i realized it wasn't the focus of the link! lol.
but damnit man, i clicked your link:
and watched a video which turned out to be a wells fargo ad for like 2 minutes before i realized it wasn't the focus of the link! lol.
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JPainTrainSicko
Rock Star
Silver Level
Gotta give the win to Daniel! Being the complete poker player on all fronts is what made this, it was a very very close decision tho. Stu was just a phenominal poker player and nothing can take that away from him.
veltins
Legend
Loyaler
it s all the time daniel and daniel. Those days stu was big, cos no one was playing that style of games . but now you will find stu in every small mtt even in online. so many players who can eat stu alive now . so ya daniel is the best and always better one
detroitjunkie
Visionary
Silver Level
Its impossible to judge them against each other, since they played in different poker eras.
Stu was a great reader and player, and won 3 main events - something that will NEVER happen again. However, he was a compulsive gambler, something that may have hurt him when he tried to adjust play due to Moneymaker Effect (all the super aggressive play styles). Hard to say since he has left us.
Daniel is a fantastic player, great reads and great tournament skills, also he has a knack of killer players with kindness, something that is actually hard to do and make it look genuine. I have dealt to him several times and have seen just what kind of sick reads he can make first hand.
I put both in the top 10 for all time tourney players, which is about the best you can rank players these days (except Helmuth who gets a top 5 ranking)
Ending conclusion - you cant place one above the other, two different players, two different times. If Stu was still here it would be a different debate maybe...maybe Stu gets a top 5 draw, and maybe Helmuth doesnt win so many titles.
Stu was a great reader and player, and won 3 main events - something that will NEVER happen again. However, he was a compulsive gambler, something that may have hurt him when he tried to adjust play due to Moneymaker Effect (all the super aggressive play styles). Hard to say since he has left us.
Daniel is a fantastic player, great reads and great tournament skills, also he has a knack of killer players with kindness, something that is actually hard to do and make it look genuine. I have dealt to him several times and have seen just what kind of sick reads he can make first hand.
I put both in the top 10 for all time tourney players, which is about the best you can rank players these days (except Helmuth who gets a top 5 ranking)
Ending conclusion - you cant place one above the other, two different players, two different times. If Stu was still here it would be a different debate maybe...maybe Stu gets a top 5 draw, and maybe Helmuth doesnt win so many titles.
HAMC81
Visionary
Silver Level