I don't idolize anyone, but my favorite players in no set order are
Phil ivey
Phill hellmuth
Daniel negranu
Tony G
Devilish ulliot
Fedor holz
The magician
Phil laak the unobomber
Myself
Couple beasts at Fox woods
My homie Dave
No idols, but I like OtB_RedBaron for online cash 6MAX and Fedor Holz for live highstake tournaments. So many specialist out there for different poker variants, but those are my favorite games.
I've been a fan of Negreanu since I started getting interested back in early 2000's. He's got a six sense on his opponents. Very interesting to watch him play.
I totally respect Ivey, negreanu, esfandiari and a few others but they are a cut above the rest. I like helmuth because he is so entertaining, Tony g is so good at winding players up and putting them on tilt. I love poker it's so unpredictable