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

pjokay · Aug 1, 2021

najisami said:
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 · Aug 1, 2021

Difficult question! I'd have to pass

Batarang96 · Aug 2, 2021

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

MAGICUZ · Aug 2, 2021

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 · Aug 2, 2021

Daniel Negreanu
Phil Ivey
Phil Hellmuth

middle73 · Aug 2, 2021

pjokay said:
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 · Aug 2, 2021

phoenixKK said:
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.

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MishkaZL · Aug 4, 2021

pjokay said:
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 · Aug 5, 2021

Phil Ivey
Doyle Brunson
Daniel Negreanu

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

1nsomn1a · Aug 5, 2021

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

pljosko · Aug 5, 2021

Of the ten listed, three of my favorites are:

1 Daniel Negreanu
2 Phil Ivey
3 Antonio Esfandiari

TirariAchref · Aug 5, 2021

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

blata8ruga · Aug 5, 2021

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 · Aug 5, 2021

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 · Aug 5, 2021

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 · Aug 5, 2021

Hellmouth
Seidel
Ivey

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

Poker Orifice · Aug 16, 2021

MAGICUZ said:
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 · Aug 16, 2021

jfofla said:
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

joeisi said:
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!)

azforlife said:
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.

jaymfc said:
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 · Aug 16, 2021

Poker Orifice said:
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 · Aug 16, 2021

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

azforlife · Aug 16, 2021

Poker Orifice said:
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 · Aug 16, 2021

jfofla said:
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 · Aug 16, 2021

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

dzsire · Aug 17, 2021

From this list, my opinion:

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

archilazy · Aug 17, 2021

to my mind:

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

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