Best Poker Player in the World??

**SharpAngles** · 04-26-16, 12:29 PM

Antonio? Lol no.

Brunson is a mixed game legend but the best? Lol no.

Ivey is still the Boss

**Itsamazing777** · 04-26-16, 12:50 PM

Tom "Durr" Dwan

**lilpete** · 04-26-16, 01:51 PM

Originally posted by Itsamazing777

Tom "Durr" Dwan

i heard Dwan went bust and is on the run

**SharpAngles** · 04-26-16, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by lilpete

i heard Dwan went bust and is in so deep with the Triads that they're holding him hostage in Macau

fyp to what I've heard too...

Although he just released this video so hopefully it's all rumor and innuendo...

**Broke Homey** · 04-26-16, 05:07 PM

Best in the world, meaning well rounded? I agree that it would have to be Phil Ivey...
But getting into categorical games the list could get very long and different from everyone. Adding online there could be names not many people even heard of.

**Fidel_CashFlow** · 04-26-16, 06:30 PM

best in the world. That depends. Prolly me

dont think my Q 10 (if its suited) has ever lost to Ace King

plus I will play Q 4 offsuit hard against your Aces and leave you felted

**Gene Paulson** · 04-26-16, 08:57 PM

Doug Poke is claiming he is on twitch .

**Gene Paulson** · 04-26-16, 08:59 PM

TDwan

He is in Manilla I think, Tom Dwan

**Broke Homey** · 04-27-16, 03:21 AM

Chip Reese who passed away (2007-2008 i believe), was an absolute monster at cash games.

Even a lot of the "best of the best" wouldn't sit at across from him. He is widely regarded as having been the greatest cash game poker player. Doyle Brunson describes Reese as "one of the two finest young … poker players in the world" and the best seven-card stud player he had ever played.

**SharpAngles** · 04-27-16, 11:17 AM

If we're talking best of all time then Chip Reese is the man good call homey. Not just poker either. He was an amazing overall gambler who won whatever game he decided to play. One of the best MLB cappers ever too.

Best alive is still Ivey and it's not really close.

**lilpete** · 04-27-16, 11:58 AM

elkY is fantastic online player also Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is sick too live cash games

**SharpAngles** · 04-27-16, 12:13 PM

If I ever see Chris Ferguson at a live table I'll pull his Stetson over his eyes and unleash my full tilt rage by giving him an atomic wedgie he'll be attending to for weeks.

After I stack him though because he's an absolute cupcake in cash games.

**snip3r2006** · 04-27-16, 01:28 PM

Lol ... Chris Ferguson ... Hahahaha ... He is so 2006
... Best Right now maybe igor yaroshevsky Or Fedor Holz Or hastings

**SharpAngles** · 04-27-16, 02:19 PM

Ran across this article that reminded me of this thread. Only one guy on both lists

I'd hazard a guess he's top of the uncharted cash games list around the world too.

http://www.pokerupdate.com/news/entertainment/top-10-biggest-all-time-live-poker-and-online-poker-winners-the-ultimate-list/

Top 10 Biggest Live Poker Winners

Daniel Negreanu (CAN) – $32,315,817
Erik Seidel (USA) – $26,503,242
Antonio Esfandiari (USA) – $26,495,566
Daniel Colman (USA) – $25,239,801
Phil Ivey (USA) – $23,856,035
Scott Seiver (USA) – $21,209,508
Sam Trickett (GBR) – $20,557,091
Phil Hellmuth (USA) – $19,310,195
John Juanda (IND) – $18,111,006
Jonathan Duhamel (CAN) – $17,592,802

Top 10 Biggest Online Poker Winners

FinddaGrind – Patrik Antonius (FIN) – $17,031,601
jungleman12 / w00ki3z – Daniel Cates (USA) – $11,535,001
polarizing / RaiseOnce – Phil Ivey (USA) – $10,441,963
Urindanger / ilvdnfl – Di Dang (USA) – $8,088,654
OMGClayAiken / MrSweets28 – Phil Galfond (CAN) – $7,882,718
Kanu7 / IReadYrSoul – Alex Milar (UK) – $5,216,254
Jeans89 / Ingenious89 – Jens Kyllönen (FIN) – $5,134,976
$tinger 88 – Brian Hastings (USA) – $4,867,425
theASHMAN103 – Ashton Griffin (USA) * – $4,802,650
EazyPeazy – Abe Mosseri (USA) * – $4,160,304

* Results exclusively on Full Tilt Poker

**lilpete** · 04-27-16, 02:37 PM

yeah DNegs is sick I like Mike the Mouth as well. Look out for Tom Cannulli and Fedor Holz,, rising stars

**Grivas_Digeni** · 04-27-16, 05:48 PM

Phil Hellmuth by far the most entertaining. Not when he wins, oh no.

**daneblazer** · 04-27-16, 08:40 PM

I've always liked galfond

Todd Brunson? Lol.

**poljovkapav** · 04-27-16, 08:48 PM

Hellmuth is the man

**GUMMO77** · 04-27-16, 09:46 PM

Todd Brunson, by his own accord, is too lazy to be the best at anything.

Would love to know what is really going on with Durrr.

**daneblazer** · 04-27-16, 10:16 PM

Todd Brunson or TTWarrior in a thanksgiving pie eating contest?

**BiTeMe UsAdOj** · 04-27-16, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by daneblazer

Todd Brunson or TTWarrior in a thanksgiving pie eating contest?

Neither

They'd both drop dead of cardiac arrest from the sheer excitement of seeing the pies wheeled in beforehand

**daysleeper** · 05-05-16, 08:01 PM

1. Negreanu
2. Ivey
3. Hellmuth
4. Doyle B.
5. Durrrr

**Broke Homey** · 05-05-16, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by daysleeper

1. Negreanu
2. Ivey
3. Hellmuth
4. Doyle B.
5. Durrrr

Negreanu, although a great player was getting destroyed at the big games. He also at 1 time announced that he stopped playing them all together. He even was quoted recently that he would need 2 yrs to beat online 5000NL (25/50 blinds). Now in MTT's, he is probably the best. Maybe not as many bracelets as some, but penetrate a bracelet and give me the cash.
Hellmuth and Ferguson (Chris also quit cash games he said) should not sit down at cash games, but are very good MTT players. Cash games and MTT's are 2 different animals.
So are we saying best MTT player? Well rounded? Cash and if so which game? Names can and will change with each niche.

**Auto Donk** · 05-06-16, 11:46 PM

**daysleeper** · 05-09-16, 10:28 PM

lmao quote hath Scotty, "NUT NUT BAHBEH."

**Auto Donk** · 05-10-16, 12:30 AM

ive played with him twice in oklahoma (Scotty), by the time I hit the final table in one of his larger buyin bday events, the whole f'n table was talkin' with his accent and saying shit like, "call me, you goin' home, baaaybbeee"

**Auto Donk** · 05-10-16, 01:57 AM

just wasted 45 mins watching the entire espn broadcast of that final table.... enjoyable watch