Pick Your 5 Best "Poker Superstars"

Degag

Was reading through the WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Event thread and I was just thinking that if you had the opertunity to put the best 5 poker players in the world together, who would you pick?

I'm not totally sure, but i think i'd put Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Marcel Luske in, must have a think about the other 2!

Washout

Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Ted Forrest

Im struggling for a fifth but Im thinking maybe DevilFish.

ollyk1

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ianmc38

It would depend on the game but we'll just say Patrick Antonius, Chip Reese, J Dags, Johnny Lodden and Chief Brody. That would be an interesting table.

5starpool

Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Chip Reese, Patrick Antonius and Jennifer Harmon (one for the ladies).

bops

You guys really dont have a clue:

Danny Ngyuen
Robert Varkony
Chris Moneymaker
Jamie Gold
Flipper

ianmc38

Oh and the late great Stuey Ungar would be in my dream team as well.

5starpool

bops wrote:

You guys really dont have a clue:

Danny Ngyuen
Robert Varkony
Chris Moneymaker
Jamie Gold
Flipper

*zing*

WH BONNEY

Phil Ivey, Shannon Shorr, Eric Seidel, The Grinder & Brandi Hawbaker (One for the lads)

BigCityBanker

Where does Eddie The Eagle fit into all this?

Imposter

Phil Ivey, Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, Eric Siedel and Johnny Chan.

Solksjaer

My 5 favourite. SUPERstars

The General (I have Ices, slam dunk) , The Chief (that's poker man.). Random Scandanvian guy (just for cash games) , Doc Holiday (LAG from Tombestone City)
and my Granny (..luckbox but can smell a rat from a mile away and won't reveal my tell, the.old goat.)

AND SERIOUSLY
Phil Ivey, Phil Helmut (as a tourny player ) Doyler Snr (legend) , Greenstein (for generosity and excellence) and Dan (the man) Harrington.

Brayruit

Stu Ungar
Chip Reese
Phil Ivey
John Juanda
Johnny Chan



(edited to put in Juanda instead of Harrington... DeVore is right)

DeVore

Presuming its NLH:
Ivey, Juanda (how anyone can have left him out I dont know, I've watched him play, he's terrifyingly talented), Juha Helpi, Chan, Ferguson.

If we're allowed dead people then Stu Ungar would have to be there somewhere too.

DeV.

Brayruit

If you wanted the 5 who think that they are the best...

Phil Hellmuth
Mike Matusow
Daniel Negreanu
Paul Clark
Jean-Robert Bellande

Silver-Tiger

The Table that i would fear the most would be

Gabe Thaler , ivey , antonius , negreanu and darrell dicken

gocall01

Phil Ivey - looks like he's on drugs with his eyes darting from pillar to post.
Johnny Chan - the legend in a tracky!
Gus Hansen - I will outplay you on the flop and then some more on the turn.
TJ Coultier - just like this man's style.
Dan Harrington - his results are a testiment to good ABC poker with some variable plays (this is how I play, right or wrong, it's winning me some cash).

Rb

Silver-Tiger wrote:

darrell dicken

I wouldn't be happy having him on the table alright.

My top five would be:

Phil Ivey
Chris Ferguson
Doyle Brunson
Johnny Chan

Can't pick a fifth, Gus Hansen or Dan Negreanu maybe.

Mr.Plough

gus hansen
daniel negreanu
phil helmuth
sammy farha
scotty nguyen

would be an entertaining table to watch

phantom_lord

Ivey.
Gus Hansen.
Action Dan.
Daniel Negreanu
Juanda


For entertainment....

Bops, gold, deeb, moneymaker, Ngyuen, hellmuth, the chief. the general.

Scouser in Dub

In the context of the HORSE thread would Chip Reese not be a shoe in?

roryc

notice that so far only one online player has been mentioned....

ianmc38

Well Darrel Dicken and Johnny Lodden are both predominantly internet players. Ivey, Handsen, Juanda and others would all be regular internet players - as in they play almost every day!

Goodluck2me

raymer make none of these??

ivey, hanson, luske, doyle and raymer

kincsem

Stu Ungar
Barry Greenstein
Phil Hellmuth
Johnny Moss
Doyle Brunson

cardshark202

roryc wrote:

notice that so far only one online player has been mentioned....

Whats that supposed to mean?

roryc

ianmc38 wrote:

Well Darrel Dicken and Johnny Lodden are both predominantly internet players. Ivey, Handsen, Juanda and others would all be regular internet players - as in they play almost every day!

i know darrel is gigabet, but who is johnny lodden?

also, i doubt any of the others you mentioned would consider themselves 'online players'

ianmc38

Johnny Lodden is bad_ip. Young Scandy who plays the biggest games on the net and is apparently one of the biggest winners

roryc

cardshark202 wrote:

Whats that supposed to mean?

Just interesting that many people consider the top online players to be better than the top b&m players, yet nobody will include them in their top 5 'superstars'

Did you find that $10 yet?

kincsem

Read the recent Poker In Europe article on Johnny Lodden. Something like ..... A player on Stars was upset by Lodden so challenged him to a head-up for "all of your bank". He put up $190,000. Then Lodden sat down with $5,900,000. The first player left immediately.

Ste05

LOL, yeah I read that too, Lodden is a savage player, I don't think he's 21 yet, so can't play in america yet.

nicryan

Monica Leigh - Miss March, 2006
Deanna Brooks - Miss May, 1998
Carmella DeCesare - Playmate of the Year, 2004
Brande Roderick - Playmate of the Year, 2001
Natalie Pinkham


---it wouldn't be good poker but it'd be nice a nice table to spectate....


-Nic
(playmates all taken from http://www.playboypokercamp.com/instructors.asp ....instructors???)

cardshark202

Excellent choices nic.

nicryan

why thank you reggie...I reckon it stems from my dislike of *watching* poker....


-Nic

Ste05

roryc wrote:

Just interesting that many people consider the top online players to be better than the top b&m players, yet nobody will include them in their top 5 'superstars'

Is that not because this whole thread is about what 5 "Superstars" people would pick to play against the best online players??

It just so happens that the likes of Lodden, Dicken, Prahlad, Antonius, et al have made the move to Live tournaments to try and pick up some of the easier money and to hopefully get themselves a lucrative sponsorship deal.

rag2gar

Vaswani

roryc

Ste05 wrote:

Is that not because this whole thread is about what 5 "Superstars" people would pick to play against the best online players??

I dont see an mention of anyone playing against online players in the OP. It just asks for the best 5 poker players

Tackle69 wrote:

Was reading through the WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Event thread and I was just thinking that if you had the opertunity to put the best 5 poker players in the world together, who would you pick?

Also, I think a lot of the live pro's wouldnt be happy about being considered 'easier money'

Ste05 wrote:

It just so happens that the likes of Lodden, Dicken, Prahlad, Antonius, et al have made the move to Live tournaments to try and pick up some of the easier money and to hopefully get themselves a lucrative sponsorship deal.