Pick Your 5 Best "Poker Superstars"

Degag · 15-11-2006 01:53PM #1

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 · 15-11-2006 02:00PM

Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Ted Forrest

Im struggling for a fifth but Im thinking maybe DevilFish.

ollyk1 · 15-11-2006 02:09PM

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ianmc38 · 15-11-2006 02:09PM

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 · 15-11-2006 02:11PM

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

bops · 15-11-2006 02:25PM

You guys really dont have a clue:

Danny Ngyuen
Robert Varkony
Chris Moneymaker
Jamie Gold
Flipper

ianmc38 · 15-11-2006 02:26PM

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

5starpool · 15-11-2006 02:30PM

bops wrote:

You guys really dont have a clue:

Danny Ngyuen
Robert Varkony
Chris Moneymaker
Jamie Gold
Flipper

*zing*

WH BONNEY · 15-11-2006 02:33PM

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

BigCityBanker · 15-11-2006 02:44PM

Where does Eddie The Eagle fit into all this?

Imposter · 15-11-2006 02:46PM

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

Solksjaer · 15-11-2006 02:46PM

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 · 15-11-2006 02:49PM

Stu Ungar
Chip Reese
Phil Ivey
John Juanda
Johnny Chan

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

DeVore · 15-11-2006 02:58PM

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 · 15-11-2006 03:07PM

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 · 15-11-2006 03:09PM

The Table that i would fear the most would be

Gabe Thaler , ivey , antonius , negreanu and darrell dicken

gocall01 · 15-11-2006 03:12PM

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 · 15-11-2006 03:25PM

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 · 15-11-2006 03:27PM

gus hansen
daniel negreanu
phil helmuth
sammy farha
scotty nguyen

would be an entertaining table to watch

phantom_lord · 15-11-2006 03:29PM

Ivey.
Gus Hansen.
Action Dan.
Daniel Negreanu
Juanda

For entertainment....

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

Scouser in Dub · 15-11-2006 04:30PM

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

roryc · 15-11-2006 06:12PM

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

ianmc38 · 15-11-2006 06:13PM

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 · 15-11-2006 06:16PM

raymer make none of these??

ivey, hanson, luske, doyle and raymer

kincsem · 15-11-2006 06:19PM

Stu Ungar
Barry Greenstein
Phil Hellmuth
Johnny Moss
Doyle Brunson

cardshark202 · 15-11-2006 06:19PM

roryc wrote:

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

Whats that supposed to mean?

roryc · 15-11-2006 06:20PM

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 · 15-11-2006 06:23PM

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

roryc · 15-11-2006 06:23PM

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 · 15-11-2006 06:35PM

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 · 15-11-2006 06:39PM

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.

Pick Your 5 Best "Poker Superstars"

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