The best poker player of all time

**onlineprime08** · 26th April 2011, 08:42 AM

Guys, I have been wondering, we have so many famous poker players in the industry today. And there are a lot more that is making history.

But as of today, who do you think is the best poker player of all time?

**chole** · 26th April 2011, 03:24 PM

I think Stu Unger was and always will be in a class of his own... To bad he was such a screw up... There's Stuey, and everyone else is going for second best.

**Repro** · 26th April 2011, 03:31 PM

1st Daniel Negreanu
2nd Doyle Brunson
3rd Scotty Nguyen

**anniemac** · 26th April 2011, 03:44 PM

What Repro said except switch the top 2. Doyle Brunson is and always will be the best in my book.

**BingoT** · 26th April 2011, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by anniemac

What Repro said except switch the top 2. Doyle Brunson is and always will be the best in my book.

Right on Doyle Brunson is a great poker player & a great person to meet in person.

**GamblersDen** · 26th April 2011, 05:23 PM

Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu are both amazing players. Watching High Stakes Poker Negreanu doesn't seem to have much luck sometimes, but his ability to read people is amazing.

**Rhyzz** · 26th April 2011, 05:48 PM

I remember watching a clip of Negreanu lay down pocket queens pre-flop to a small raise, the other guy had Ace's. Awesome

**funnymunny** · 26th April 2011, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by chole

I think Stu Unger was and always will be in a class of his own... To bad he was such a screw up... There's Stuey, and everyone else is going for second best.

This.

As for second, Chip Reese & closely followed by Doyle. Yes, there are plenty of other high-profile / TV friendly players, but IMO to be considered "best of all time", you've gotta take into account career duration and game diversity (i.e. successes with many variants of the game).

E.g. As a direct result of his 11 WSOP bracelet wins, some may argue Phil Hellmuth is the best. Sure, no one matches his tally of wins & as he's done this over a ~20year period, this does show he's more than a flash in the pan. The detractor to this is all his wins have been in hold'em, so whilst kudos for his achievements, he cannot be considered the best.

Just my 2c

**funnymunny** · 26th April 2011, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Rhyzz

I remember watching a clip of Negreanu lay down pocket queens pre-flop to a small raise, the other guy had Ace's. Awesome

Not bad, but here's something that takes it up a notch...

Final table of the WSOP $50k HORSE event from a few years ago. Doyle raises pre-flop with pocket Q's & Chip calls with pocket K's. Flop comes 2, 3, 7, rainbow & Doyle bets out. Chip min raises. With almost half his stack already in the middle most would expect an all-in re-raise from Doyle...