Who is the greatest Poker player of all time???

[VegasInsider]

Ivey.

[LineKrusher]

Doyle without a doubt...

[mr. leisure]

Stuey ungar for sure

[Extra Innings]

I don't know much (will be apparent by this reply)

Durrrrrrrr

[daimoshokage]

Phil Hellmuth not in the discussion?

[mtneer1212]

Brunson and Negranu are the two best I have ever seen. Stu Ungar is like Bill Walton -- great player, but career ended too soon.

[SprayBoy]

Negreanu and Ivey, but im not that old so there may very well be better players back in the day

[$Burm$]

Best all around Poker Player: Phil Ivey with Gus Hansen close behind IMO
Best Cash Players: Has to be Tom Dwann and Phil Galfond
Best Tourney: Johnny Chan just because he is a legend lol, and Hate to say it but Phil Hellmuth is a terrific tourney player..weak at cash games compared to the top ones though

[The Sensei]

Phil Ivey

[Congruency]

if they move all in and youre last to act 2-handed and hes just making a decision of whether to go with you or not, then he says their hand, whats dumb about that if the moneys in already. he does ok in cash games.

lol...show me a video of when negreanu did this in the exact scenario you posted

the guy just can't fold a hand (even when he knows he's beat)

[Congruency]

ungar is in the running for greatest no limit holdem player, not greatest poker player

that shouldve been pointed out a while ago but the average SBR poster knows almost nothing about poker

[Trident]

Chip Reese

Only other player that even comes close is Doyle.

[pennsylvania209]

johnny chan

[pozzy]

I would have to say me.. I am da best..

[paco]

Shut the **** up lakerboy, don try to act out ur routine. We all know ur ghost. Go **** ur mom

[mr.inpak]

stu unger hands down currently I would say phil ivie

[Reno Paul]

Stu Ungar

[tonyp0387]

The best overall player today in my opinion is Phill Galfond he doesn't get all
the media attention but believe me he will out play anybody long term. I like Durrr
also he diff has some of the biggest balls out there. Durrr challanged anyone
online to 1 million dollar heads up game winner take all . He said he would play anyone but Phill Galfond
or OMG Clay Aiken was his Full Tilt name . The guy is just a beast.

[chipper]

Definitely Stuey Ungar... brilliant mind. And as good as he was at poker he was even better at gin.

[samgurt]

i would have to say that ivey is definitely the best. Makes it to the end of the tourney time and time again

[$Burm$]

Shut the **** up lakerboy, don try to act out ur routine. We all know ur ghost. Go **** ur mom

wtf paco lol..is lakerboy even in this thread

[Pajda]

Phil Hellmuth not in the discussion?

Is it a real question or you just being sarcastic?

[tonyp0387]

Hellmuth is a pussy re raise him and he folds like a bitch . I would outplay Hellmuth in a cash game lol.

[daimoshokage]

Is it a real question or you just being sarcastic?

It's a legit question, I'm not saying he is the GOAT but at least he should be in the discussion.. just never saw his name popped out.. guy is great poker player, he just run his mouth too much..

[Glitch]

hellmuth wrote a really good book on poker. i cant really stand him and want to punch him in the face but he understands the game.

i forget what its called but its small and black and red.

[Cuse0323]

hellmuth isn't good enough at other games besides hold em. I give the edge to the guys who were/are great at multiple games.

[CanuckG]

Exactly. Hellmuth is only 'good' at one game. MTT's are his speciality, but he hasn't adapted to the game nowadays because he plays ultra-tight still and gets pushed around easily. Not like back in the day when everyone played the nuts and 3 and 4-bets rarely happened.

Best cash game players....Ivey, Dwan, Galfond and Antonius are the top 4.

Heads up: Olivier Busquet, Ivey, Eugene Katchalov

Also, don't forget who has had the best year thus far and probably one of the greatest careers....ERIK SEIDEL.

[Pajda]

It's a legit question, I'm not saying he is the GOAT but at least he should be in the discussion.. just never saw his name popped out.. guy is great poker player, he just run his mouth too much..

Poker has evolved, but he still plays like it's 90s, plus he really lacks fundamentals of the game.
Can't consider a guy who makes mistakes like that:

[ttwarrior1]

wow gus, not even close, he has gone broke so many times its not even funny. If he didn't get staked he woudnt' be in any tourney period

[CanuckG]

wow gus, not even close, he has gone broke so many times its not even funny. If he didn't get staked he woudnt' be in any tourney period

he has made most of his money off backgammon

[notsosharp]

stu ungar was the best.

[Dr.Gonzo]

not true. nobody can read people like him, youve never seen anyone call out opponents cards like he does. ive even seen him do this to real pros and in cash games. the top 2 in my book are negreanu and ivey. hard to argue with dwan, the numbers dont really lie and his consistency is amazing.


i guess i didnt read the all-time part. stu ungar is the correct answer.

Negreanu is a bum. If he played Cates HU NL over 100k hands I would bet my mother's house with my mother in it on Cates and not lose one minute of sleep.

As for Ungar. He was a broke degenerate cokehead.

[MadTiger]

As for Ungar. He was a broke degenerate cokehead.

Even he would have told you that. But, he could play some damn cards.

[MadTiger]

Cosign. Points on recharge if you remind me.

Got you.

[coanwe]

Maverick..hands down