Favorite Player / Best Player...

eddo31 · #1 10-23-04, 12:43 AM

just from watching people play, and never having actually played at high enough limit sto bump into any of these guys, here is my two cents.

phil ivey - just seems absolutely ferocius at the table, always studying and calculating. fearless too.

negreanu - is obviously a very good player, but sometimes the table talk gets to be a little much.

i would love to see more live events, like the turning stone tounament earlier this year. you just get so much more insight into the game, whichthe pros probably hate, but i svery interesting for an amateur like me.

Aequitas58 · #2 10-23-04, 12:52 AM

He is. It was great being able to watch him at the Taj when he was living in AC. I wish he didn't move to Vegas. This kid played EVERY game. Stud, Stud HL, HE, etc.

bigjohnstud2o · #3 10-23-04, 12:59 AM

Phil Hellmuth. Man i love this guy. He really is an awesome tournament player. I would drive 12+ hours to get him to sign my book. Im going to be in the 06 wsop and hope every day that i get seated at the table beside him.lol. I dont want him to take my $ bc i cant get over the fact he is sitting at the same table

jimmytheg · #4 10-23-04, 01:13 AM

Layne Flack is definately my favorite player. I love the ultra-aggresive players, and drunk Layne is a pleasure to watch. Cant wait until this years UB Aruba tournament gets aired

johnbaker · #5 10-24-04, 10:27 PM

take a nice picture of him when you're there, i know for a fact on day 2 you're going to get seated to his right... idono just wierd feeling that will happen haha

Defendant · #6 10-25-04, 03:04 AM

Disregarding probable bandwagon comments...Danny N rocks.

That being said, I am repeatedly impressed by how accurate Gus Hansens reads are...the dude seems to know exactly when he can get away with gambling a hand.

Talking Poker · #7 10-25-04, 04:55 AM

I have a goofy looking pic of me an Phil, both wearing our Oakleys. Maybe someday I'll post it...... or maybe not.

johnbaker · #8 10-30-04, 05:50 PM

....dooooo iiiiiiit

eddo31 · #9 10-23-04, 01:11 AM

i saw him play a bit at the bellagio the last time i was in vegas, and while i couldnt see everything that was going on, it was fairly obvious that he was the table captain. it wasnt exactly a weak lineup, either, john hennigan and a few other recognizable pros were in the game.

obviously i cant verify any of this, and it is basically all hearsay, there are reports that he has won in the range of 20 mil this year. not sure if that is true or not, but i would assume that he is making a very comfortable living right about now.