best top 5 poker player all time.

[sueco13]

tom dwan durrr,daniel negreano,phil ivey,j chan,antonio esfandiari

[tracyrickrobby]

i dont know if i would put tom dwan in the top 5!! hes very good, but still very green!! no doyle bronson, or chris ferguson!! or the obvious Phil Helmuth he might be an ass but he sure can play poker!!

[sueco13]

i like doyle and ferguson very good players but in modern poker they are outdated.in top 10 they are.

[jasonv12]

Considering this is all time and not right now in these picks, I'd say (not in order): Phil Ivey, Stu Ungar, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and Phil Hellmuth.

Right now would have a very different list tho.

[HopsBar28]

I'd put Chan in front of Esfandiari, I think. I know the magician won the One Drop, but that's one tourney that just happened to have a huge top prize. If you watch them on Poker After Dark, Chan outplays Antonio every time.

[matg281]

I'd take out durrr and replace with Phil Galfond. Antonio isn't one of the greats IMO, I'd put Stu Ungar in his place.

[rivdee]

I'd take out durrr and replace with Phil Galfond. Antonio isn't one of the greats IMO, I'd put Stu Ungar in his place.

I don't know if Galfond is one of the best players, but he does have one of the top 5 screen names of all time.

[jasonv12]

I don't know if Galfond is one of the best players, but he does have one of the top 5 screen names of all time.

He is probably in the top 3 best players right now in my opinion. Need proof? Watch this:
BlueFirePoker's Phil Galfond Reviews a Hand vs. Isildur - YouTube

or this:
Sample of Phil Galfond's High Stakes Adventures Episode 1 - YouTube

or this:
Bluefire Poker Sample - Phil Galfond Heads Up - YouTube

or this:
How To Play Poker 2kNL Phil Galfond Part 1 - YouTube


In my opinion, an argument can be made for him literally being THE best player in the world right now.

[eichroll]

There is a huge difference between cash and tourny.

[Prawney]

ldo #1 Stu Ungar, #2 Lilg, #3 Dmad, #4 Sickread, #5 Phil Helmuth jr.