Top 5 Best Players Ever

[letvuan]

#1 Gus Hansen
#2 Jonny Chan
#3 Phil Ivey
#4 Doyle Brunson
#5 Patrick Antonius

Who you people think are the Top 5

[Kidpoker2k8]

Gus Hansen #1? Please Tell me your joking. PLEASE tell me your joking.
#1. Doyle Brunson
#2. Johnny Chan
#3. Stu Unger
#4. Johnny Moss
#5. Phill Hellmuth Jr.

[LombardiStix]

1. Negreanu

2. Brunson

3. Chan

4. Gus

5. Villaridge (didn't you see him win the WSOP this year?)

[villaridge]

Finally, I get a little recognition in the poker world. Usually when people run these polls I never get mentioned, except when folks notice the donkey at the rail:

[snowfish]

lol Villa

What a bunch of donkeys at the rail
Hope you looked better when dreaming your WSOP win

cheers snowfish

[pothole]

1/ Doyle Brunson
2/ Johnny Chan
3/ Amarillo Slim
4/ Stu Ungar
5/ Phill the pill ( you know who I mean )

[blackplanet]

I agree to 4 of your 5. dont know how gus is up there. I think he is a great player and a very likeable guy but wouldn't confuse him with the best.

[indyohm]

it depends in which format. In no limit hold em cash you would have to say it's one of brunson, slim, j tran. In no limit hold em tourneys i think Phil Ivey is up there now along with hellmouth.
People seem to forget that time makes the player as the are able to come back from losing huge amounts of money and can stand the test of time. There is no doubt that Antonius is currently up there with the best of them but he is still relativly new.
I think some people need to read poker history and not watch poker after dark so much.LOL
Personally i think Maverick was the best poker player!

[GypsyTea]

1/ Tony Gee.
2/ Annette Oberstad
3/ Sam Farah
4/ Jonny Chan
5/ Dave Ulliot
6/ Howard Lederer
7/ Jennifer Harman
8/ Liz Lieu
9/ Negreanu

Gypsy

[Egorych]

#1 Doyle Brunson
#2 Phil Ivey
#3 Jonny Chan
#4 Gus Hansen
#5 Patrick Antonius