Said i was gonna do it.
Going to be interesting to see the responses to this. lol
List your 3 Favorite Male Poker Players PROFESSIONAL and Why?
3 Favorite Female Why?
3 Most Hated Male and 3 Most Hated female players. and Why!
List your 3 Favorite Male Poker Players PROFESSIONAL and Why?
3 Favorite Female Why?
3 Most Hated Male and 3 Most Hated female players. and Why!
Comments
Negreanu - Fun to watch, Canadian, feel like he's pretty down to earth whenever I see him play at tables with nobodies vs. a lot of pros who talk down to them or try and intimidate.
Antonius - Just a cool dude.
Phil Galfond - Think he's a genius
Dwan, Ivey, Laak get honorable mention..
hated :
Matusow - just don't think he's that good and he's on tv all the time
Todd Brunson - If he even counts, I just think he's ugly.
Sammy Farha - Drop the rat pack act, it's played out.
Women :
Liv Boeree - 9/10
Vanessa Rousso - 8.5/10
Jennifer Harman - I like her whenever I see her on TV and she is a solid player.
Clonie Gowen, Beth Shak honorable mention.
Hated :
The obvious one Anette Obrestad, totally rude and dillusional
Jennifer Tilly seems nice but terrible poker player imo
Annie Duke the other obvious one, super rude.
-Negreanu. Agree with the previous statement completely. Just entertaining as all hell.
-Gabe Kaplan. Gets in some great lines that just seem to come out of nowhere. It's only one or two a night, but I sit there waiting for it because I know when it happens, it's gonna be awesome. Plus, you have to respect a man that could rock an afro like he did.
-Scotty Nguyen. Can't not love that man.
Most Hated:
-Phillipo Candio. It's bad enough the guy celebrates like a complete twat anytime he sucks out, but to then pretend he A) doesn't know the rules and
-That fool that kept barking during the WSOP ME. Congrats, you used to be a street fighter. Good for you. Now shut up until you piss away your chips... and there they go.
-Hellmuth. He's the only guy who I've bought a poker book from that I got absolutely sweet fuck all from. And he's an idiot.
Women:
... how the hell would I know? How in the blue hell would I remember their names when I can't remember the name of which Cowboys cheerleader I woke up with this morning?!
durr is an alien and amazes me with his perveted view of the game.
i have seen some unreal reads from negraneu....what do you do when he calls your hand during play...
i can't not watch hellmouth, can't help but think "are you serious man" you play for a living and you spazz when you get beat....absoulute spazz....i wonder if hes a media whore or if it loosens up his competion in wordwide cash games.
and amanda lang is hot but thats off topic...
He seems to try and compensate for his lack of understanding of certain spots by being "funny". It's painful to see him unravel the way he has over the past year or two.
Tom Dwan - easy and obvious choice, he is an action junky.
Phil Laak - he is soooo underrated. everyone thinks he's a nit, but he plays solid, I've seen him make some big moves, and he'll talk thought process during the hand.
Sammy Farha - this guy is pure jokes.
Wild Card
Tony G - he is on the fence for me, sometimes I love watching him, sometimes I hate him. He is a very polarizing guy. I like his smack talk sometimes, but sometime he goes WAY overboard and doesn't respect the game.
Annie Duke - I know a lot of people don't like her, but I think shes smart and intelligent. I don't get the amount of hate she gets when shes trying to legalize online poker in the senate. She does a lot for the poker community.
Picking two others is kind of hard.
Evelyn Ng - Seems like a good poker player from her appearances on WPT.
Vanessa Rousso - her looks are overrated, but I guess she does look good for a poker player.
Liv Boeree is pretty attractive, but has anyone actually seen her play poker?
BAD
Mike Matusow - This guy is the worst nit ever. He doesn't even play when he's on tv, it is just disgusting.
Antonio Esfandiari - The guy is pretty boring, pretty big nit with no moves.
Devilfish - Remember when he was always on TV with those partypoker events, man, this guy was annoying.
Liz Lieu - I can't stand her ears and her gap teeth, do people think shes attractive?
Annette Obrestad - She's interesting to watch, but she is absolutely rude and on this high horse. Maybe she'll get better at that. She can also lose some weight.
Jennifer Tilly - She is just terrible and hard to watch sometimes. Remember that hand where she checked the river with a 2nd nuts boat because she was worried of pocket Ks. She has gotten better, but I also watched her on Poker Million or something like that and she was still pretty terrible.
Honorable mentions of people I like to watch:
Viffer, Meltzer, Dario Minieri, Jaime Gold
...would be impossible to play live against.
Tom Dwan because I like his story before breaking onto the scene and watching him on tv is always fun because of his hand range.
Chris Ferguson I really like him a lot, I respect guys that make a lot of their decisions based solely on math, plus this dude can cut carrots by throwing cards through them! You tube it
Vanessa Rousso, I like this check basically because she's smart and besides the fact she was in FHM once, she isn't the type that lets here tits flop about at the table... I think she is pretty decent.
Annie Duke, I think she's just a straight up professional person and I can see how that could equate to being a bitch, but she is one of the key players in the poker community.
I don't know this chicks name, but she is from Alberta originally and she used to (or still does) commentary on the odd poker show. She was on a commentator's week on poker after dark and... Not the greatest poker player, but ... I would eat her ass out after a bike ride.^-^
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Shit list.
Hellmuth - He's way up there on the Ego list, like, worse than Gene Simmons.
"I can dodge bullets, baby"
Annette Oberstad, I think she has an attitude problem something fierce (don't recall what show I was in but she was yakking at someone at the table and I thought it was a bitch thing to do.) She has wicked muffin tops.
Oh here we go GTA! back to agreeing with each other,lolololol
This is spot on, I don't know what has happened to DN the last lil while.
Online a little bit but not really, she has over 2 mil in live tournement winnings though or something like that..
She is also like an astro physicist or something ridiculous like that.
BAD:
- Allen Cunningham - BORING!
- Mike Matusow - BORING!
- Humberto Brenes - Don't get me started
- Annette Oberstad - She has a massive wang, ask GTA!
- Kathy Liebert - Speaks for itself
- Vanessa Selbst - Wayyyyy to bitchy for her own good.
Honourable mention to (I think his name is Tom Schneider)'s wife. STACK EM STACK EM TO THE TOP!! lol
GOOD:
- Phil Hellmuth - DUHHH... you all list his rants as bad things. Personally I love it. I watch for it. Its the main reason I watch poker on tv now... lol LOVE seeing him get crushed in cash games.
- Phil Ivey - The greatest player cannot be left off this list - though I admit he could talk once and a while!
- Daniel Negreanu - While he has dropped off of late, he is working on getting better. Really like that he had the balls to stand up and say, I NEED HELP FROM THE KIDS after he was one of the best of the best. He also adds a lot to the entertainment value imo.
Honourable mention to dwan, darvin moon, & Men the Master
- Vanessa Rousso - No explanation needed
- Jennifer Harman - Actual poker skills - wish she was on more actually.
- Erica Schoenberg - Yup
Ram Vaswani - first player I enjoyed watching play on TV back in 2005 (in various EPT events).
Jamie Gold - any player that can eat soup while playing heads up for the main event, has my vote! Not a fan favourite but I think he killed the main event. Never get tired of watching him take it down.
Kenny Tran - kind of a love hate relationship. Hate his attitude but wouldn't want to play against him and his poker voodoo.
Duurrrrrr Crazy all over the place like Gus Hanson and not afraid to play any 2 cards.
Chris Fergouson. Probably not the best but can be very Intimidating when sitting across the table from you.
Vicky Coren ; Even though shes a book and luck box she is rather HOT.
Cathy Liebert. She is IMO one of the top female players.
Jennifer Harmon. Great cash game player.
Honorable Mention goes to Phil Laak Phil Ivey Doyle Brunson
I can list a whack of players i do not like .
Heres 3 Guys I would love to SMACK DOWN lol
Phil Hellmuth. Concieted piece of cacca.
Mike Matusow. Can you say DONKEY
There was a swiss guy wore a hat. Can't remember his name. Slow as mollases and always looks like he's in pain.
Female: Jennifer Tilley I won't say what I want to
Mimi Tran. THHHHHHHPPPPPPPTTTTTTT
Anna Oberstead . WTF is that
Ditsy Cunt
If you hate her, you hate them.
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It just blows me away that an intelligent type like Phil Laak would get involved with her, because I just find her to be a hump 'n' dump myself. Opposites really do attract.
Ever work in a male dominated workplace? like a construction site, or .... a poker room? They all seem to look a lot better when they are the only one that is there!
I don't know. I don't like fat titties.
Likes psychotic DOLLs Right CHUCKY...
It's not playing on this unit from HELL
Nevad Khan is another rewind that deeply disturbs me.
She was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actor..
She has been in a lot of terrible movies but that is a feat not many actors can say they have accomplished.
Liar Liar Skank trailor trash Ho.
Bride of Chuckie Doll Humping Ho
Shall I go on...
For my picks, I will stick with players that I wish I could see on every poker broadcast. They may not be the best but I want to see them all the time. For the least favourites, I will list players that I wish to never see again on tv.
Least Favourite Men:
1. Jamie Gold. The man just grates on my nerves.
2. Lex Veldwhathisname. Pouty and scared looking. Go away.
3. David Benyamine. Dull dull dull.
add these to the list of "fuck off and quit taking up tv time": Brandon Adams, Brian Townsend, Elky, Umberto, Jean-Robert Bellande, David Peat, David Rheem
Favourite Men:
1. Eli Elezra. I think he's a brilliant cash game player. He seems to know when he is ahead and has the smarts to lay a good hand down. I also can't say for sure, but I get the impression that he'd be a real loyal friend. I get that feeling because of one brief moment when I saw him tell Lex Veldwhatever during the 08 or 09 main event to show some respect towards Cunnigham as he was on the verge of knocking Cunningham out. I don't know, something in the way he acted hit a chord with me.
2. Doyle Brunson. Seems like an easy pick but I just love the guy. My favourite Doyle moment was last season during HSP when he was immitating Phil Ivey's commercial where he is saying "they say that I am intimidating, that my stare alone etc..." It was hilarious.
3. Antonio Esfandiari. Love him. Excellent player and an entertaining table presence.
The Women. Let's face it, we don't see many of them and when we do, it's usually short lived. So, some of these are just first impressions (except for Duke and Harman)
Least Favourite Women:
Annie Duke takes 1, 2 and 3. I can't even stand to look at her.
Favourite Women:
1. Leo Margets. Hot hot hot and she went deep in the 2009 ME
2. Jen Harman. Terrific poker player and wonderful human being from the looks of it.
3. Jennifer Tilly. Knows the game inside and out when you read or hear her speak about it even if she doesn't always do well. Never ever gets boring to look at.
Players I wish I saw more of:
Kenna James
Ted Forrest
Andy Bloch
Devilfish
Mike Sexton
We don't see enough of the women except for ho has been mentioned here.
Isabelle Mercier / Katja Thater are 2 others.
Pretty good to see so far peoples choices.