All Time Best Poker Players

Casino games come a long way turning entertainment to a sport. Poker is one of the most played casino games even today. We always wondered how to win. But to know the way, the strategy and to gain tips, we should first know the best poker players of all times.



Phillip “Phil” D. Ivey – One of his accomplishments in the world of poker is winning three bracelets at the 2002 WSOP and also has bracelets in Pot Limit Omaha from 2000 to 2005. Known as "The Tiger Woods of Poker".



Stuart Errol Ungar – He is widely considered as the best texas holdem poker and gin rummy player of all time. He is also one of the two players who won the WSOP (World Series of Poker) Main Event three times. He is the only one who wins againts Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker for three times. He is called The Kid.



Daniel Negreanu – A Canadian professional poker player with four WSOP bracelets and two WPT (World Poker Tour) Championship titles. He is considered as one of the best poker player but one of the unluckiest. Also known as Kid Poker.



Gus Hansen – A Danish professional poker player. He won a record three WPT open titles in his poker career. He was the winner of the Poker Superstars International Tournament.
He is known as "The Great Dane".



Phillip J. Hellmuth Jr. - An American professional poker player. He holds a record of 11 WSOP bracelets. He is also known for winning the main event of the 1989 WSOP and for his poker brat personality. One of the Hall of Famers. Known as the Poker Brat.



Barry Greenstein – A professional poker player who won two WPT titles which is the Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open and the 2006 WPT invitational. He is called the Robin Hood of Poker.





Doyle F. Brunson – An iconic American professional poker player. He played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time WSOP main event champion to win consecutively. Known as Texas Dolly.





Anne Duke (Anne LaBarr Lederer) – A author and a professional poker player who won a bracelet in the 2004 WSOP Better Event and a was the winner of the 2004 WSOP Tournament of Champions. Known as the Duchess of Poker.





Juan Carlos Mortensen – A professional poker player and a WSOP main event winner.






Mike "The Mouth" Matusow – An American professional poker player that is known for his reputation for trash-talking (that's why he is called The Mouth) at the poker table. He is a three-time WSOP bracelet winner and 2005 WSOP tournament of champions winner.




Howard H. Lederer – Brother of Annie Duke and professional poker player. He is also known as the "The Poker Professor" because of his analytical style and a long history of wins.





Phillip “Phil” Laak – A professional poker player. He was the winner of a WPT title in 2004.






David Edward Reese – Known as Chip Reese, an American poker player. He is regarded to have the greatest cash game poker player that ever lived.





Johnny Chan – He consecutively won the championship event of WSOP. In 2005, he became the first player to win ten WSOP titles, defeating Phil Laak in a Texas Holdem event.





Thuan “Scotty” Nguyen – is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time WSOP bracelet winner.






Bobby Baldwin – A professional poker player and casino executive. He is the youngest winner after he won the 1978 WSOP main event.






William E. Baxter Jr. - An American professional poker player. He is also known as “Billy Baxter”. He won seven WSOP bracelets.





Christopher Phillip Ferguson – An American professional poker player. He won five WSOP bracelets.





Thomas Austin Preston Jr. - also known as “Amarillo Slim”. A professional gambler who is famous for his poker skills. He won the main event at the 1972 WSOP. He has been a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.