Following on from the recent HSP discussions over the return season, was wondering who are:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_on_High_Stakes_Poker to help refresh your memory
Favourite players to watch
Least favourite to watch
- your top 5 (or more) favourite players (to watch) and why?
- your top 5 (or more) least favourite players (to watch) and why?
Favourite players to watch
- Sammy Farha - Entertaining table talk, fearless and mixed up the play with sometimes outrageous hands.
- Tom Dwan - Amazing ability to size up the situation and players (without always over betting). Mainly because of the Lederer hand though, haha - "You have a pair?" Cracks me up every time. A little disconcerting with the head bobbing thing though.
- Patrik Antonius - Never read a poker book (allegedly), but no real personality unless totally comfortable with the other players around him. Still, he seems a pretty cool guy and for some reason, fun to watch.
- Eli Elezra - For a similar reason to Sammy (particularly when they played together - an Israeli and a Lebanese getting on so well). Just had a way about him that was enjoyable to watch.
- Doyle Brunson - "I play small ball poker fellas". Was interesting to watch Doyle adjust to the range of players and even just his comments and mannerisms (accompanied by Kaplan's commentary) were awesome to watch).
Least favourite to watch
- Howard Lederer - barely played a hand and the whole Full Tilt thing. Just painful to watch;
- Barry Greenstein - waited for AA or KK, a little bit creepy in his mannerisms. Did enjoy his AA being cracked though, so there is that;
- Nick Cassevetes - chewing gum like a cow, patronising manner towards pro players and downright boring as a card player;
- Phil Ivey - for similar reasons to Patrik Antonius. Awesome player, no obvious personality, always looks in pain and robotic. Not enjoyable to watch.
- Jennifer Harman - never really seemed overly comfortable at the table. Lasting visions of Jen are nursing a hot mug of coffee and folding.