I will try not to be too critical; however, a list like this will surely result in some
players getting upset at me. I have only rated players I have played with in cash
games. I have rated players on a 1 to 10 scale in each category.
Criteria:
Aggressiveness: Measure of style: how often the player takes the betting lead.
Looseness: Measure of style: correlates to percentage of hands played.
Short-handed :
Limit :
No-limit :
Tournaments :
Side games :
Steam control: A high number indicates better self-control when losing.
Against strong players:
Against weak players:
Best game:
Weakness:
I don’t think you can add up the ratings in the skill categories to get an accurate
comparison of players. Some factors should be weighted more heavily than others.
Also, some factors are correlated, e.g., Steam control and Side games.
- Patrik Antonius
- Bobby Baldwin
- David Benyamine
- Lyle Berman
- Doyle Brunson
- Todd Brunson
- Johnny Chan
- TJ Cloutier
- Allen Cunningham
- Annie Duke
- Eli Elezra
- Sammy Farha
- Ted Forrest
- Chau Giang
- Barry Greenstein
- David Grey
- Gus Hansen
- Jennifer Harman-Traniello
- Dan Harrington
- Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
- John Hennigan
- Phil Ivey
- John Juanda
- Tuan Le
- Howard Lederer
- Liz Lieu
- Minh Ly
- Daniel Negreanu
- David Oppenheim
- Chip Reese
- Joe Sebok
- Erik Seidel
- Mimi Tran
- Stu Ungar