Who Are The Most Overrated Poker Players? (and Why?)

[spydermr2]

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Negreanu is very good, but I'm getting sick of his rants about the lawsuit. Slamming those involved as "weren't millionaires before the WPT, except maybe Phil Gordon" is just childish and stupid. Hey, Daniel, basic fact-check: Chris Ferguson won the WSOP BEFORE the WPT existed. That would make him rich, a millionaire, and popular BEFORE the WPT, not after. And it wasn't the WPT that made Fossilman famous -- it was the WSOP (which also made him a multi-millionaire). In fact, I can't think of any WPT table I've seen Raymer at. Negreanu wins my "most overrated", only because he's so willing to rant, but obviously also unwilling to make sure he's at least being factual.

Playwise:

Evelyn Ng.
Annie Duke.

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I'm not saying I disagree with you. But IMHO DN was saying the popularity of the WPT helped make poker so popular. Therefore making the WSOP bigger.

I think it was hole cames that did it.

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The WPT did make Poker bigger, I don't doubt that. What I don't like is Negreanu spouting off at the mouth and not even bothering to make sure he's being factual. As I indicated above, his little tirade about how the Seven who filed "weren't even millionaires" before the WPT is utter nonsense and easily shown to be false by simply Googling them... or being a pro who knows his competition. I mean really, how hard is it to know that Chris Ferguson won the WSOP, which means he won at least a million in that one tournament (as one example)? It only diminishes any point he might have when he 1) chooses to insult other professionals; and 2) doesn't bother to be factual in those insults.