most watchable pros
 

This list is shorter than boring pros.

Negreanu
Hansen
Gavin
grinder
Scotty
Matusow
Hellmuth


Are there any others worthy to be included?

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Pretty much anyone who is super aggressive.

Tuan Le comes to mind.

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Tony G

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agree with the super aggressive, or just anyone who is 'sick' in general

Alan Goehring
David Pham
Patrik Antonius ('watchable' in every sense of the word, ldo)

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Sammy is definitly up high on that list.

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huck seed!

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scotty isnt really watchable, he takes too long to finish his sentences

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Chris Bigler

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Tony G

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I can't watch Tony G after his embarassing tirade at the International final table, where he just goes on for minutes about what a horrible call the man made. I honestly just see him and want to punch him in the face.

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Tony G

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I can't watch Tony G after his embarassing tirade at the International final table, where he just goes on for minutes about what a horrible call the man made. I honestly just see him and want to punch him in the face.

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I'm with you. Can't stand Tony G. G. just doesn't know
when enough is enough.

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Mike Sexton

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Tony G

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I can't watch Tony G after his embarassing tirade at the International final table, where he just goes on for minutes about what a horrible call the man made. I honestly just see him and want to punch him in the face.

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I'm with you. Can't stand Tony G. G. just doesn't know
when enough is enough.

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The same can be said for Matusow and Hellmuth.

I'll agree with Gus being one of the most watchable pros, but I'd much rather watch guys like Ivey, Greenstein, Juanda, Reese, and Cunningham than Hellmuth, Matusow, Tony G, and Laak. I guess most guys I find most watchable are ones most you would put on your "boring" list. I prefer watching class acts to low-class antics.

Of all the loudmouth guys, I find Tony G the most entertaining.

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hellmuth ainec

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Mike Matusow
Phil Hellmuth
Layne Flack
Scotty Nguyen
Gavin Smith
Sammy Farha
Patrik Antonious

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scotty isnt really watchable, he takes too long to finish his sentences, baby

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fyp

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how has noone said kido pham yet?

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how has noone said kido pham yet?

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Considered mentioning him. Though I don't if he's entertaining or if he makes me sick.

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Tony G

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I can't watch Tony G after his embarassing tirade at the International final table, where he just goes on for minutes about what a horrible call the man made. I honestly just see him and want to punch him in the face.

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I'm with you. Can't stand Tony G. G. just doesn't know
when enough is enough.

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The same can be said for Matusow and Hellmuth.


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Its not the same. There are a few times where I've thought Matusow and Hellmuth have crossed the line (the former when he really rags on Gus Hansen at the end of Poker Superstars, and the latter at a table where he just started swearing at some other player), but nothing compared to Tony G's tirade.

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of the watchable pros, are more of them bust or flush?

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Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari. Both have great personalities (even though I don't respect laak much as a person for -EV reasons)

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Considered mentioning him. Though I don't if he's entertaining or if he makes me sick.

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is he the guy who pushed deepstacked after about 4 raises against hachem, holding JTh against KK and hitting trip jacks?

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When he's chip leader u can't beat watch Greenstein monster the table.


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THE CHARRRRKKK...oh wait wrong title. I thought this was pros you wished you could hit in the face with a sledge hammer, my bad

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Matusow does go over the line. But he stops after
he realizes it. Like in the main event, he tried
to apologize to Raymer.

I guess the question should be "are there pros you
would go out of your way to watch on TV?" Like
many refuse to watch the WPT. If the right mix
of players made the final table, would that WPT
telecast be worth watching?

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Tony G is the best.

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JC Tran, he's not exciting but he has a good personality for TV.

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This list is shorter than boring pros.

Negreanu
Hansen
Gavin
grinder
Scotty
Matusow
Hellmuth


Are there any others worthy to be included?

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I'll have to give this some more thought, but one thing strikes me. How come no women have been mentioned?

I would start with Jennifer Tilly. She's attractvie, which isn't a bad thing. But more than that, as a fairly new player, it's just fun to watch her.

It's new and exciting to her, a big change from her acting career, and she's like a kid in a candy store, serious about being better, but at the same time, you can tell she's having a great time, and that she's just happy to be there.

Another in Jennifer Harmon. I guess it's a combination of her success in what it still mainly a man's world, and that she and her husband can both succeed at poker and make the marriage work.

Besides all that, how can you not root for someone who has gone through a kidney transplant, conducting herself with grace as a player, and from what I know, as a person, the entire time.

She is flat out insprirational, and I'm rooting for her every time she plays.

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paul magriel

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burt boutin

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I think Freddie Deeb is a classy guy and always worth watching

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I think Freddie Deeb is a classy guy and always worth watching

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We'll get to see him in the $50K HORSE event.

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Prahlad Friedman
Jeff Lisandro
Tony G.
Mike Matusow
Norman Chad
Phil Hellmuth
Daniel negreanu
Humberto Brenes
Gus Hansen

Sitting in that order. LOL The dealer would probably go insane.

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My table would include:
Matusow
Hellmuth
Hansen
Deeb
Harrington (his decision-making trumps the placid demeanor and the stupid Celtics hat. So classy he never even fist pumps after winning a hand for fear of showing up the loser.)
Scotty
Mike Caro (come on, his hair alone is worth the price of admission)
Humberto Brenes (just to see him get sucked out on while doing his annoying shark routine)
Esfandiari

Too annoying to watch:
Negreanu (self-proclaimed genius)
Jennifer Tilly (loses a hand and says "good thing I have my day job" to someone who isn't a millionaire Hollywood star)
Gavin Smith (sorry, he's just not terribly bright)
Humberto Brenes (unless of course he's getting sucked out on while in the midst of his shark routine.. in which case he's priceless)

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the stupid Red Sox hat.


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FYP. It's green, but it's a Sox hat.

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Sabyl Cohen FTW!

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If don't realize that Gavin is a poker genius you shouldn't play poker at all. Are you serious?

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Negreanu is just too annoying. It's like he's always "ON". He reminds me of the little dork who's trying super hard to impress the cool kids.

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Tony G is the best.

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Table would go like this though no patricular seating arrangment:

Tony G
John Juanda
Phil Ivey
Johnny Lodden
Patrik Antonious
Daniel Negreanu
Barry Greenstein
Anotonio Esfandiari
David Benyamine

with laak and farha rotating through

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Tony G & John J at same table? It's probably happened and I don't remember. If it's possible to sprain an eyeball, this would be the moment though.

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1. farha
2. esfandari
3. laak