how tall are the poker players?

[892King]

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Todd Brunson is about 5" wide

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lmao

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

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yes. No idea where that poster got 6'

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Clearly, I was misinformed. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[scott2130]

Who you calling a freak? Why is being tall freakish? Maybe someone as short as you just has a short view.

Just kidding. You can't help how tall you are. I saw Barry Greenstein in Reno and he was short, say 5'7". But at 6'5" everyone looks short to me.

[SuperUberBob]

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"Besides them are there any one else to add?"

Yes, Bill Brasky. He goes about 7' 6", 390.

He once punched a hole in a cow just to see who was coming up the road.

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they invited giraffes because this guy could upper-cut a horse

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He scissor-kicked Angela Lansbury

[xxx]

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the average male of 5'9 in the u.s.

The median height of US males is more like 6' even. It hasn't been as short as 5'9" in more than 50 years.

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Perhaps you are thinking of the Dinaric Alps: (from Wikipedia)


Below is a table of average heights measured around the world. These figures are assembled from very widely disparate sources (listed following the table) for purposes of illustration only, and may or may not be authoritative, depending on the reader's standards. The original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

Metric system Imperial system
Country/Region Males Females Males Females Age range sampled Source
Australia 178.4 cm 163.9 cm 5 ft 10.2 in 5 ft 4.5 in 18-24 (measured) g
Australia 179.8 cm 164.8 cm 5 ft 10.8 in 5 ft 4.9 in 18-24 (self reported) g
Brazil 170.1 cm 160.3 cm 5 ft 7 in 5 ft 3.2 in Adult population (40+) IBGE(2006)
Brazil 176.2 cm 164.2 cm 5 ft 9.3 in 5 ft 5 in 17-19(measured) Veja Magazine (2007)

Canada 180 cm 165 cm 5 ft 11 in 5 ft 5 in 18-24 (self-reported) j
Dinaric Alps 185.6 cm 171 cm 6 ft 1.1 in 5 ft 7.3 in 17 q
France 173.2 cm 161.8 cm 5 ft 8.1 in 5 ft 3.7 in (self-reported) a
France 176.6 cm 164.0 cm 5 ft 9.5 in 5 ft 4.5 in 20-39 measured n²
France 175.7 cm 162.5 cm 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 4.0 in n
Finland 176.7 cm 163.5 cm 5 ft 9.5 in 5 ft 4.3 in (self-reported) a
Finland 178.2 cm 164.7 cm 5 ft 10 in 5 ft 4.7 in 15-64 (self reported) p
Germany 178.1 cm 165 cm 5 ft 10 in 5 ft 4.9 in over 18 ger
Israel 175.4 cm 163.3 cm 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 4.2 in 20+ (between 1980-2000) y
Italy - Middle & North 176.9 cm 163.2 cm 5 ft 9.5 in 5 ft 4.2 in 20(between 1994-2000) Cacciari et al. 20001
Italy - South 174.2 cm 160.8 cm 5 ft 8.6 in 5ft 3.3 in 20(between 1994-2000) Cacciari et al. 2001
Japan 170.7 cm 158.0 cm 5 ft 7.1 in 5 ft 2.4 in 17 m
Japan 172.18 cm 158.92 cm 5 ft 7.9 in 5 ft 2.7 in 20-24 m²
Korea, South 173.6 cm 161.0 cm 5 ft 8.3 in 5 ft 3.3 in 17 aa
Korea, South 173.6 cm 161.2 cm 5 ft 8.6 in 5 ft 3.4 in 20 aa²
Korea, South 173.6 cm 5 ft 8.3 in 19 examination for conscription a³
Lithuania 176.4 cm 5 ft 9.4 in 20 Lithuanian soldiers (measured) r
Malta 169 cm 159 cm 5 ft 6.5 in 5 ft 2.6 in all adult population z
Malta 175.2 cm 163.8 cm 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 4.5 in 25-34 z
Malta 165.3 cm 156.8 cm 5 ft 5 in 5 ft 1.7 in 65+ z
Netherlands 178.8 cm 167.1 cm 5 ft 10.3 in 5 ft 5.7 in (self-reported) a
Netherlands 181.8 cm 170.1 cm 5 ft 11.5 in 5 ft 7 in university/college age d
Netherlands 183.0 cm 170.6 cm 6 ft 0 in 5 ft 7.2in 21 h
Norway 179.9 cm 167.2 cm 5 ft 10.8 in 5 ft 5.9 in men measured at 18-19 f/x?
Russia 176 cm 164 cm 5 ft 9.3 in 5 ft 4.6 in Article about height (in Russian)
Singapore 171.0 cm 161.0 cm 5 ft 7 in 5 ft 3 in Deurenberg et al. 2003
Spain 170.1 cm 160.3 cm 5 ft 6.9 in 5 ft 3.1 in (self-reported) a
Catalonia, Spain 173.0 cm 164 cm 5 ft 8 in 5 ft 4.6 in 18 (measured) x
Madrid, Spain 177.0 cm 164 cm 5 ft 9.7 in 5 ft 4.6 in 18 (measured) x
Galicia, Spain 177.0 cm 164 cm 5 ft 9.7 in 5 ft 4.6 in 18 (measured) x
Zaragoza, Spain 177.0 cm 162 cm 5 ft 9.7 in 5 ft 4.6 in 18 (measured) x
Sweden 180 cm 166.9 cm 5 ft 10.9 in 5 ft 5.7 in 16-24 l
Switzerland 175.5 cm 164.0 cm 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 3.8 in (self-reported) a
Taiwan 171.38 cm 159.08 cm 5 ft 7 in 5 ft 3 in 18 bb
United Kingdom 175.3 cm 161.4 cm 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 3.5 in adult population (16 years +) v
United Kingdom 177.0 cm 163.2 cm 5 ft 9.6 in 5 ft 4.2 in 16-24 v
USA 175.8 cm 162.0 cm 5 ft 9.2 in 5 ft 3.7 in adult population (20 years +) i
USA 176.4 cm 162.5 cm 5 ft 9.4 in 5 ft 4 in 20-39 i
USA 178.2 cm 164.0 cm 5 ft 10.1 in 5 ft 4.6 in 20-39 non-Hispanic whites i
USA 177.8 cm 164.0 cm 5 ft 10.0 in 5 ft 4.6 in 20-39 non-Hispanic blacks i
USA 169.7 cm 158.0 cm 5 ft 6.8 in 5 ft 2.2 in 20-39 Mexican Americans i

Sources:

a = Cavelaars et al 2000* [1]
ger = Official statistics ot the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
d = Netherlands Central Bureau for Statistics, 2000
e = Eurostats Statistical Yearbook 2004
f = Statistics Norway 2006 [2]
g = ABS How Australians Measure Up 1995 data
h = Leiden University Medical Centre 1997 [verification needed]
i = Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index 1960-2002
j = Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute
l = Statistics Sweden
m = (Male) (Female) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan, 2005)
m² = Official Statistics by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
n = UFIH (French Union of Clothing Industries) 2006
n² = INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques), 2001
p = National Public Health Institute (Finland)
q = (Full text source is pay, lists the statistics as based on these regions: Dalmatia (Split, Sibenik, Drnis, Sinj, Imotski, Vrgorac) and Hercegovina (Mostar, Trebinje, Konjic) Dynamique de l'evolution humaine 2005
r = VISUOMENĖS SVEIKATA Anthropometrical data and physical fitness of Lithuanian soldiers
according to the sociodemographic characteristics

v = Health Survey for England 2004
x = Vall d'Hebron Hospital pediatric study about 18-year-old Spaniards, dated in 2004, and other values mentioned in the article below.
y = (a study made between the years 1980-2000)
z = 2003 study. A 2007 Eurostat study revealed the same results - the average Maltese person is 164.9cm (5'4.9") compared to the EU average of 169.6 cm (5'6.7").
aa = Korean statistical information system (between) 1970-2004 Source: Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development [korea]
aa² = Empas news (website in Korean), Students' Physical Development (Height) by Province (Korea)
a³ = MMA (Military Manpower Administration) White book 2004~6(South Korea)
bb = Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese character

[Headblader]

They say the professor howard lederer is a big dude, I think he looks creepy with a goatee though.

[demon102]

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I find it funny how they have the heights of sports athlete and movie stars yet they don't say the height for poker players.

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Holy [censored]. That IS funny!!!

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this made me read op cuz I though u were serious, I was seriously dissapointed

[vendbien]

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I heard phil gordon is 6'9 and phil hellmuth is like 6'7 and Huck seed is 6'7. Besides these guys, everyone else seem to be a lot taller than the average male of 5'9 in the u.s.

Does anyone know how tall are these players? I find it funny how they have the heights of sports athlete and movie stars yet they don't say the height for poker players.

Phil Ivey
Doyle
Todd Brunson
Phil Laak
Yukon
Chris Ferguson
Sam Farha
Mike Matasow

Besides them are there any one else to add?

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Take 3 inches off of the first three mentioned (PG, PH & HS) and u've got it just right.

It is a little strange how many successful players (in live, brick and mortar tournaments) are 6'3 and above. The 'intimidation factor' really has merit. Also strange that little Stuie 'The Kid' Ungar blew them all away at 5'7" and about 98 pounds (after a rough week).

[vendbien]

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They say the professor howard lederer is a big dude, I think he looks creepy with a goatee though.

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He's @ 6'4 1/2... and now about 260lbs... he is a little scary lookin.