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View Poll Results: Which Amateur turned Pro is the best?
Robert Varkonyi 0 0%
Chris Moneymaker 1 7.69%
Greg Raymer 6 46.15%
Joseph Hachem 5 38.46%
Jamie Gold 1 7.69%
Jerry Yang 0 0%
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Old 2nd June 2008, 12:12 PM
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I have been wondering which amateur turned pro by winning the Main Even of the WSOP is the best out of them all. Many of my buddies say that none of them deserved to win that coveted bracelet. This is a dispute that I have been having with them for quite some time.

I don't know which is the best personally, but I do think that some of them did get really lucky or else they wouldn't have gotten the title, but that is poker. But then again, some of them did make some really good plays, and some good reads/lay downs. But I would really like to hear what you all think so I could further discuss this with my poker buddies.

And if it's any consolation, who do you think is the best pro?

I think that Scotty Nguyen and Daniel Negreanu are the best at reading people, making good plays, and basically having a good time while playing poker.

Heres the link to the other thread that isn't getting too much attention: http://www.rakeback.com/poker-forum/...-deserve-3782/
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Old 2nd June 2008, 04:59 PM
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Your dead on about Negreanu, he is one of the best at reading others for sure. What comes to the "Prince of Poker", IMO, he isn't anything special at reading people, he is just sort of reckless and hyper-aggressive. He just pushes, shoves, and runs his mouth(not in a Hellmuth way, lol) and wins pots through that.

On topic, I'd say that Hachem and Raymer are the top ones from that list, and have had decent success after their main event wins as well.

BTW: why the same thread again?
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Forgive me, but when people were only voting for two of the same that are still on this poll, why repeat?
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i voted for moneymaker on this poll
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Forgive me, but when people were only voting for two of the same that are still on this poll, why repeat?
I wanted to see if anyone had any other opinions. I wanted people to give different answers. Not a lot of people voted in the last poll, but looks like theres not that much voting here either.
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BTW: why the same thread again?
Like I said in my previous post, I am trying to get some new opinions. I want people to tell me why other people won it, or why they think someone shouldn't have won the Main Event.
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