TOP 3 - Best poker players of all time

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By mrdouze

Poker History has been changed for ever thanks 3 Top players :

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Doyle Brunson

Born in 1933, Doyle Brunson sport in those early days, he plays basketball, because of athletics and began playing poker at illegal parties. Travelling the USA he met two professional players and lost lots of money.


He decides to stay and moved to Las Vegas to continue playing.



In 1976 he became world champion by winning the WSOP ansi until the following year. with over 50 years to play poker, Doye Brunson is considered a legend. in 2004 he wrote a book in 2005 he became the winningest player on the WSOP with Jhonny Chan won his tenth bracelet.

Johnny Chan


Born in 1557 in China, Jhonny Chan moved in 1962 to the United States or his family owned restaurants, he worked in the family business. At 21 he interrupted his studies in restoration and moved in Las Vegas to become a professional poker player.


In the 80s, he won twice the WSOP cons Frank Henderson in 1987 and against Erik Seidel in 1988. An orange as lucky, Johnny Chan always posed in a document to the table game, many players began to put fruit on the table, hoping also to increase their luck.


Today poker player but also a consultant to casinos, Jhonny Chan owns a fast food restaurant in the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas. He has as main project to open its own casino.

Stu "THE KID" Angar

30 million dollars is the amount earned at the poker tables by Stu Ungar. Born in 1953 in New York, said Stu Ungar Stu Ungar the kid starts making a fortune at cards and more présisémant to blakjack or that ability to count cards fu him a formidable player. He won 80,000 dollards at Caesar's Palace and was banned from playing in casinos after anonce know at a party the last 18 cards in the game


In 1980 Stu Ungar decided to look at poker and won the final of the WSOP against Doyle Brunson, he becomes at 24 the youngest world champion of poker and pocketed 385,000 dollars. His passion for the game and bets will make him lose $ 2,000,000.


Ruined, he gets paid entry to the World Championship of Poker in 1997 and pocketed $ 1,000,000 face Jhon Strzemp and became the only player who won 3 title of world champion. This record is still not matched to date.


On November 22, 1998, Stu Ungar was found dead in his hotel room, alone and broke.

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