Who is the best professional poker player today?

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Who is the best, what is their main game they play, and why do you think they are among the best players today?
I still think Daniel Negreanu is the best player, besides being a charismatic person.

In brazil, the best player at the moment is Yuri Martins Dzivielevski, better known online as theNERDguy.
 
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To be honest, in my opinion, the best professional players have already left this world.
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The best player is Yuri Martins. Because he dominates the field he participates without a shadow of a doubt! Master the game like no one else, making unusual and accurate moves!
 
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Viktor Blom, known in the online poker community as "Isildur1", is one of the most talented players in the world. The Swedish poker player kept the public in the dark for a year during his debut, creating an atmosphere of mystery around his identity. But the secret was revealed when Viktor Blom signed a sponsorship contract with pokerstars.
 
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The one how earn the most money ?!🤣 or Daniel Negreanu 😅😍
 
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Bryn Kenner, he is widely recognized in the -limit Hold on. I understood that in a rake of 1 to 10 he is the first so he is the best.
 
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Adrian Mateos is a great player and has earned a lot of money.
 
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There certainly isn't a 'single best player' in all formats!

But for me, Erik Seidel is a good all-rounder.
 
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What Aleksa Pavicevic did at 200nhl triton tournament! Im still in shock! What gameplay
 
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The best NL Holdem player imo is Adrian Mateos but the best all around player is Nick Schulman.
 
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For me is Yuri Martins from Brazil
 
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Hard to name just one, but guys like Stephen Chidwick and Jason Koon are crushing high rollers consistently. If you factor in all-around skill, adaptability, and results, they’re right up there. Still, “best” depends on the format—live, online, MTTs, cash—it’s not one-size-fits-all.
 
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It's hard to say, but I like the Spanish player Adrian Mateos, he was the player who earned the most last year.
 
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Ian Simpson, he’s winning everything at the moment, and a nice guy to boot. Godspeed Ian!
 
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I still think Daniel Negreanu is the best player, besides being a charismatic person.

In Brazil, the best player at the moment is Yuri Martins Dzivielevski, better known online as theNERDguy
Negreanu is not even in the top 20 of the best players today, brother, Yuri is way above him today
 
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Phil Ivey rest not even close to him
 
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In my opinion there are a few players which are fighting for that title. I would say it is also hard to list 5 of this top players but mine would be :

.)D. Negreanu
.)Phil Hellmuth
.)P. Ivey
.)A. Mateos
.)A. Esfandiari
 
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The best professional poker player today is IMO very tough to pick and the answer will be subjective... I will still go with DNegs as he is around for so long and still has love for the game and still studies hard to improve his skills, also he battles successfully at all the buy-in levels(I think he has 2 or 3 titles won this year* high roller events- great preparation before wsop... Negreanu's WSOP vlogs are pretty amazing and definitely fun to watch (y):cool:); overall, like him or not, Daniel Negreanu was/ is one of the best ambassadors for the game and he deserves our appreciation...
 
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