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David Sklansky
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The Ten Smartest Poker Players
      12/25/04 07:59 AM

Thought I'd be a little bit naughty this Christmas morning and list who I consider the ten smartest among regular poker players. I'm doing this off the top of my head so it is very possible I have inadvertantly forgotten someone. I have recused myself and Mason.

This list is rating "ability to think", not mathematical ability. But the correlation between the two is high. I base the ratings on my knowledge of the player's education, the stuff that they have written, and personal conversations. I will give no reasons and will not defend my choices. In fact I will say nothing further except to possibly say "I forgot about him" or "I don't know her".

I'm doing this mainly for fun but also to let newbies know who the smartest players are. That doesn't always mean the best players, but again there is a correlation. No one on this list would have trouble making a pretty good living at poker if they had to.

Meanwhile in spite of my lack of diligence and in some cases, spotty data, you can be sure that the list below is awfully close to the real truth.

Ten Smartest Poker Players:

1. William Chen

2. Mark Weitzman

3. Howard Lederer

4. Jim Geary

5. Chris Ferguson

6. Ed Miller

7. Tom Weideman

8. Jimmy Warren

9. Barry Greenstein

10. Paul Phillips

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* The Ten Smartest Poker Players David Sklansky 12/25/04 07:59 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players SNOWBALL138   04/03/05 09:14 AM
. * * "That doesn't always mean the best players" Easy E   03/29/05 12:30 PM
. * * Re: "That doesn't always mean the best players" TheShootah   03/29/05 12:32 PM
. * * Really? Easy E   03/29/05 09:25 PM
. * * Re: Really? TheShootah   03/29/05 11:01 PM
. * * Now I'm confused by your first statement Easy E   03/30/05 10:50 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players twang   01/12/05 04:23 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players CCass   01/11/05 04:42 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Cheeseweasel   01/10/05 03:06 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players laurentia   01/09/05 01:51 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players West   01/10/05 01:21 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players David Sklansky   01/09/05 02:38 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Ulysses   01/10/05 04:05 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Zeno   01/10/05 12:19 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Sredni Vashtar   01/10/05 08:08 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players David Sklansky   01/11/05 12:18 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Sredni Vashtar   01/13/05 10:03 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players laurentia   01/12/05 11:50 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Vince Lepore   01/11/05 03:11 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players David Sklansky   01/11/05 02:51 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Zeno   01/11/05 03:22 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Vince Lepore   01/11/05 03:28 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Vince Lepore   01/11/05 03:11 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Vince Lepore   01/10/05 01:37 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players andyfox   01/10/05 11:41 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Sredni Vashtar   01/13/05 10:13 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Justin A   01/10/05 03:35 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players RollaJ   01/08/05 10:53 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players David Sklansky   01/08/05 12:48 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Festus22   01/05/05 12:35 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Tony.T   01/07/05 04:05 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Diplomat   01/04/05 06:24 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players J_V   01/05/05 07:05 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Diplomat   01/05/05 08:29 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Justin A   01/06/05 03:11 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Diplomat   01/06/05 03:49 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Zeno   01/04/05 01:48 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Chris Daddy Cool   01/03/05 08:08 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players stinkypete   01/03/05 10:01 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players zaxx19   01/03/05 10:19 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players MrX   01/04/05 12:08 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players theBruiser500   01/03/05 02:19 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Koller   01/03/05 06:35 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Tosh   01/02/05 11:03 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players David Sklansky   01/02/05 12:46 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Slinky   01/03/05 05:47 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players VBM   01/03/05 05:44 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players MMMMMM   01/03/05 01:28 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players TransientR   01/02/05 12:03 AM
. * * The really important question Ezcheeze   01/01/05 07:44 PM
. * * Re: The really important question daryn   01/02/05 12:40 PM
. * * Re: The really important question Ezcheeze   01/02/05 01:01 PM
. * * Re: The really important question Joe Tall   01/07/05 06:53 AM
. * * Re: The really important question ThaSaltCracka   01/07/05 12:12 PM
. * * Re: The really important question David Sklansky   01/02/05 02:34 PM
. * * About 3 million people in U.S. w IQ >= 140 danj   01/10/05 12:15 PM
. * * Re: The really important question craze9   01/06/05 01:30 PM
. * * Re: The really important question felson   01/06/05 04:18 PM
. * * Re: The really important question skp   01/06/05 04:03 PM
. * * Re: The really important question zaxx19   01/06/05 02:13 PM
. * * Re: The really important question Gramps   01/04/05 12:35 AM
. * * Question for David Sklansky re. IQ/Poker Ability esbesb   01/03/05 12:30 PM
. * * Re: Question for David Sklansky re. IQ/Poker Ability disjunction   01/03/05 09:11 PM
. * * Re: Question for David Sklansky re. IQ/Poker Ability jimbog   01/03/05 09:29 PM
. * * Re: The really important question Tosh   01/02/05 04:48 PM
. * * Re: The really important question Benman   01/01/05 11:05 PM
. * * Re: The really important question B Mando   01/02/05 12:17 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players The Dude   01/01/05 10:58 AM
. * * Alternatively Titled jimbog   12/31/04 08:37 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players pocketsox   12/30/04 06:54 PM
. * * A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth ZeeJustin   12/29/04 11:42 PM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth DonButtons   12/31/04 08:05 PM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth Bataglin   01/01/05 05:10 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth zaxx19   01/01/05 08:29 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth BillChen   12/31/04 01:56 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth Gramps   01/04/05 12:08 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth ZeeJustin   12/31/04 04:04 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth BillChen   12/31/04 11:58 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth Myrtle   12/31/04 07:47 PM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth BillChen   01/01/05 12:29 AM
. * * Your [0,1] game analyses raisins   01/02/05 04:04 PM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth Wake up CALL   12/31/04 11:22 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth MMMMMM   12/31/04 05:42 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth Myrtle   12/31/04 09:27 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth Ezcheeze   12/30/04 11:15 PM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth JohnG   12/30/04 04:12 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth RainFall   12/30/04 08:14 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth zaxx19   12/30/04 02:52 AM
. * * Re: A hand from the "smartest" poker player on planet earth Blarg   04/03/05 07:27 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players AlexHamilton   12/29/04 09:38 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players wins_pot   12/30/04 09:29 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players VBM   12/29/04 03:15 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players stinkypete   12/29/04 04:00 PM
. * * i dont want to be smart... limon   12/29/04 01:30 PM
. * * Re: i dont want to be smart... adanthar   12/29/04 03:06 PM
. * * Re: i dont want to be smart... Wayfare   12/29/04 03:02 PM
. * * Re: i dont want to be smart... zaxx19   12/29/04 02:27 PM
. * * Re: i dont want to be smart... limon   12/29/04 04:17 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players BillChen   12/28/04 10:30 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players burningyen   12/29/04 02:15 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Myrtle   12/29/04 08:51 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players knifeandfork   12/29/04 10:06 AM
. * * Glaring Exception Duke   12/27/04 11:16 PM
. * * Re: Glaring Exception zaxx19   12/28/04 06:48 AM
. * * David, ... Greg (FossilMan)   12/27/04 12:35 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players eastbay   12/27/04 11:59 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players theBruiser500   12/27/04 08:44 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players partygirluk   12/27/04 10:22 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players 3rdEye   12/27/04 02:16 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players zaxx19   12/27/04 03:35 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players MicroBob   12/28/04 10:27 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Sluss   12/28/04 05:45 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players MicroBob   12/28/04 07:49 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players zaxx19   12/28/04 11:00 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players 27offsooot   12/28/04 01:02 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players MicroBob   12/28/04 11:07 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players stinkypete   12/27/04 10:15 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players 3rdEye   12/28/04 07:44 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players stinkypete   12/28/04 08:00 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players 3rdEye   12/28/04 02:26 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players MicroBob   12/28/04 03:33 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players 3rdEye   12/28/04 04:56 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players zaxx19   12/28/04 09:46 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players stinkypete   12/28/04 02:55 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Diplomat   12/28/04 04:06 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players stinkypete   12/28/04 04:26 PM
. * * Notable Exclusions Duke   12/27/04 12:53 AM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players kylemontero   12/26/04 07:07 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players RowdyZ   12/26/04 08:27 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players kylemontero   12/26/04 10:41 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players Hack   12/26/04 08:46 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players WaimanaloSlim   12/26/04 06:11 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players daryn   12/26/04 10:46 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players dsm   12/26/04 04:10 PM
. * * Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players drewjustdrew   12/26/04 01:17 PM
. * * More Names And Comments David Sklansky   12/26/04 08:32 AM
. * * Re: More Names And Comments VanVeen   01/06/05 04:01 PM
. * * Re: More Names And Comments BarronVangorToth   01/02/05 08:26 PM
. * * Re: More Names And Comments waynethetrain   12/29/04 07:36 PM
. * * Re: More Names And Comments JustSomeJackass   12/29/04 07:50 PM
. * * Re: More Names And Comments david050173   12/29/04 11:36 PM
. * * Re: More Names And Comments J.A.Sucker   12/27/04 12:20 AM
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