are there any online legends?

[zamora]

hi everybody,
after reading the posts about Stu Ungar in the n,v,g forum i have a question.

are there any online legends and/or icons? if so, who are they and could you please share some stories or gossip about them.

i am fairly new to the game (had never even heard of texas hold'em before january) and i haven´t got the background and solid knowledge about poker that i think a lot of you guys have. my guess is that many of you have been along all the way from when internetpoker started.

peace.

daniel

[thomastem]

There are legends online. For example Husker is really Elvis, but I don't think that's what you are asking. Erik123 is probably one with the most name recognition and I believe has won the largest Purse for online tourneys.

GrannyMae is probably the most well known on this forum.

There are also pros that play online. Phil Helmuth and Annie Duke play on UB. I've seen tourneys on True with David Sklansky.

Now I suck at Poker but if someone messes with me I have a herd of animals to bring the hammer down. The pros ain't so good when my buzzard is constantly pecking at their head or my Bison in heat is eyeing them.

[Inthacup]

A swede who uses the name Erik123 is becoming somewhat of an Internet legend, although he hasn't been around since Internet poker started or anything. He has been around for a few years though. He's only 20 yrs old, and is very highly respect by many for his NL play. He won over 100k in the Stars WCOOP this year. Pretty formidable stuff.


The problem is that most of the most profitable online players/legends work very hard to divert any attention they may attract. This is a smart thing to do at the high limits, but it doesn't do much for online poker lore.


Cup

[Aceshigh7]

Like him or not, I have to say Chris Moneymaker could be considered an online legend in poker. Yea, he had an enoromous string of luck, but who wouldn't love to be in his position?

Putting out Brenes, Chan, and Farha. Being the chip leader for most of the WSOP, and winning the 2.5 mil. Thats definitely a great story.

[Your Mom]

Other than the hand against Brenes, where was Moneymaker lucky?

[tiltboy]

OC is a legend in his own mind--does that count?

[joeypoker789]

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Like him or not, I have to say Chris Moneymaker could be considered an online legend in poker. Yea, he had an enoromous string of luck, but who wouldn't love to be in his position?


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Yeh, but luck counts too [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[thomastem]

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Other than the hand against Brenes, where was Moneymaker lucky?

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He got lucky to knock out Ivey. Matter of fact if Ivey takes that hand he is probably favored to win it.

[RollaJ]

Even before that hand Ivey was the favorite I believe

[thomastem]

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Even before that hand Ivey was the favorite I believe

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But at that stage going into that hand? Ivey wins that hand I believe he becomes new chip leader. Would Moneymaker have rebounded from that? I doubt it.