So, without further ado, let's look at our list of the best poker players in the world who have ever lived and played the game.

#1 Phil Ivey. ...

#2 Daniel Negreanu. ...

#3 Erik Seidel. ...

#4 Justin Bonomo. ...

#5 Antonio Esfandiari. ...

#6 Doyle Brunson. ...

#7 Stu Ungar. ...

#8 Phil Hellmuth.

Global poker index (GPI) rankings

1st Bin Weng 4534.43 pts. 4534.43 pts.

2nd Nacho Barbero 3867.42 pts. 3867.42 pts.

3rd Stephen Chidwick 3764.53 pts. ...

4th (6th) Jesse Lonis 3754.47 pts. ...

5th Ren Lin 3740.83 pts. ...

6th (4th) Chris Brewer 3689.01 pts. ...

7th (16th) Artur Martirosian 3650.07 pts. ...

8th (7th) Jason Koon 3624.84 pts.