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Originally Posted by SrslySirius
To balance out that other thread.
A few that come to mind:
Phil Galfond
Jason Koon
Brandon Shack-Harris
Barry Greenstein
Saw this earlier, and wanted to thank you for the compliment <3
Fortunately there are lots of people who are great to play with that compensate for the drags. A few that really stood out to me for one reason or another:
Naoya Kihara - Just about the best guy you could possibly have at a table. Always keeps track of the pots, and action. Knows all of the rules, but addresses discrepancies tactfully. Always extremely polite, friendly and respectful.
Chad Brown - Golden standard for me of how humans should conduct themselves. Truly lived for the game, never complained, or was anything other than friendly to everybody he sat with. We lost a great one when he passed.
Galfond - Outstanding competitor who is clearly passionate about his ventures while at the same time not taking himself or life too seriously. I wish I could succinctly phrase that better, but it's a beautiful thing. We don't get a chance to play all that much, but I know when we do we're going to laugh a lot regardless of the outcome.
A few other names that come to mind when thinking about guys that I've never seen lose their composure at a table or be anything other than pleasant: Mark Gregorich, Jae Son ( korjae ), Greg Merson, Tommy Hang, Phil Hui, etc etc
@ToupeeJay: Just saw your post, thanks much! Hope you'll introduce yourself next time around!