| Phil Hellmuth has 11 WSOP bracelets and 75 "in the money" (ITM) finishes Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan have 10 bracelets as well as 33 and 42 ITM finishes, respectively Erik Seidel has 8 bracelets and 57 ITM finishes Phil Ivey has 7 (two of which he got last year, and he final tabled at the main event as well) and 36 ITM finishes. Daniel Negranau has 4, and 42 ITM finishes and this is just in the WSOP. I'll leave the WPT tournaments to you to look up :-) I don't know what's going on with Gus, I don't really follow poker much anymore, but I know he's still a formidable player, even if he's not winning as much as he used to. That being said, Gus isn't someone I'd consider a "grandmaster" Playing alone does not make you better unless you strive to improve (this, at a high level means, learning. playing != learning in the game of poker. playing is definitely crucial, but you really need to review and study the hands and the players post mortem. This is very similar to chess, imo.) The younger players coming in (i.e. Tom Dwan) have the stamina and energy to put in _serious_ hours that allow them to improve and adapt much quicker and faster than older players, it's just the nature of the beast. |