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Way too many sites try to rank people in relation to winnings. It is all well and good showing $100,000 in winnings, but if it cost you $120,000 in entry fees to get you there well that's not exactly great. Therefore all Hall of Famers need to show a good profit (ie positive ROI, the higher the better).
Secondly is sustainability. Bringing home one major tournament does wonders for your ROI%, but does this make you a great? In short, no. Poker is a fragile game. One tournament can never rate the merits of one player. What we need to see is sustainable results.
Online Poker Hall of Fame (The best online poker players ever)
| Rank | Player | Site | ROI%/TTP% |
| 1 | I_Feel_Fine | Party Poker | 152%/24% |
| 2 | Rambaldi33 | Party Poker | 391%/20% |
| 3 | LulliPoker | Party Poker | 213%/20% |
| 4 | Okla_State21 | Party Poker | 219%/19% |
| 5 | WestmenloAA | Poker Stars | 158%/19% |
| 6 | Simpson555 | Party Poker | 155%/19% |
| 7 | phat_cat | Paradise Poker | 150%/19% |
| 8 | Martine23 |
Poker Stars | 122%/19% |
| 9 | TheSilentOne |
Paradise Poker | 185%/18% |
| 10 | grape_ape_ |
Paradise Poker | 128%/18% |
| 11 | sruffpuff | Party Poker | 114%/18% |
| 12 | cane3418 | Full Tilt | 231%/17% |
| 13 | Mai916 | Full Tilt | 188%/17% |
| 14 | BeatifulMan |
Poker Stars | 128%/17% |
| 15 | yerlikaya | Party Poker | 121%/17% |
| 16 | scarface_79 |
Poker Stars | 252%/16% |
| 17 | 2Poker2 | Poker Stars | 198%/16% |
| 18 | s00tedj0kers | PokerStars | 183%/16% |
| 19 | CapTinBiskuit | Full Tilt | 152%/16% |
| 20 | basebaldy |
PokerStars | 148%/16% |
| 21 | The__D__RY |
Poker Stars | 130%/16% |
| 22 | usourcek | PokerStars | 506%/15% |
| 23 | ocrowe |
Poker Stars | 468%/15% |
| 24 | Legato |
PokerStars | 395%/15% |
| 25 | HB_HITMAN |
Party Poker | 321%/15% |
| 26 | Cardsharps_net | Full Tilt | 312%/15% |
| 27 | hoodinilo |
Poker Stars | 241%/15% |
| 28 | Mr. Shhhhhhh |
Poker Stars | 153%/15% |
| 29 | Brett Favre |
Poker Stars | 148%/15% |
| 30 | KidWonder |
Party Poker | 127%/15% |
| 31 | #1PEN | Poker Stars | 126%/15% |
| 32 | FlyingSumo |
Poker Stars | 126%/15% |
| 33 | javahound |
PokerStars | 115%/15% |
| 34 | PokerJoe9 |
Paradise Poker | 113%/15% |
| 35 | DwightSchrute |
Party Poker | 527%/14% |
| 36 | aaaaaaaa | Poker Stars | 334%/14% |
| 37 | Annette_15 |
Poker Stars | 312%/14% |
| 38 | holla @ yoboy |
Poker Stars | 221%/14% |
| 39 | thebirdman84 |
Poker Stars | 217%/14% |
| 40 | SLOPPYKLOD | Poker Stars | 207%/14% |
| 41 | Jovial Gent |
PokerStars | 188%/14% |
| 42 | fishbones11 | Poker Stars | 179%/14% |
| 43 | allinStevie | Poker Stars | 146%/14% |
| 44 | SNo0oWMAN | PokerStars | 143%/14% |
| 45 | Beldar C. | PokerStars | 127%/14% |
| 46 | OnlyPlayRagz | Full Tilt | 123%/14% |
| 47 | Rizen | Poker Stars | 119%/14% |
| 48 | Body Man D | PokerStars | 118%/14% |
| 49 | Bjorn_I_Hi |
Poker Stars | 116%/14% |
| 50 | DrParkinson | Party Poker | 114%/14% |
1) I_Feel_Fine.....152% ROI from 1038 MTTs, with a Final Table % of 15.8%! Making this player undoubtably one of the best on the planet. Finished in the top 10% (TTP) of the field an incredible 24% of the time. (NB An excellent player would be happy with 14% for this stat). Ironically this player doesnt even feature in many 'best online players' lists as his $56,000 profit has come from an ABI of only $36!
2) apestyles (grape_ape_).....128% ROI from 800 MTTs, with a FT% of 11.4%. Finished in the top 10% (TTP) of the field a very impressive 18% of the time.
3) Rambaldi33......391% ROI from 269 MTTs, with a TTP = 20% and FT% of 8.2%
4) DwightSchrute.....527% ROI from 222 MTTs, with a TTP = 14% and FT% of 7.2%
5) HB_HITMAN (aka jpa_25)......321% ROI from 263 MTTs, with a TTP = 15% FT% of 8.7%
6) DrParkinson......114% ROI from 329 MTTs, with a TTP = 14% and FT% of 12.4%
7) KidWonder.......127% ROI from 350 MTTs, with a TTP = 15% and FT% of 10.8%
8) PokerJoe9 (aka BigEgypt).......113% ROI from 1608 MTTs, with a TTP = 15% and FT% of 10.4%
The above 8 players constitute the first batch of entries9) Okla_state21...........219% ROI from 266 MTTs, with a TTP = 19%
10) scarface_79 .... 252% ROI from 208 MTTs, with a TTP = 16%
11) The__D__RY .... 130% ROI from 311 MTTs, with a TTP = 16%
12) TheSilentOne .... 185% ROI from 274 MTTs, with a TTP = 18%
13) FlyingSumo .... 126% ROI from 730 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
14) Annette_15 .... 312% ROI from 531 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
15) hoodinilo .... 241% ROI from 299 MTTs, with a TTP =15%16) WestmenloAA .... 158% ROI from 254 MTTs, with a TTP = 19%
17) 2Poker2 .... 198% ROI from 292 MTTs, with a TTP =16%
18) holla @ yoboy ... 221% ROI from 326 MTTs with a TTP = 14%
19) TheBirdman84 .... 217% ROI from 861 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
20) ocrowe .... 468% ROI from 341 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
21) Brett Favre .... 148% ROI from 278 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
22) BeatifulMan .... 128% ROI from 412 MTTs, with a TTP = 17%
23) Bjorn_I_Hi .... 116% ROI from 519 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
24) Martine23 .... 122% ROI from 278 MTTs, with a TTP = 19%
25) Mr. Shhhhhhh .... 153% ROI from 450 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
26) phat_cat .... 150% ROI from 469 MTTs, with a TTP = 19%
27) aaaaaaaa .... 334% ROI from 1187 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
28) Lullipoker .... 213% ROI from 254 MTTs, with a TTP = 20%
29) #1PEN .... 126% ROI from 762 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%30) allinstevie .... 146% ROI from 2646 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
31) Rizen .... 119% ROI from 1774 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
32) basebaldy .... 148% ROI from 996 MTTs, with a TTP = 16%
33) Legato .... 395% ROI from 480 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
34) javahound .... 115% ROI from 1105 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
35) Jovial Gent .... 188% ROI from 1155 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
36) fishbones11 .... 179% ROI from 1200 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
37) SLOPPYKLOD .... 207% ROI from 210 MTTS, with a TTP = 14%
38) scruffypuff .... 114% ROI from 933 MTTs, with a TTP = 18%
39) simpson555 .... 155% ROI from 369 MTTs, with a TTP = 19%
40) cardsharps_net .... 312% ROI from 776 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
41) yerlikaya .... 121% ROI from 540 MTTs, with a TTP = 17%
42) cane3418 .... 231% ROI from 311 MTTs, with a TTP = 17%
The above 7 players consitute the 7th batch of entries
43) usourcek .... 506% ROI from 649 MTTs, with a TTP = 15%
44) OnlyPlayRagz .... 123% ROI from 660 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
45) CapTinBiskuit .... 152% ROI from 1361 MTTS, with a TTP = 16%
46) SNo0oWMAN .... 143% ROI from 1351 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
47) s00tedj0kers .... 183% ROI from 277 MTTs, with a TTP = 16%
48) Body Man D .... 118% ROI from 2509 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
49) Beldar C. .... 127% ROI from 970 MTTs, with a TTP = 14%
50) Mai916 .... 188% ROI from 375 MTTs, with a TTP = 17%
The above 8 players consitute the 8th batch of entries
The Best Online Poker Players almost without exception play at Party Poker, and Poker Stars
Criteria for becoming a Hall of Famer :-
ROI of over 100% from a dataset of over 200 MTTs, with a TTP =14% or over
What this means is you cant just catch a couple of lucky tourney wins for entry into the hall of fame. (from 200 Mtts, you would need to finish in the top ten percent of the field at least 28 times).
All of the original eight hall of famers show a profit of a least $30k accross their dataset, however the actual dollar amount of profit isn't directly a criteria.
NOTE :- TTP is used for consistency/sustainability rather than ITM. This is because ITM is generally a very weak statistic. eg a tournament can quite easily pay 30% of the field, and also can quite easily pay 1% of the field. If a player has an ITM of 20% it doesnt really mean anything concrete. TTP is much more useful.
Players who didnt quite make it in the latest draft:-
Knocking on the door of the Hall of Fame are some of the usual suspects :- CrazyMarco (LayItDownSr), Zongpoker, Comeonphish, Bodogari, CrazyCypriot, JohnnyBax, TimDidiase, Imper1um, SamENole, HarryReams, BelowAbove, kwob20, zangbezan24, lilholdem954, Gigabet, MrSmokey1
Total online winnings
The list above really has stood the test of time. You only need to look at a player like apestyles, and his current total online winnings to back that up.
1 Naza114 (Joao Vieira) $24.8 million
2 lena900 (Niklas Astedt) $22.3 million
3 LarsLuzak (Sami Kelopuro) $21.6 million
4 apestyles (Jonathan Van Fleet) $19.4 million
5 Belabacsi (Peter Traply) $19.1 million
6 moorman1 (Chris Moorman) $18.8 million