I will try not to be too critical; however, a list like this will surely result in some players getting upset at me. I have only rated players I have played with in cash games. I have rated players on a 1 to 10 scale in each category.

Aggressiveness: Measure of style: how often the player takes the betting lead.
Looseness: Measure of style: correlates to percentage of hands played.
Short-handed:
Limit:
No-limit:
Tournaments:
Side games:
Steam control: A high number indicates better self-control when losing.

Best game:
Weakness:

I don't think you can add up the ratings in the skill categories to get an accurate comparison of players. Some factors should be weighted more heavily than others. Also, some factors are correlated, e.g., Steam control and Side games.


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Bobby Baldwin

Aggressiveness: 5
Looseness: 4
Short-handed: 7
Limit: 7
No-limit: 7
Tournaments: 3
Side games: 7
Steam control: 5
Against weak players: 5
Against strong players: 7

Best game: No-limit Deuce-to Seven lowball
Weakness: Often is not in game shape, due to business commitments.

When Bobby was in his prime, many players considered him to be the best at no-limit hold'em. He was reputed to be outstanding at putting a player on a hand and making the right decision. He only plays poker in the big cash games at a few of the major tournaments now, and he is often out of practice. When we play with Bobby in the big game we have to get him stuck the first week or we've lost our chance. Once he gets back in the flow, he is a top player.

Amusing anecdote:

Bobby doesn't play where he works because he thinks it looks unprofessional and he doesn't want any possible altercations with employees. One of the last times he played at the Mirage, he was sitting next to the dealer, when a security guard nudged him and told him to move so he could get the drop box. Bobby said, “Give me a second, buddy. I just have to figure out what to do with this hand. The security guard said, “Move, please.” Bobby said, “Do you realize I'm the president?” The guard replied, “I don't care if you're @#^*ing George Bush -- you need to move.” That was the guard's last day on the job.

 


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Barry Greenstein

Aggressiveness: 7
Looseness: 6
Short-handed: 7
Limit: 8
No-limit: 8
Tournaments: 8
Side games: 9
Steam control: 7
Against weak players: 7
Against strong players: 8

Best game: Whatever I have been playing a lot of recently.
Weakness: So many, that I needed to write a book to cover them all.

My book contains plenty of examples which will enable you to analyze my play and philosophy.

Amusing anecdote:

When I played in the 2004 World Poker Open WPT event, I was not in the best frame of mind. I was saddened by the temporary breakup with my girlfriend whom I hadn't seen for a while. Not surprisingly, I wasn't doing well in the side games and I just wanted to go home. But I play tournaments for charity and so I stayed.

In the middle of the first day, I was all in for $2500 with a straight draw against Erick Lindgren's slowplayed Aces. When I made the straight on the river, I snapped at Erick that winning the pot caused me to miss my 6:45 flight home. I survived the first day with under-average chips and played in the big side game until about 6:00 AM. I had checked out of my room the previous afternoon and I retrieved my bags from the bell desk and checked back in. I checked out again at noon before the start of the second day. I wanted to make the late flight and I figured that I needed to leave by 4:30 to make it to the Memphis airport on time for the last flight. I survived with under-average chips again and lost in a late session in the side game. I repeated my checkin-checkout-check-my-bags routine and eventually made it to the TV table. I got a couple of hours of sleep after a short losing side-game session and I was lucky enough to win the tournament the next day. And after the tournament, I went back to “work” and finally booked a win.

 

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