Poker's greatest anti-heroes

We look at the poker players who made their names by rubbing people up the wrong way. You either love them or you hate them, but they are never boring.

Dan Bilzerian

When you are trying to promote poker as a game of skill, you don't want it's most famous player to have inherited his bankroll from his father's trust fund. When you are trying to promote poker to women, you don't want it's most famous player to make Hugh Heffner look like a feminist. Dan Bilzerian may not just be the most polarising name in poker, he may be the most simultaneously admired and hated man in the world right now:

Luke Schwartz

He first came to the poker world's attention for his foul mouthed chatbox rants, then we discovered he was just as abrasive in real life. Luke 'FullFlush' Schwartz is without doubt one of the most polarising online players of all time:

Mike Matusow

They call him 'The Mouth' for a reason. One of the most confrontational players in poker history, which is precisely why he makes great TV: 

Daniel Colman

His recent outbursts against Phil Hellmuth make him just as confrontational as some of the other players in this list, but his complete refusal to play the fame game after his recent success is what makes Daniel Colman a favourite with many players: 

Tony G

When you watch some of these classic Tony G outbursts that made him a TV poker legend, it makes it hard to believe that he is now a politician. However, clearly now the European Parliament has just got a lot more exciting:

Phil Hellmuth

There is a reason why he is called the 'Poker Brat'. You either love Phil Hellmuth or you detest him. Let's remember why with perhaps his most famous outburst:

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