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Originally Posted by Kre8t0r
Opinions... Where would you place Phil Ivey then? Surely not below Huck Seed he's been so up and down you hardly hear about him anymore.. I wouldn't put the Gus in the top 5 even.. With names and wins by Doyle, TJ, and Barry Greenstein (He's been tearing up the pro circuit this year btw) and a handfull of others I'm not sure either would make my top 15 IMHO 
But what do I know... 
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Actually, had I named my top 5, Phil Ivey would have been #3. The others though? C'mon. Doyle is pretty much a name only now and wins a lot of pots out of fear and respect FOR his name. TJ can still play, but isn't a top 10 player anymore either imo. Greenstein is good, and might make my top 5.
As for Hansen and Huck Seed...MANY circuit players will tell you that Huck Seed is THE best NL hold'em player and dominates the side games (I saw a poll recently amongst them and that's where I got that result btw). He doesn't get a lot of TV time, but if you watch him play, you can see the guy has serious game, and his personality would allow him to fly under the radar as well.
I saw the two of them go headsup recently. Seed completely dominated Hansen to the point of actually making him look foolish. I've never seen Hansen look flustered before that. Then, Hansen made a couple of adjustments and came back to win. Even in losing though, Seed didn't look bad.
If you combine that episode with the way he can change up his game, and play tight, or play 5 9 offsuit and scare players away with his post flop play, that's why I think Hansen is so dangerous. Probably his biggest weakness is that he rarely DOES play tight. He seems to get impatient or bored at the table and has to be throwing his chips in the middle. But his post flop play alone puts him above everyone...again, imo.