Sporting some of the most recognizable names and faces in the world of poker, FullTilt and PokerStars has a most impressive line-up of poker pros. This naturally begs the question of which set of pros are better, Team FullTilt or Team PokerStars. While there is no lone factor that can determine supremacy amongst these groups of professionals, we can take a side by side look at Team FullTilt and Team PokerStars to assist us in declaring the best set of poker pros on the planet.

Introducing the Teams

Howard Lederer, owner of two WSOP bracelets and WPT titles, leads team FullTilt. His tournament winnings amount to nearly $5,000,000.

Next up is 7-time WSOP bracelet winner and current November 9 member Phil Ivey. Phil is a diverse poker player, having an eye for cash games of the highest stakes, as well as a closet obsession with the craps table. Phil Ivey was once amongst the most feared opposing poker players in the game, and has won nearly $11 million in tournament money.

Also members of Team FullTilt are Chris “Jesus” Ferguson owns five WSOP Bracelets and earned roughly $6.7 million in tournament winnings. John Juanda winner of $9 million in lifetime tournament cash, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon, Erick Lindgren, and Erik Seidel – with eight WSOP bracelets and $9.2 million in tournament cash to his credit are additionally top tier members of Team FullTilt. Rounding out the field of Team FullTilt Pros are Andy Bloch, Mike “the mouth” Matusow, Gus Hansen – the Aussie Millions Main Event winner in 2007, Allen Cunningham winner of $10.2 million lifetime in tournament play, and Patrick Antonius.

Team PokerStars

Chris Moneymaker represents team PokerStars. Chris is one of the main players responsible for putting poker on the map from a televised standpoint. The man with the right name was in the right place at the right time in 2003 when he took down $2.5 million in the 2003 WSOP Main Event while millions of viewers watched on ESPN and became instant fanatics of the game of poker.

Also representing Team PokerStars is Daniel Negreanu, holder of four WSOP Bracelets and $10 million in lifetime tournament earnings. Daniel is most charismatic at the poker table, as well as away from the table. Also members of team PokerStars are Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Vanessa Rousso, Greg Raymer, Dario Minieri, Peter Eastgate, Humberto Brenes, Ivan Demidov, Barry Greenstein, Chad Brown, Gavin Griffin and Lee Nelson.

Worth noting, Team PokerStars has several more pros in their line-up, as does FullTilt. While we are not forgetting the Isabel Mercers, the Katja Theaters, or the Huckleberry Seeds of the poker world, we are sticking with the top line pros of FullTilt and some of the biggest names on Team PokerStars for this comparison.

Tournament Winnings

Team PokerStars, led by winnings from Peter Eastgate, Joe Hachem and Daniel Negreanu, have cashed for nearly $64 million in tournament money. Team FullTilt has brought home over $83 million in lifetime tournament winnings – $10 million of which earned by Phil Ivey and Allen Cunningham respectively.

WSOP Bracelets

Collectively, Team FullTilt has brought home thirty-seven WSOP Bracelets. Erik Seidel leads team FullTilt, having accumulated eight WSOP bracelets.

Team PokerStars have won a combined sixteen WSOP Bracelets, though many of them are the coveted World Series of Poker Main Event bracelets. Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein each lead Team PokerStars with four bracelets.

While each line-up of pros is of the highest quality, the numbers do not lie. Team FullTilt is clearly the more dominant force in tournament play. With a combined $83 million in tourney wins and an impressive thirty-seven bracelets, Team FullTilt wins the bill of top poker pros by a landslide.