FullTilt boasts a very trim but elite team.  Phil Ivey, Jen Harman, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, and Allen Cunningham are among the best of a select few.

PokerStars tops out at Joe Hachem, Daniel Negreanu, and Greg Raymor who are surrounded by a plethora of scrubs including many no namers and one-hit wonders.  The whose-who isn’t includes John Duthie, Chris Moneymaker, Katja Thater, Raymond Rahme, Hevad Kahn, Chad Brown, Gavin Griffin, and the list goes on.  Obviously they’re valuing quantity over quality and just grabbing anybody whoever got TV time.  Negreanu is a gem though, that’s for sure.

I know Barry Greenstein is supposed to be awesome, but his game has never impressed me.  I’ve seen Humberto on TV many times, but usually his presence is more about “D Chark” than it is great card play.

Here are some of the stars:

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The Full Tilt Team vs. PokerStars Team

If you look at the official WCP webpage, Germany is the 2008 WCP V Champions.  However, the clip I have is of Daniel Negreanu and his fellow Canadiens discussing the event as dated January 9, 2009.  I’ll go ahead and email PokerStars to get the official word.

Before Germany won in 2008, the United States took home the crown.  Typically each squad of 5 has an established pro (though not always recognizable) who is supported by lesser known poker talent to round out the team.  In past years Greg Raymer has led the US, Philip Helm has led Poland, and of course there is Daniel with Team Canada.

Edit: I think I already have my answer and all it took was an auto reply.

Hello,
This is an automated reply.

The next World Cup of Poker live event will be held in The Bahamas in
January 2010. Online qualifiers will begin in later in 2009.

If you have a general inquiry, please contact support@pokerstars.com

Regards,
PokerStars

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Clip From the World Cup of Poker