im from brooklyn and i thinkl u stink if your in the area i will love to take your cash u stink cant belive uwon a game that important

This guy is a FISH.

His new nickname should be Moby Dick...The Worlds Biggest Fish.

Fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lets face it... He may not be one of the best of all time but... what they show on the final table is a very small portion of the whole tournament. Could you possibly imagine how many times this guy would have to get lucky to get to the final table with a field of that many players? Luck plays only a very small part of it. Everyone has to remember when he was at the final table he was the only amatuer playing among a school of sharks. Not to mention he was the short stack. And as for him going all-in with KK suspecting that the BLUFF MASTER Scotty Ngyuen had AA, turn the roles around, put KK in Scotty's hand and AA in Robert's hand. Does everyone think that Scotty would've folded even if he suspected that Robert had AA? Has anyone ever seen anyone fold KK on TV before the flop? I've watched just about all of the shows and I've got to say I never have. I know if I had KK pre-flop and someone like BLUFF MASTER Scotty Ngyuen raised me all-in even if I suspected he had AA...I WOULD CALL WITH OUT A DOUBT. You not only play the cards but you play the plyer too. Scotty Ngyuen bluffs way too much to fold KK!!STU UNGAR...BY FAR SECOND TO NONE.

In The 2002 WSOP he called Hellmuth's allin with Q10 before the flop what kind of idiot calls there chips off with that crap

If Varkonyi is the greatest poker player of all time i must be a poker god and i only play $5/10 holdem on Ultimatebet You Must Be An idiot to believe he even deserves to be on the top 10,000 players all time list

Listen Up! He has more WSOP Braclets than all of you idiots combined. Luck is part of poker and he won the main event with luck, yes but who hasn't. It took his skill to get him there. He could take any one of you heads up

JP27 your an idiot he sucks the WSOP Main Event is the most over rated tourney just cause win that your a great player?Get real if your consistently the best like Ivey and Hellmuth then your great

Hey JP27 SMD when was the last time you won $2.5 million playing poker or a WSOP Braclete

Doyle said he sucks he doesn't know how he won the WSOP. What Doyle says goes man, this guy blows.

doyle said he sucked after varkhoni knocked him out

This guy was in the revenge of the nerds !!!

Varkonyi sux and he just got very lucky like moneymaker did.

Look I don't like the guy's game at all but you all are misqouting him. He said that he knew Scotty Nguyen had ace's after he called his all in bet. He never said he knew he had aces before he went all in. Obviously there was nothing he could do after his all in bet was called.

I said no such thing. I never said he "sucked". I said that he was an amatuer (which he was) and I dont know how he made it that far in 2002. It wasn't a degradative comment. I personally didn't think he was that good and luck played a big part. But we all get better. Thats the beauty of Poker. Anyone can win.

Very big nerd.

This dude is gnarly! I heard he's part of Dutch Boyds crew now....

Who is this jackoff and what has he done lately?

Living proof that every dog has his day and 15 minutes of fame. Can probably beat the average Joe fairly consistantly but against the big boys he found his needle in the haystack.

You HAVE to be lucky to win the WSOP and Robert played a helluva tournament. I remember it, because it was the event to get me into the sport. Varkonyi might not be among the current greats, but he deserves to get a little respect. He won $2 million, and we mock him. Something doesn't seem right.

RV is a horrible player. He plays like an amatuer, and never should have won the WSOP 2002. As for the hand that he was knocked out on in 2003 against Scotty Nguyen, what I don't understand is how Varkonyi got so low of a stack in the first place. He was forced all-in with the kings, because his bad playing gave him a low stack. His plays just seemed to have no logic or merit to them. I mean why raise Scotty (very aggressive player) with nothing? There wasn't any serious money in that pot.Besides, if he's so great - why have a poker coach?

He sold his soul to his devil to win the WSOP. Beyond that, this guy is a hack. His 2003 WSOP was embarassing. He was more interested in showing off his engraved bracelet and poker coach then in focusing on the game. He's a joke.

people were talking about folding pocket kings before the flop and how crzy that is..but if u all remember phil hellmuth made an excellent lay down and folded pocket KK's at wsop 04 and he one of the best players to ever play the game.

i beat you in 97

problems happen when your favorite hand is Queen 10. probably wouldn't see him placing in a tourney any time soon

come on man, i've seen you and on too many pots i see you win, i wonder what even compelled you to stay and how what kind of bs are you pulling to have gotten so lucky. at least be consistent when you play, you betting is so random, its as if you cards change every 5 second

I can't believe all of you people. I just watched the re-run of the final table where he won and I was amazed. First of all I was amazed of the cards he got and the luck that he got but I do not fault him for that anybody at that table wished he got the cards that Robert got. This whole site can be ridiculous, all these people putting in the 2 cents about these players thinking they are the masters and understand poker completly. How can anyone say that he is a horrible player, a horrible player is someone who does not even know what beats what not Robert. True he may not be the best but how decides who's the best???? He had to do a lot of things right to even make it to the final table. You guys see the final table and make judgements on his play. None of you who posted here I doubt ever made a final table certainly not at the WSOP. Until you do, you can't make a judgement on how a final table for that much money should be played. He obviously did the right thing to win. Luck or no luck he made good choices...kudos to you Robert!

robert is the worst world champion ever

Everybody say the same old crap about every one who wins the WSOP main event. About sick of hearing it, personally.

Luck plays a major role in winning any tournament. Varkhoni played well but it is hard to argue that he may be the least talented WSOP champion ever. To my knowledge he has not survived day 1 of the tournament since. He "knew" Scotty Nguyen had pocket Aces in 2003 but called anyway with his pocket kings. I understand this is a "hard hand to get away from" but if you "know" you are beaten, lay the hand down no matter WHAT you have. Moneymaker and Raymer got very lucky but they are legitate pros. Anyone can win the WSOP and this amateur proved that. More power to him but I'd be pretty shocked to see him at a final table again.

i've seen this guy play on many occasions and he is a solid player...i've never wasted my time to post on this site but you dipshits out there that are criticizing him are just a bunch of wannabees that have no clue what talent is...i felt the need to share this with you (assuming you can read and didn't dictate your message to your mommy and have her type it in for you)...

I'll win next years WSOP!!! I promise!!!!

one of the few players I would fear going heads up against. But if Ive got a brick in my pocket then I can take him out.

I love watching him win the 2002 WSOP main event. The way he does the thumbs up when he wins..... orgasmic.And his column in cardplayer magazine is riviting.Sammy the brick you can give me head anytime.

What. A. DORK. Biggest nerd in poker. EVER.

worst player to ever in big, worst person to ever play poker with, how can people put up with that guy?

With the possible exception of Hal Fowler in 1979 (when the field was much smaller), by far the worst player ever to win the WSOP Main Event. I honestly don't think that even $5-10 players in a typical ring game would have much to fear from this guy. His win in 2002 was perhaps the longest example of sustained ass-luck in the history of poker. He had won nothing before his WSOP win, and has won and will win nothing of major consequence since then. If it wasn't for the $2 million influx to his bankroll, he probably would not even be able to survive as a professional poker player fulltime (yes, I realize LOTS of people can't do that, but you would think a "World Champion" could - yet one more reason why the World Championship of Poker needs to be decided by something other than one no-limit hold 'em tournament).

He is better than any of the wannabes who post on this site.You need more than luck to win the WSOP main event.You also need more than $5 in your daddys pokerstars account.

When he talks he sounds like the biggest fruit alive. "I expect you to take my chips and be successful with them, har har, derrrrrr."