POKER - Ted Forrest

Ted Forrest is well known in the poker wold as a cash game player who plays in the worlds biggest games but before that he was a hotel housekeep in Arizona. He has both won and lost over a million dollars in single sessions of poker as well as in craps. He has also won and lost huge sums on propositions bets (dares). On one occasion, someone bet he couldn't do a standing backflip at WSOP. On that bet he won 10k. Another time someone bet him he couldn't bench press 225 pounds 50 times in 1 day. On that bet he tore a pectoral muscle. Another time he accepted a bet to run a maratrhon on the hottest day of the year in Las Vegas when it was 115 degrees. He won $7,000.

COMMENTS:

bad_dog76
April 21, 2008
Ted Forrest is a solid player!

?????
February 16, 2008
Elvira

Poppyswife
Famous mother? December 31, 2006
I heard somewhere that Ted Forest is the son of a famous movie star but I don't remember who. Does anyone know?

headlessman1964
queer December 31, 2006
anyone notice the fanny pack the homo wears lol what a gay azz

Zig
One of the most feared guys at the table November 2, 2006
Super nice guy, a bit of a loner, complete gambling fool, no respect for money...BUT

Nobody wants to play this guy heads up at or in a cash game. Reads you right down to the spinal cord...notice what his nickname is?

Maybe the best ever - either him or Chip.

?????
July 31, 2006
Who is this idiot "unregistered" ????

The Super Bowl doesn't play baseball, the Final Four isn't
football, the baseball World Series isn't Basketball.......
AND THE W.S.O.P. ISN'T A MIXED GAME!

And only a moron would want to have smaller fields & less
prize money...Or we could do what TJ suggested...raise the
entry up ....so that he and all the other menbers of the
faternity would have a better chance to win........
Brunson had it easy in the old days, only 20-30 players
really had any solid idea as to how to play the game, and
Slim, Bronson and a few other traveled the circut, and
promoted the game, and "suckered" the oil men and ranches
into big money games...AND THEY ALL TURNED FALSE CARDS
WHEN THEY HAD TO!

Duck Bleed
August 17, 2005
gotta love a guy who permanently damaged his shoulder trying to bench press 225 pounds 50 times in 1 day.

Unregistered
August 4, 2005
will dwindle the huge fields every year too because not everyone is good at all the games some players wont even touch the other games with a ten foot pole

Unregistered
August 4, 2005
real poker player master of all games omaha,razz,stud,hold em,lowball thats what the wsop should be changed to a mixed game format and then youll have repeat champions every year

Fallon
July 30, 2005
He is an awesome poker player and also a awesome person.

kathleen.varela
July 29, 2005
l enjoy watching him play. How about a little personal info besides cards?

Chris Popovich
July 22, 2005
A question for baseball fans here...Anyone else think he looks like Todd Helton?

Unregistered
July 19, 2005
ted forrest sounds like ultimate rounder read his story in cardplayer.com guy used to drive from arizona to vegas and back to work as a hotel clerk with no sleep ultimate rounder

loveland
July 7, 2005
he is always at the taj dressed like a worker. plays the biggest game there.

angry hard on
July 5, 2005
im with {the cid}.i think he needs boot up his ass

TheCid
June 11, 2005
i hate this guy but he really can play poker

poker Gangsta
June 3, 2005
Ted forrest is truly talented and a great poker player all around

pokerchamp
May 25, 2005
ted plays so bad

loser
May 2, 2005
If this guy was a dealer, he probably loved to play with Flack and Seed.

ACHam
March 29, 2005
Certainly Ted is very good but Giang is better. In fact he's considered the best player in non HE by Negreanau, Hellmuth etc.

iveyfan05
March 16, 2005
never really heard of ted forrest. dutch boyd is gonna be the next big thing in poker, look out for him making the final table at the main event this year.... dutch would beat tj cloutier any day of the week, plus dutch is even better than phil ivey himself

Sammy the Brick
March 13, 2005
Greenstein's exact quote is about stud hi low, but stud would be pretty much the same with Ted.

Swift
March 10, 2005
Hey is Ted Forrest- mrnuts on fultilt?

iveyfan05
February 17, 2005
i think it was something like he could drink 2o heinekens in an hour...im pretty sure he won that bet he said....actually ted has more in common with tj than stu both are addicted to losing money at dice

Vegas Mike
February 10, 2005
Why does a great poker player like Ted blow a million shooting craps? I think he may have more in common with Stu Ungar than just great play.

nfs1983
February 7, 2005
What was that heineken bet that Ted Forrest mentioned during the WSOP

PapaNog
January 28, 2005
You're juiced 10K. Enter a 7-card round w/ Ted Forrest. Best of luck; it's comparable to tossing your 'roll' in the garbage.

papanog
January 28, 2005
To Ted: Your knowledge of the game, accompanied w/ your absolute brilliance towards 1) probability and 2) reads towards--prospective, although they're "deemed" amateur--players of the game have made me raise my "hat" to you. Mr. Forrest: I bow to you. Respect.

uk defender
January 13, 2005
Quote from barry greenstein "If you want to know what its like to be in the eye of a hurricane.Try playing short handed seven card stud with ted"

cognito20
January 6, 2005
Ted, IMHO, is the second-greatest cash-game player in the world behind the legendary Chip Reese. He is also probably the greatest Razz player of all time, and certainly the best right now, although he rarely gets to show off his amazing skill in this game since the only time one ever sees Razz on TV is during one episode per year of ESPN's World Series coverage. Which I suppose is fair, since the game is rarely spread anywhere - although they play it for high-stakes sometimes at the Bellagio and a couple of the larger California poker rooms like Commerce. Although he is primarily a cash-game player, anyone who wins 3 WSOP bracelets in the same year obviously possesses some tournament skills as well, to say the least. Just an overall great poker player.

what?
December 30, 2004
Ted Forrest is an amazing player. Rocks.

Unregistered
December 16, 2004
one of (if not THE) greatest players alive today

iBuddy
December 9, 2004
Ted is a amazing player, he likes to make sly plays that are really remarkeable that not many players could do.

spectravideo
November 30, 2004
Hi,Does anyone know how to get in touch with Ted? I have a client that wants to talk with him about being involved in a computer video game.Thanks for any info.John (spectravideo@cox.net)

warwick
November 29, 2004
Poker skills are phenominal, but has a tendancy to back losing players and businesses. Another player ive personally seen up a million in one session.

acer roma
November 28, 2004
ted forrest is one of the best players in the world, the man is awsome, he can smel weakness from the other table that he si not even in. did you guys see him call in stud wsop with a pair of 2s, that was amazing enough! ted you the man

djnpa_30
November 25, 2004
ted is a truly great player with a feel for the cards,,,that cannot be tought,,all i wanna know is why cant he get a real haircut with all his millions? come on ted ..tell ya what email me and ill take ya to supercuts on me ....

twowayyo
November 16, 2004
I used to watch him play freez out on the living room floor for a 10.00$ pot in the early eighties, he was fearless even then.

Kroeis
November 10, 2004
A true hustler

Sammy the Brick
November 6, 2004
Great Razz, and Stud player, saw him do well in a hold em tourney once, the man is a down and dirty player old school he's a solid fairly tight player.

G..
October 8, 2004
By far one of my favorite poker players. Cash game monster and can win a tourney anytime. Great poker knowledge.

pocket7s
October 7, 2004
excellent poker player plays the game great i play a cash game with him or i did but havent seen him since he won at the wsop man i was hoping would win one

JayJay
August 31, 2004
saw the dude blow $30K in a matter of seconds at the Paris on craps. Sorry about the bad role Ted, should have cought me the day before when i was hot!

smash
August 20, 2004
yea he is one helluva player

crazy
August 15, 2004
Hes The Only Poker Player That Scares Me Becuase He Called With Only A Pair Of 2's And Won That Was Freakin Crazy

Paul
August 10, 2004
Hands down the most feared player in the world. ted does not play tournaments and he just showed up and scored two bracelets this year. If you see this guy show up at a cash game or at a table you're playing at... CASH OUT and run for the exits.

Archie Karas
August 9, 2004
I'll beat him heads up 5,000,000 - 10,000,000 razz

Phil H
August 1, 2004
If I am at a final table I do not want to see Ted Forrest. He can read just about anyone like a book. Winning poker is a combination of skill and luck, and the great players have maximized the skill part of the equation. That's what Ted does, and the only reason he ever loses is due to luck.

Best non tourney player ever
July 17, 2004
Could have been best all around poker player but went for the cash games that banked him more money than tournaments ever could have. nothing but respect

Unregistered
July 15, 2004
To the guy who said not as good as Ungar, I would take Stu in a tournament but Ted in a cash game.

Jack
July 12, 2004
This guy is truly great, He cut out when he made 3 bracelets in one year in the 90's, he could've had a lot more if you think about it

herman007
July 11, 2004
Not very many WSOP bracelets? Try six on for size. Three came this year, the other three back in the early 90's but they apparently got ripped off. This guy is a poker freak, any game, anytime.

whats with the mullet
July 9, 2004
what is with that mullet thing he got goin on? good though.

herman007
July 7, 2004
Amazing poker player at all games. That 2/2 call-out at the WSOP was freakin' scary.

Steve
July 5, 2004
The only reason Ted Forest doesn't have many WSOP bracelets is because he hardly plays in tournements. He is a cash game specialist. Ted is a relentless warrior at the table, and won't back down from anyone. He is also very good at reading people. Did you guys see him call that guy out with a pair of 2s in the WSOP 7 card stud? I mean what a call!! Ted Forest will for sure go down as one of the greatest players to ever play the game , but not as good as Ungar.

Gman
June 30, 2004
^ Ok, well clearly I didn't mean to do that I apologize. He is a straight up gambler and poker genius, he is very aggressive and I believe Phil wrote about him as his most highly regarded player. From the one time I saw him at the WPT championship from the first season he was absolutely fearless and could play weak hands like they were aces.

Unregistered
June 25, 2004
He likes to smoke crack and blow big $$ in the craps pit. Also was a drug dealer. Not sure if he still is.

herman007
Ted Forrest June 24, 2004
He's nobody, just a man who won THREE WSOP bracelets this year.