Poker Stars Take on Chess: Who's Who Among Poker Players in Chess

Daniel Negreanu, a famous poker player, has been practicing chess and has improved his rating on chess.com. He has taken lessons from top chess streamers Hikaru Nakamura and Levy Rozman.

Negreanu's current chess level is higher than that of 80.3% of chess.com users. He has been practicing for several months and has shown significant improvement.

Dan Smith is considered the strongest chess player among Western poker stars. He has a chess.com rating stronger than 99.6% of users in blitz. Smith has participated in serious tournaments and has positive results against grandmasters. His level is estimated to be at least a master, with the potential to become a grandmaster if he so desires.

Andrey Skvortsov, a top poker player, has been playing chess since he was four years old. His highest rapid/blitz rating is 2300, and his highest classical rating is 2187. Skvortsov has played against chess stars like Nigel Short and has even defeated David Navara in a 3-minute game.

Nikolay Yakovenko, a Russian poker player, has a maximum chess rating close to 1800. He prefers mixed games in poker and has a high place in the list of poker players who play chess.