Phil Helmuth

Star of the 2005 diet coke super bowl commercial.........lmao! how long ago did he post this on his twitter?

I thought it was interesting, and I like Phil.
I think he is very entertaining to watch and his antics crack me up

i dont like phil but it was sorta interesting i suppose. been some time since he has won a bracelet.

SwiftDesire said:

By the time Ivey and Negreanu are as old as Hellmuth is they'll probably have more cashes than him.

I won't bet on it though 'coz Ivey and Negreanu have reduced the no. of events they play (they're able to bag more $$ by playing cash games than by winning the entire tournaments).

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Even if they cut down on their events that they are playing in... They will still probably play more events than was possible in the late 80s and most of the 90s when games were much more reduced.

I like watching phil hellmuth especially when Tony G and Daniel Negreanu are playing with him they are fun to watch together

kina yooks like part of a resume to me since helooking for work no more UB

CoddBrunson said:

no comparision to Hellmuth for WSOP bracelets.

http://www.wsop.com/players/

Or Hellmuth's WSOP ITM'S, that's #1 with 79 to DN's 48 and Ivey's 42.

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79 out of ??? Why doesn't anyone ever keep track of those numbers? If it's 79 out of a small number ... impressive, if it's 79 out of 18302...less impressive.

Hes a has been. He was absolutly a phenom 10 years ago...the game has advanced and he hasnt. I have read his column in Card Player Mag for 10 years now and the only reason he still has a column is because he owns a piece of CP. His columns underwhelm me as they mostly talk about what a great read he made when he sucks out on a modern day good player and what a bad call he made when his hand was dominated. He reminds me of Brett Favre ..just dosnt know when to quit.

mootso said:

79 out of ??? Why doesn't anyone ever keep track of those numbers? If it's 79 out of a small number ... impressive, if it's 79 out of 18302...less impressive.

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Dunno the exact number but I'm guessing somewhere in the 500 ballpark? His first bracelet was in 1989 so he's had 20 years since then, they run about 55 tournaments a year these days but it wasn't always that many and he couldn't have entered more than about half of them anyway given that he's a hold 'em specialist and there will be conflicting timetables.

Negreanu's number will be smaller than that and I suspect Ivey's is much smaller. Looking at the percentages would be interesting but I doubt anyone keeps track of all the times they entered but didn't cash.

I hate Phil Hellmuth with a passion. Seems very egotistical to post a fact sheet about yourself when your a poker player. I mean its not like hes looking for a job or anything. I hope to one day play at the same table as him and take his money. To make him lose his mind would bring me great joys.

DubPoker12 said:

Star of the 2005 diet coke super bowl commercial.........lmao! how long ago did he post this on his twitter?

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The day I posted it. Like a few days ago.

I dont think that Phill Hellmuth is the best poker player for all times.. There are alot of better player than him for example Phill Ivey is better ..
Phill Hellmuth is one idiot because he doesent know when to stop

Hellmuth didn't get nicknamed "The Poker Brat" for his "antics", he earned it because he whines like a ***** every time variance occurs and has the general attitude of a Hollywood Hills 7 year old.

He lacks any class, even when playing against amateurs such as Fishman. Sorry Phil, not everyone is a pro. I would much prefer to watch the "antics" of a Phil Laak, Humberto Brenes, or even Tony G, because they are likable and aren't malicious with their goading. (Except for maybe that rant by Tony G about Russians)

I think as a entrepreneur and competitor, he is good for the sport. But as an example on how to conduct yourself in defeat/victory, and displaying humility he is not. All the kids coming up see Phil act like a moron at the table and think its OK, but its not. People died for doing much less back in the day. Respect the game. The stuff that goes on today at a poker table by comparison would never fly in other traditional class sports such as golf.