Is Phil Helmuth a jerk?

ROYALKNIGHT · Jan 6, 2010

When Phil Helmuth loses a hand to a donk call or bad beat he goes balistic. Is he really a jerk or is it a good publicity act?

LaMinaccia · Jan 6, 2010

In my opinion it's a little of both, he does it for TV but he's the type of guy that would go off on a donk even if he wasn't ranked a pro.

NBA2K10ROCKETS · Jan 6, 2010

LaMinaccia said:
In my opinion it's a little of both, he does it for TV but he's the type of guy that would go off on a donk even if he wasn't ranked a pro.

true that. Also he probably thinks he the best thing since bread. Phil Helmuth is egotistical.

imtakinurcash · Jan 6, 2010

i dunno, i think thats wot ppl portray him as these days, so yea abita both, prob is 50 jerk and 50 does it coz thats wot his known 4......

tallseas · Jan 6, 2010

if he is as bad as he acts I feel sorry for his family

Lonsdaleite · Jan 6, 2010

My guess is that its 60% act and 40% jacka$$. He tries to put people on tilt with his antics. He tries to make people believe he is on tilt. A lot of times he just gets out played.

Phil thinks he is a better player than he is. He thinks he should be the only one allowed to make moves. If he bluffs and wins he is a genius. If someone bluffs him, their an idiot. If he plays 8 2 offsuit, it is because he is so good. When he loses to the same hand, his opponent is the worst poker player ever.

Greyshadows · Jan 6, 2010

Nah I kinda like phil his antics are what makes watching the wsop and other events fun, and i always gotta sympathize with a guy who gets called by people for the sole aim of getting him to tilt (Ledrer calling his all in on a PAD?? with K8 to his 88 and spiking a king on the river clearly stating he just wanted to see Phil nerdrage lol)

As for thinking he is the best player, I do admire him as being among the best tournament players of his time though his cash game skillz are not in the same league. Actually prolly after Daniel Helmuth would be my second favourite poker pro.

CSuave · Jan 6, 2010

at the tables, yes a jerk
away from the tables he is a very good guy from all reports.

coolnout · Jan 6, 2010

i think he's just a really bad loser, hates losing, etc.

he usually apologizes for his antics after he has had some time to calm down

classic grizzle vs hellmuth "what if you're a goofball that just catches cards..."
YouTube- Phil Hellmuth and Sam Grizzle

MrPokerVerse · Jan 6, 2010

He is the biggest jerk in poker, very possible by design to draw attention. Any one who treats people as he does could not be considered any other way.

paumarhas · Jan 6, 2010

i think he's head ballooned up and it's affected the circulation of blood getting to his brain cells, thus making him unable to rationlize the fact that he sometimes makes bad plays and therefore loses. hahahaha

DaBigBoss · Jan 6, 2010

I thought only little girls and spoiled women weree called "BRATS"

trewtrew · Jan 6, 2010

his ego is huge so he feels anytime he loses its not because he played bad, its because his opponent did, so he tries to justify his play to everyone and talk about how his opponent just got lucky.

Having said that, all his peers say he is a baby at the table but one the the nicest guys away from it so its a hard call.

Poker Orifice · Jan 6, 2010

tallseas said:
if he is as bad as he acts I feel sorry for his family

Of course he's as bad as he acts... lol... makes for good entertainment.

I don't feel sorry for his family at all... I've heard accounts from other poker pros that Phil is an excellent & very committed father.
OR how about the >> "Honey.. he's only got mid-pair.. we're way ahead here..." OR >> "Honey.... he called my bet with T4s. Can you even believe it... frk'n T4s...what a f'n IDioT... what a f'n donkey... T4s... can you believe this stuff?!?!?!?!" ... guessing she plays a bit of a motherly role with him, lol
Poor Phil.... you gotta like him (and maybe identify with him at times I'll sadly admit)

Poker Orifice · Jan 6, 2010

CSuave said:
at the tables, yes a jerk
away from the tables he is a very good guy from all reports.

what he ^ said

5TR8 FLUSH · Jan 6, 2010

I never really like Phil Hellmuth, but when he get angry at people I think its so funny because he can't stand losing. Once he learns how to lose a hand or anything he will be alright, but I think I prefer him being stupid the way he is LOL.

Passion_play · Jan 6, 2010

Hey RK..
Not sure if he was like that before TV.. if so then, that is what he uses for one of his intimidation tactics to try and control a table... May have worked for awhile but everyone knows and he hasnt changed.
His Loss!! LOL

Ice Wolf · Jan 6, 2010

The video is halarious I didnt get to see much of the world series this year so I hadnt seen this but I did catch the one where Phil buys drinks for the guys friends and has a side bet on whos hand is better that was pretty funny and nice of Phil. But personally I still cant stand the guy.

blackmax · Jan 6, 2010

definetly both...i mean they guy knows in poker your going to get a donk or 2 he's just letting them know it everytime he has a chance!As far as bad beats go hell sometimes i get a lil pissed....we all do the man is a competitor

nc_royals · Jan 6, 2010

Passion_play said:
Hey RK..
Not sure if he was like that before TV..

I was reading Mike Matusow's book "Check Raising the Devil" and he mentioned Phil a few times and some of his blow-ups. This was Pre- the poker boom. But he also goes onto say what a good person he is as well.

Ranny · Jan 6, 2010

There are a lot of very good pro players who can't get sponsorship because nowadays you have to be a fairly good player and a celebrity to boot.

So all the top tv pros have an act and thats hellmuths.

Tv programs like HSP ans PAD don't just want good players they want players that make good entertainment.

Ask this question, who would you want to play against, hellmuth or ivey?

Sean Pilgrim · Jan 6, 2010

ROYALKNIGHT said:
Is Phil Hellmuth a jerk?

Does the sun come up everyday?

DietDave · Jan 6, 2010

He is a jerk, but like people say - away from the table I'm sure he's not as much of a jerk. He might even be a nice guy. One thing's for sure - acting like a jerk at the table has helped earned him extra millions.

JEP712 · Jan 6, 2010

Phil gets out of line sometimes, but I believe he still have full control of his action. I don't know him personally, so I won't judge his "real" personality, but I know for sure that he's an excellent poker player.

imtakinurcash · Jan 6, 2010

That vid of him n sam grizzle is funny as, phil's just gettin it dished to him.... lmao

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