What an incredible performance by Phil Hellmuth at this year's World Series of Poker. He has finished second in two events, cashed in another 3 events, and right now he's in 3th place in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship with only 9 players left. There is no doubt whatsoever that he will miss out on the final table table (8 players) tomorrow and fight for his 12th gold bracelet. Yes, you hea[...] Read more » Phil Hellmuth - a living legend
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Posted by tOxIcFiSh: I would not even say helman is any better than average.
i dont know much about the iveys and hellmuths cos im not really interested, but even i know that guy has won 11 braclets. he must have been a very lucky average player.
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Phil Hellmuth's antics used to get under my skin, but now I can't wait for him to be matched up against somebody like Tony G or Tom Dwan. Seeing him explode and rant is rather entertaining! Still, he is a proven winner, and I love seeing the older guys working on their game and start winning again.
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I must admit he is trually a great poker player, maybe a bit too tight sometimes, but overall is a great poker player.
Still, you can dig his ego and scenes he makes at some tables, and for this reason many people contest his poker attitude, but no one said that he lacks on poker skills
It would be cool if he could win this bracelet too considering the buy in requirments, i mean only wsop champions and afterall he has the most bracelets on his arm. Plus he really set a trend when he won his first bracelet, i mean a young guy beat a poker legend like Johnny Chan
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though he didnt have much success online or in the cash games but hes indeed a wsop legend. and with two second place finishes already i hope he gets his 12th this time.
No way negrano is much better I would not even say helman is any better than average.
OH DO ME A FAVOUR..
Look at Hellmuths record in the WSOP. Notice how every single one of his bracelets has been at HOLDEM.
No matter whether you like him or hate him, the one thing you cannot say is that he's an average player.... He is, without any doubt, the most succesful holdem player ever to grace the poker world. Theres no one comes remotely close to his record at Holdem....
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lol yes he is a tit but for once i think i would like him to win this, i think your right shokaku playing the main event if he wins this is out the question his ego may just kill him
Come on toxic you may hate him but to call him average is just a bit of a stupid statement, hes in with a good chance to win this and he has came 2nd in 2 events already im sure most great players would love to have done so average this year at the WSOP lmao
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lol go phil man much support from jibberish, hellmuth + negreanu are my 2 favorite players and by far have to be the 2 best players in the world imo, others may disagree but the bracelets say your wrong
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Go Phil.....................
I don't like him much either. I would like to see him win. If he does, we should all cheer him and say well done. He is sometimes what we all hate about celebrity, but he is a good poker none the less. His results in this years WSOP prove that.
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it is really amazing that phil is every year doing so fine at the tables. i would asay that he is already a bigger legend than doyle brunson. he has gave so much for poker community and even he is sometimes an (/%/€ he is this phil hellmuth.
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even though you have to hate the guy sometimes when he tells everyone hes the greatest poker player ever,you have to admire him for what hes achievied in the game
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this guy is clearly overrated.. he could never compete with the top online players out there u played probably more hands in their short young lives than this oldschool fella in his whole career.. nevertheless hes still an icon for tournament poker and the sport itself good advertisment for any poker platform
