Does Phil Hellmuth get paid to act like a douchebag?

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from the 2008 WSOP

 

[FallenHero]

No, I truly think he is that arrogant. In any other sport, he would have been taken out in one way or another.

 

[moparacer]

Phils trouble started with the check after the flop......

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I have been wondering whats going on, they use to send the people to the rail for a penalty for cussing. I am guessing either they quit caring or TV told them its better for the ratings. I watched this episode and its typical Phil being the asshole whiney bitch he is.

 

[EvilYoda]

Yeah, I can't stand watching the guy...sometimes my friends say "it's just his way of trying to get under your skin as a player". Well no shit...he still deserves to get taken out back and used as a punching bag for a while.

 

[Tiamat]

Hellmuth is always a douche

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Where has Sammy Farha been other then high stakes poker havent seen him much.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Heh that's pretty bad, but I've seen worse blow-ups at the casino and even in pub poker tournaments. Hellmuth is a giant douche however.

 

[Newbian]

I love that they placed him right near mike the mouth.

You know it was going to be a fun time when that happened.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

i've always hated that douche. he should just stick to cheating at online poker.

 

[spidey07]

Bad publicity is still publicity.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Newbian
I love that they placed him right near mike the mouth.

You know it was going to be a fun time when that happened.

haha, two of the most annoying players ever sitting right next to eachother.

and Phil is a class A douche, especially in the clip posted here. I saw it last night on ESPN and was like WTF. he should have been penalized.

 

[JS80]

I predict he will rub the wrong person the wrong way one day and he gets killed.

 

[Kirby]

lulz, what a whiney bitch.

 

[Mo0o]

Sore loser. Pissed off someone got in his head rather than the othe way around.

 

[LS21]

if you dont take offense to it then hes really funny. its entertaining watching him on tv because of his tirades, plus he ends up getting knocked out anyways

 

[Baked]

The ref should've DQ his ass and thrown him outta the tourney. What a jackass.

 

[KevinH]

I'm glad the rest of the players took him to task on it. That shit is deserving of a fucking beatdown.

 

[Vehemence]

Lawl what a dbag

 

[BRObedoza]

Mike Matusow, the voice of reason? lol

 

[QueBert]

when Mike the Mouth tells you to chill and says your out of line that's a bad sign. lol This isn't even the worst I've see Phil go off, he's a sore fucking looser. I'm not surprised though, this is typical for his play. I love when he blows up at Gus Hansen and Gus just laughs and eggs him on.


And it's SICK to think what Dragomir said is true, Phil gets in for FREE! He's a fucking millionaire, but he doesn't even have to pay an entry fee because Full Tilt sponsors him, that's sad. It reminds me of celebrities who get free DVD's, clothes and electronics. Fuck rich and famous people

 

[cjvon]

That was great.

"I'm an idiot but I'm an idiot with a stack. You don't have a stack."

I would love to see someone face shove Phildo.

 

[QueBert]

A few months ago they had some sort of special game with UFC fighters, Phil was at the same table with Chuck Liddell, the commentators joked about how Phil probably wouldn't say shit to Chuck and something about hoping Chuck might knock Phil out.

I'd pay to see that ha, as much as he acts like a Douche, he's a good player and add's some excitement to any game he's in. Todd Brunson is a great player but never talks and is pretty boring as are a lot of players. I love to watch Phil loose.

 

[evident]

can't stand him. someone needs to lay his ass out

 

[buck]

Its a show, nice guy IRL, not so much at the poker table. Acting like this gets him popularity and endorsements, good for him.