Poor sport for sure, but a lot of what he says is true. He wouldn't be so wealthy if he was a bad poker player. What he doesn't seem to grasp is that sometimes you get beat by an inferior player or hand. Another fun guy to watch is "the mouth" Mike Matisow (sp?), his commentary keeps it interesting.
LOL. I'm sure the girl in your story had no idea what she was up to, but personally I love getting a weak hand, playing it just to screw with people's minds and then actually winning through nothing short of dumb luck.
Poker's a game of chance. No matter how well you play, there's always the luck factor and the human factor.
I don't know much about Phil Hellmuth. Maybe it's because my friends happen to be actors, but we all have a "table persona." It's just an act. One guy is a complete douchebag in-game, but away from the poker table he's a total softie. I suspect what you see of Phil Hellmuth is only what he wants you to see.
He has probably had that type of personality for awhile but now that poker has gotten huge, I'm sure he exaggerates and acts extremely obnoxious for the TV cameras on purpose.
Same with "the mouth" matusow. He even admitted he acted like he did to Raymer last year on purpose more for TV than anything.
Same with "the mouth" matusow. He even admitted he acted like he did to Raymer last year on purpose more for TV than anything.
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We did not have the Matusow blow up this year. He was a rock, a steaming rock and then the first to leave with $1000000 from the table.
He's one of the less aggressive pro players, imo(the playing style, not verbal). I also think he's mannerism is quite possibly the least masculine of all poker players on TV. His fist pumps and other stuff is really, really weak. His post-flop play is usually dead on, too.
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Universe? I don't think he qualifies for that title. Not even the biggest one in our whole galaxy. Now if you were going for the Biggest one in our solar system....ok, I give you that.
Oh and the monkey, where did you get that shot from? it's great
Oh and the monkey, where did you get that shot from? it's great
I like to watch him. I would love to take him out in the main event, if I ever get a chance to play. Especially if I got in on a cheep flop and hit the nuts with a crappy hand (like holding a A-3 and the flop comming A-A-3 or something). Then he would say some bitchy comment and I would reply with "Haha, got you good bitch!"
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I liked this years wsop better when a guy went all in with KJ against Phil's AK and spiked a J on the river. Now that was a good rant. Called the guy a donkey who didn't even know how to spell poker, etc. He's a prick but he certainly is entertaining.
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There's just so many players better than he is who can take a bad beat and not act like a 8-year-old. But yeah, it's sometimes fun watching him have his temper tantrums.
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