Sammy the brick is fool.People are joking about J7 being a good hand!,don't you understand when someone is joking?obviously not or you wouldn't have written a thesis in answer to someones post.

Back again kids. First I'd like to thank the late stu ungar for his thoughts. Q5 is indeed another 'hidden premium' as we Pros like to call them. The reason the typical amateuer doesnt understand the hidden benefits of playing these overlooked hands is because the theory is very complex. It really does take someone like me, Phil Helmuth, to understand it. Part of being humble is realizing one's true abilities, and denying my world class mastery would be a lack of humility. At least thats what this guy Sammy the Prick tells me when he emails me every 20 minutes or so. Geez, how do I block that guy's emails? i need a restraining order or something. some kind of fatal attraction going on.Anyway I'll be back again next time to try to explain the complex theory of hidden premiums. Good luck to all!

He probabally had a high fever as an infant and it affected his motor skills too.

well phill i know its wednesday night and your probably out at the tables or with your wife but i wanted to know ,when you get some time, what a kid at nineteen should be doing to get started playing higher limit poker games. Your a big fan of mine, i know you started playing less hands because amatuers wouldnt let you just pick up pots and it seems the same for me my table image has gotten to the point where i have to have it because everyting is gettiing called all the way down. so i guess some advice would be great thanks man.

Phil played in his first satellite at the Golden Nugget...very nice young man then and always was when he played in my satellites,I know, I was there...Best to you Phil and your family

He's a jerk. Period. I'm tired of Phil telling us that he is working on his attitude. He knows he can't. If Phil stopped telling us he was a poker brat he'd be just another player. When Annie busted him in the WSOP Tournament of Champions he could only focus on her odds of winning. She got into his head and out-played him. Period. He is a great player but as long as he keeps this attotude he'll never reach his potential.

Hey Phil I have more respect for you now than ever before.I did my report on you for my speech class and I got a 97% on it. Thanks alot. LOL. Just remember in 7 years I will be putting a new definition to the term "filabuster". LOL

meet phil hellmuth "The Poker Dick " at foxwoods he's too busy counting his money to spend a minute with the public. he should take a lesson from "Texas Dolly" now he's a REAL GENTLEMAN!

Everyone Knows Phil Hellmuth Cannot Beat The Biggest Live Games.he Has The Bracelets And Is A Fantastic No Limit Tournement Player,but The Truth Is He Wont Play With The High Stakes Players Because He Cant Control His Steaming.if You Steam In A Tourney You Lose Your Chips And Get Knocked Out Losing Your Buy In,in The Cash Games Theres No Limit To The Amount You Can Lose And Phil Hasnt Got The Skills Needed To Beat These Games.cash Games Are The Bread And Butter For Poker Players And Phil Hellmuth Cant Play With The Best In The World.

I enjoy watching everyone in poker but Phil. His attitude is horrible, but I recently saw him state on TV that he was working on it. I believed him until I saw him act like such a baby when Annie beat him in TOC. Work a little harder, Phil, or you will go down the tubes.

Philly babyget down to Hull...I'll play you £100k H2H anytime...

phil you need to grow up or stop playing poker..your just a washed up has been...move over loser

Phil Hellmuth is the man. So he whines...so what. I saw one guy start bursting out crying in these years WSOP when he got knocked out. The TOC was 2 mil to the winner, 0 to 2nd place. Whatever the reason for his loss, his being pissed off is understandable. And his attitude that he is the best player at the table (combined with real skill to back it up) is part of the reason he is so sucessful. Yea he can come across as a whiny biotch but thats why it's fun to see him lose and blow up, too.

Excellent poker player - no secret there. Major cry baby and poor sport - not much of a secret there. I've heard this guy speak in public a number of times, and he always says that it is the TV production crews that make him look like a poor sport, that it is all spin-doctoring. One moment he says he hates that they spin the truth the way they do, then the next moment he is saying he appreciates it because it makes him more known and he makes more endorsement $$$ out of it. What a half-wit! I've seen it in person, this guy is a loon, a total pouting crybaby. Like someone else said - great poker player - pathetic human being. Grow up you little foot stomping child.

Phil really thinks he's the best player around does he??Why cant he play the biggest game then with the best players???

for all the idiots in here that call phil overrated all i have to say is 9 WSOP braclets..also the youngest winner of the main event ever...how can you losers make fun of a world champion player when 99% of you guys have never played poker in a casino before...bunch of wanna be rounders..this guy has earned his stripes while you guys sit home and sleep..he plays for millions why u losers play online for play money...until u accomplish what he has,,,stfu

Sorry, djnpa_30, it doesn't work that way. His poker accomplishments are great however HE sets himself up for this criticism when he chooses to continue to be a jerk. Do you think his agent/manager is telling him to chill? No way. Phil knows that he'd be just another goofy looking white guy playing poker if he kept his emotions in check. He plays up this a-hole image because he knows it sells books and keeps people talking about him. 2500 people at the WSOP final in 2004 and Phil gets the TV time he does because ESPN knows he'll be a jerk. You are correct in your observations about most of the people on this board but Phil made his own bed and regardless of his accomplishments, he'll forever be known as a jerk because of his manner. He is probably comfortable with this because (again) it sells books. BTW - I've heard the same thing about him and cash games. They guy is a great tournament player but when you have to rely on tournament income solely, you can't have a good attitude.

YES Phil has won the wsop main event,youngest ever winner,and 9 wsop bracelets,fanatastic tournement player/cry baby etc etc.Surely the best players make lots of money consistently playing cash.Phil cant do this.Chip reese??ever heard of him?not a big tv star like hellmuth but he is a regular winner in the biggest games at the casino I work at,he is revered amongst all the top players...he isnt broke...and isnt a cry baby.

i agree that phil is a "poker brat" thats a moniker he placed on himeself because like you said,it sells books.i agree he does act like that because its his"image" but lets give the guy his props what he has done in poker is legendary..and seeing him get bashed by a bunch of ppl in here that started playing poker because of espn is unacceptable..ive been playing for only about 5 years or so, but i still respect great players,something these wanna be rounder, espn watching ,play money on the internet losers know nothing about

I love how most of you just respond to what you see on t.v. and chit

since nobody looks @ doyles page i have to say that he is one fat piece of ****..nobody every says that he one the main event when there were 30 and 50 people in it great accomplishment he gets whooped his fat fucking ass today by more agreessive players

get over it poker is all luck! ie moneymoker...arieh..williams

you can tell a lot of pros just dont care about tournaments anymore because with all of the ametuers the little skill in poker is just not relavent

poker is all luck?????than explain how dan harrington can win a braclet than go to back to back final tables..what is he the LUCKIEST GUY IN THE WORLD???poker is 85% skill and 15 % luck. any pro will tell you that he needs a little luck on his side to win a tourney..as far as brunson gettin blown away by the new younger aggressive players why dont you ask scott fischman about that one..the member of the crew the supposed new bredd of poker player got his ass busted by doyle this year...so until you get your facts straight, dont post in here you make yourself look retarded

poker is considered gambling and there isnt skill to it get a fucking clue

When u lose, Phil, chant OMMMMM Namanda Namanda Namanda OMMMMMMMM. Be Zen!

if poker is all luck, explain how the same players keep doing so well ??are they the luckiest ppl ever created??????get a clue moron

The only reason I play to be the best is to kick this guys ass in the game. Of course I can't do that until i read his book. "Thanks A lot PHIL!!!!"

This guy is a complete idiot.

Phil Helmuth is obviously a skilled poker player. However, when he lets himself get rattled and emotional, he becomes absurdly poor - he got completely played at the WPT final table because he got so emotional he was throwing tells out almost as fast as he was giving chips away. It's also incredibly unprofessional for him to rag on other players - especially the very ones who trapped him, outplayed him, and avoided his plays!

phil is thge first one that admit he gets rattled, but his 9 wsop titles back up the fact that this guy is as good as they come

Well, I bought the book today. I only play hold em so i can only use half the book. This guy is good. I don't like his attitude on the tables but im about to learn alot. Good Job Phil on that note.

phil how are youre oreos? thanks for signing my chip at foxwoods

Phil Hellmuth is top 5 of all time regarding no limit hold'em along with Brunson, Chan, Ungar, Moss, and Cloutier. A living legend who will win at least 5 or 6 more bracelets before all is said and done. Hard to think he WON'T become the greatest player of all time. His laydowns are insane and you can only lay down great hands when you trust your reads as Phil does. His reads are what separate him from the pack. A LEGEND.

Enjoyed seeing hellmuth swearing and shouting at his elimination from the Bellagio WPT event.Claimed the guy who bust him was the worse player he had ever seen.Phil your'e pathetic and have no fans because of your classless demeanour.

Phil your the best in poker people are just jealous because they dont have the guts to tell it like it is.

in the top half dozen NO LIMIT HODLEM players of all time...Ungar, Brunson,Moss,Cloutier,Chan, and Hellmuth

None of the above guys have any success these days in no limit holdem.Chan did o.k at 5 dimonds WPT event,Doyle plays cash successfully, Ungar obviously no longer with us.Hellmuth...well he's won all of $64,000 this year in tournement prize money!!To make a long story short the mentioned players above dont cut the mustard anymore...its all Negreanu, Juanda, Seidel, Ivey,etc... the old guard are struggling.No one has been able to dominate poker continuously...every dog has its day...Negreanu is on top at the moment and players like Fischman,Arieh are comming through the ranks(even though these two players display questionable table demeanour).Things change..especially as poker is so competetive and popular these days the old players didnt have the large fields to battle through. Hellmuth is in decline.Its know secret amongst the top players and dealers...has he won a wpt even?NO.Has he had much success recently NO...can he play high stakes cash with the big boys NO.Yes Phil has joint most WSOP bracelets and is still a million times better than all of us who post here,and is finnancially loaded.But he makes most of his cash doing semminars,books...book signing ..personal appearances.Plus he is paid to enter the big tournements because of his past victories and ESPN fame.The sad fact to all you Hellmuth fans is...there are alot better players around today.Open ones eyes and look.

All of these comments, especially the negative ones. How many of you have walked the walk.

No, im no where as good as any of the guys mentioned above.I admit that.But I deal to them regularly so I have knowledge as to there current success.