jinx imo .... huge sighThis surely has to be Phils best WSOP series ever?
I truly believe he deserves a bracet this year most defiantly! Played some great events with two second places, he's surely gotta win!
Helmuth with over 7mil in chips now!! WoW!
bridge.. I'll bet you.. but I'd like some odds please. We could bet with FTP $'s if you want?
So brutal. That one has got to hurt. Phil had Brian down 5:1 at one point, and just couldn't close the door on him - why? - I think Phil lost the discipline he showed for the entire series and got bracelet fever.
Although, $1.06M will buy a bunch of 25-year Mcallan's to soothe his pain.
I do think Phil has proven a point this year. He is a very good all-around card player and one of the best in the world. Here's hoping he doesn't screw it all up by making a stupid showboating entrance at the Main Event.
Does it not require a paid Live subscription, like Netflix? That's what I had heard, don't know if it's true. My 360 collects dust and I refuse to pay for a sub.if you or your kid has an XBOX 360 than you can watch ESPN on it from the video marketplace.
Does it not require a paid Live subscription, like Netflix? That's what I had heard, don't know if it's true. My 360 collects dust and I refuse to pay for a sub.
They were pretty much even when it got to HU, but Phil then went on to dominate the HU match (90% + of it anyways)...then boom... Boom.. BOOM! (it was all over quickly as Rast doubled thru twice to make them even, then won final hand when Phil rrai into the NutStraight.. with a FD & OESD (< which was obv. no gd seeing as Rast held KQ nut strt)he had to have been dominating chip leader wen they got down to 2....damn that is sick, he was playing awesomely too...hope he wins his 12th this year man he deserves it
meh.. so Phil got emotional (a bit) when he lost. Is it really that surprising? He'd already taken '2nd' place in two other events (#12 bracelet kept evading him.... just barely).. then to have a HUGE lead, dominate the match for 90% of it, then go out quickly... I think that'd be a bit of a bummer.. no?He got "unlucky", but that's still not Phil's game to put so much in on flush draws. Phil played great until then when Rast owned him in the huge pots and the huge decisions. < maybe.. but I thought it was generally Phil putting Rast to the 'decisions' (although the last one was obv. real ez LOL) $1m is nice for Phil, but it's not like he's hurting for money. When Phil and Erik and Juanda get heads up, they win the bracelet. More than that, they act with class when they lose, which Phil again didn't do. He gave no credit to Rast and instead just moaned about getting unlucky over and over.
meh.. so Phil got emotional (a bit) when he lost. Is it really that surprising? He'd already taken '2nd' place in two other events (#12 bracelet kept evading him.... just barely).. then to have a HUGE lead, dominate the match for 90% of it, then go out quickly... I think that'd be a bit of a bummer.. no?
I'm not a huge Phil Helmuth fan or anything but do enjoy watching him play & also find it entertaining. Yes he can go over the top at times, berating other players & moaning about great injustices done to him. It's just who he is. From what I've heard (fwiw) he's a really nice person away from the tables - generous, genuine, kind & caring. I think a bracelet win in the Players Championship would've been great for Phil (& for poker).... especially seeing as it seems he has the POY wrapped up now with his 2nd place finish.
yea i didnt see it but i wouldnt blame phil at all for taking that one kind of harshly and acting like phil...but thats just him...i kinda feel bad for him cuz despite all the evidence that pretty much prooves he's the greatest NL holdem player in the world, people just dont take him that seriously because of how he acts..its unfortunate because from the way he talks when he's not whining, he seems like a very reasonable and honest/caring person, but since he's always being 'phil' wen the cameras are on him, he gets a bad rap..i know he basks in the whole 'poker brat' thing but wen he actually loses something big u can see his true desperation showing...he's great tho i really hope he wins his 12th...
before i say anything, i wanna commend u on the sig and avy...barksdale was the best, but avon definitely earned his respect no doubt....snoop and chris were the shit...
but yea u dont think he's the best? im not saying all around poker player, im saying specifically NL Holdem...the man has more bracelets in ONLY nl holdem, thany ANYone else holds in ANY other poker game...if that alone doesnt mean enough to u to convince u then idk...who do u consider the greatest? he understands the game better than almost anyone
FWIW - Hellmuth doesn't have a lock on POY - they are including WSOP Europe this year in the calculations. He's only 60 points ahead of Lamb. That's easy for a top 20% finish in the ME even without multipliers.
http://www.bluffmagazine.com/wsop-poy/formula.asp
Current leaderboard:
http://www.wsop.com/players/2011.asp