Phil Hellmuth Wins Nearly $300K on ‘Poker After Dark,’ YouStake Backers Get $60K
High markup or not, Hellmuth has come through again for his backers, this time they’ll share a $60,000 prize.
If you could, would you back Phil Hellmuth?
I'd need to see the entire facts, as in how much has he lost.
I was watching one game on Youtube and he kept asking for 'another 100k' and I kept thinking, yikes, he sure can plow through the resources.
BUT I am pretty sure he's 15 mil ? 20 mil up ? from all those
wsop's etc.
I was happy to learn he is big on giving to charity, ALSO I learned he has given away ALL but one of his WSOP bracelets - and if I recall, he said he thinks he lost it by his washer.
I like that he didn't accuse the maid.
He MAY have his temperamental fits, but I get a great read from Phil Hellmuth - seems like a very caring fun guy.
Just don't play K2 offsuit and win playing him... heh heh
FOR THE RECORD, as much as Phil CAN carry on about people playing bad hands, I watched this ONE interview with him and Doug Polk and Phil talks about his VERY FIRST tournament. He had saved up some $7,000 or so, and said he unfortunately blew a LOT of it on cash tables but had JUST ENOUGH for the tournament he wanted to get in. He was low on chips - and in some hand with some guy named Chan if I recall as to name, he said 'I had TWO 2's - and I shoved on TWO 2's ' .... 'AND THEN I WON' He won $80,000 or so, and was so happy he said he went walking the streets to get his head together. BUT To Polk he was SUPER exciting about bragging on 'Had it NOT been for those TWO 2's' - SOz'z'z's'... It IS... rather interesting that had he NOT shoved on 22 which I think THESE DAYS he might lose it on someone of THEY did that? that he may not have ever advanced in his career. Sometimes it IS that single $80k win that CAN afford you to start entering in bigger tournaments, it's all relative I suppose once you win one big one.
I GUESS from this we can expect Phil to never complain if someone shoves on 22 against his suited AQ etc... heh
I would not invest in a player though unless it was me.