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Originally Posted by GrindPokerAllDay
First off, this is a ridiculous scenario. I don't think anyone is going to call the floor on Phil Hellmuth for taking a chip off the table. Are you being serious right now? And even if they did, why the hell would the floor bother Phil Hellmuth with this. The whole idea is just silly. Fact is if Phil Hellmuth takes a chip with him he has absolutely no devious intentions. You know this, I know this and everyone else knows this. I would be willing to stake my reputation on that. I would cut my right testicle off and eat it to show how strongly I believe in this man. Don't even insinuate that he would be anything less than 100% honest.
Sure, Phil Hellmuth berates players. So what? It's Phil Hellmuth. He's entertaining. He's bringing in the crowds. Everyone loves it and if someone doesn't love it then they can just leave because the fact is that Phil Hellmuth is the reason that person is playing in the first place. Are we suddenly going to say that Phil Hellmuth shouldn't allowed to come to events? Do you want poker to die? Come on now. Let's be real. Phil Hellmuth does what Phil Hellmuth wants to do and the poker community owes him a debt of gratitude for that.
I do hope that this post as done as sarcasm. Phil Hellmuth should have been thrown out of poker years and years ago for all of the abuse he has heaped on others. Not to mention the ill-gotten gains from Ultimate Bet, the hand(s?) he "won" while showing down second best, etc.
I wouldn't trust him for a moment.
Sadly, others see him on TV and really do think that this is proper behavior. It wasn't then, and shouldn't be now. Isn't it high time that poker became better, more honorable, friendlier? Sure, we're out to win each other's money - that's what poker is about. But why do some folk have to be the class bully, or temper-tantrum throwing 2 year old, about it?
Lee