Glad to see he's gotten his anger issues under control.

lol @ trying to separate rec fish from "pros" in donkaments.

Thanks for posting. Really respect you and your decision.

This guy sounds like he has borderline personality disorder. He really needs to seek professional help or he will continue to act like this.

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.

You mean isuxatpokerbad??? Yes let me tell you I have 1st hand knowledge that he has severe personality disorder and many other disorders and

Oh wait you meant Ryan - whoops my bad, carry on.

I don't think borderline means what you think it means.

Hellmuth 2008.

2008 WSOP Main Event Day 5
http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...post.73586.htm
"Everyone thought Phil Hellmuth ended the day just with a blow-up and a warning, but that's not the case. He continued to berate Cristian Dragomir for several minutes after the last hand we described and after floorperson Robbie Thompson issued him a warning. That prompted Thompson to summon supervisor Steve Frezer to the feature table. Frezer listened to Thompson's description of the situation and then assessed Hellmuth a one-orbit penalty to start Day 6."

2008 WSOP Main Event Day 6
http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...post.73591.htm
"As we reported just prior to the conclusion of last night's play, Phil Hellmuth will be serving a one-orbit penalty and sitting out the first nine hands of play. With the blinds and antes where they are, this time-out will cost Hellmuth a total of 81,000 chips, or roughly 11% of his total stack."

http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...post.73595.htm
"Just before the announcement of "shuffle up and deal," Hellmuth strolled into the tournament area and took his seat. He was dealt into the first hand which he raised from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes. When a floor supervisor was asked about the alleged one-round penalty Hellmuth was to serve, a reply of "it's been overruled" was given."

http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...post.73596.htm
"Many people were surprised when Phil Hellmuth sat down at the ESPN Featured Table and played the first hand of the day after receiving a one-round penalty for his behavior during the final hand of play last night. When asked why Hellmuth was not sitting out, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack told us, "The penalty has been overturned, and we will be issuing a formal statement shortly." Stay tuned for more on this development."

http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...post.73638.htm
"This morning Phil Hellmuth met with Jack Effel, WSOP Tournament Director, Howard Greenbaum, Harrah's Regional Vice President for Specialty Gaming, and Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the WSOP. Based on that meeting and an official review of the situation, it was decided that the penalty imposed on Mr. Hellmuth at the conclusion of play last night was excessive. Warnings and penalties are intended to correct inappropriate behavior and our rulings should be as fair as possible, given the circumstances," said Pollack. "In this instance, the punishment did not fit the crime. Phil has now been warned and put on notice in a way that he never has been," Pollack added."

You are a hero, Matt Glantz. Nice work.

I don't think you know what it means. Borderline Personality Disorder is an actual disorder. You are so dumb

If you were so smart you would know how sarcasm works.

Yup this sums up exactly why Phil Hellmuth has been mentioned in this thread almost as much as Ryan. Deliberate favoritism which will imo never change. LOL at Phil being warned like never before. Wow, that's so nice of the WSOP management team to give him a STRONGER warning compared to his usual softer ones.

the kind of stuff PH does is done everyday by hundreds of players even though I don't like it, the stuff RE does is much worse and deserves harsher penalties. A threat of a physical nature should be an automatic DQ every time imo

A big difference between Phil and Ryan is Phil has not been known to beat up a woman. OK back to the temper tantrum issue.

one thing is for certain.

the guy was a lot happier when he was fresh out of rehab and away from the game.

poker is an emotionally brutal game- particularly tournament poker.

many people can't handle it. ryan does not seem to be handling the brutality of it very well.

I don't think that was taken into account before he got DQed but I could be wrong.

As a potential customer I'm really impressed with the way Parx handled this. Bad behavior is tolerated and condoned far too often in poker rooms, and it makes for an uncomfortable and aggressive environment. I've been meaning to check out this venue for awhile and am going to make a point to do so the next time I'm in Philly/AC.

Idiots in this thread bringing up hellmuth. Life isn't fair. People in lofty positions can get away with murder, literally.

Both of these men are ass clowns. Only hellmuth has been able to monetize it and hams it up for that purpose, Eriquezzo beats women and flips out in a 1k tourney after fairly standard beat

You trying to say you've never brawled over a guest list?

edit:Hellmuth comes off more as a laughable crybaby than a threatening bully.

this x1000

why do so many "pros" just not get it?

thought we were pals mikey

What I can't joke with you anymore?? You couldn't tell I was kidding??

Although you were a little crass with me when I jokingly grabbed your backpack at Parx and you made some nasty comment and blew me off but oh well, I still like ya Joe. Did you really think I was gonna take something out of your backpack??

In all those years of well documented blowups by Hellmuth, how often did he do something physical like destroying casino property or throwing around chips? Did he ever even threaten someone?

Besides that, even if they wouldn't kick Hellmuth out for ripping cards, does that mean anybody should be allowed to do it? Should you be allowed to kill your ex-wife because they didn't punish OJ for doing it?

Nah, you had no clue what u are talking about. nice try though

i don't know. i have mental illnesses and stuff. i might be delusional.


also...i dont remember this at all. wat