I wonder if Taylor was referring to these types of comments from the "hotshot" players.
http://www.pokerlistings.com/hachem-...-monkeys-42706
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Hachem slams Main Event competition
By Rod Stirzaker
2005 Main Event Champion Joe Hachem pulled no punches in his assessment of the competition he has faced at the WSOP 2009 Main Event.
"There are so many f***ing idiots with no respect for what they are doing," Hachem told PokerListings. "They should be at home playing with themselves."
Hachem has always been an outspoken character, his aggressive demeanor at the felt often causing friction with other players.
His latest vicious diatribe came during a break in Day 6, with Hachem still nursing the possibility of collecting his second Main Event title - albeit with a shortstack.
Though Hachem was unable to turn his small stack into a big stack, crashing out midway through the day, he was quick to pay credit to the Main Event's deep-stacked format.
"The structure is amazing," he said. "I've never felt under pressure the whole tournament. Even at 50% of the average, you're not under pressure."
Coming into the day, the average stack size was a very generous sixty big blinds, causing Hachem to be surprised at some of the over-aggressive plays he has witnessed at this year's Main Event.
"You see people getting 450k into the middle with fresh air or second pair into a made hand," he said. "These guys can never win tournaments until they grow up and have a brain."
Hachem has had several results since his famous World Series win in 2005, including picking up the Five Diamond WPT title in 2006.
Despite a flourishing poker career and nearly $11 million in winnings from tournament poker, Hachem is not overly concerned with creating a legacy that history will remember.
"To be honest, I've not even thought about that," he said.
Instead, Hachem had more to say about the terrible play he had witnessed.
"I'm actually disgusted," he said. "They have played like absolute monkeys and morons to get here. For the game of poker, they should not even be in the Main Event."