Actually there are a few ppl here that said that they have played with him before and they said he was actually a pretty good player.

On his radio show today, Dennis mentions he's going to bring $500,000 to HSP.

Well now that just doesn't seem to smart. I could see giving it a shot with one maybe 2 buy-ins

I see 3 fish at this table already.

^^They could have that 500k minimum buy-in again?

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I guess 500k is the selected donation.

Methinks Stars will cover a lot of his action.

I have this very distinct feeling that the people who adore Dennis Phillips are the same people who voted for Bush twice.

lol "everymen."

Why in the world would you think this?

...A pretty good poker player when playing non-significant stakes against random live donks. His ability is relative. From the (admittedly heavily edited) ESPN coverage, he strikes me as a recreational 5-10 live player, although an above average one.

The only time we have seen pressure put on him in a situation where serious money was at stake was against Demidov, and being kind, DP didn't handle it well.

I don't think DP will see this "as a bit of fun". The stakes do matter to him. He is a nice guy who ran good and had a huge one off score equivalent to winning the lottery. I am sure he is smart enough to realise that. I can't see him putting money in without the nuts. (which doesn't make good TV)

He will need to run like god to win in this game.

LOL donkaments

If DP brings 500k I'm sure the pro's will be happy to take the variance to have a chance to fight over it.

500k??? Is he out of his mind? I changed my mind, I'm making DP on HSP bumper stickers to make sure he gets on there. This is going to be awesome watching Durrrr play every pot DP enters into. They should throw Bob Safai in the table too so Durrrr can try to bluff those guys off AA and trip 2's on a 10 2 2 flop.

he won t do that.

but true is that he ll play almost every hand DP enters.

the title and opening to the show will be changed to...

"PokerStars presents: High Stakes PokerStars" brought to you by PokerStars

Damn it this man is wise. AJ Benza and Gabe are absolutely essential. AJ acts like a poker donk which 99.99% of the world is. Not everyone who watches HSP understands poker and its great that someone like AJ is there to ask the essential questions.

Sammy is the god of HSP. No one brings more action that he does. I did hear a rumour somewhere that he was broke though. I'm not sure.

A crack game that I will not stop watching reruns of would be any game with Ivey, PA, Durrr, Sammy and Zigmund.

I don't know. Whenever someone is enamoured with an "everyman" or "regular" guy, I always think: lol republican Bush voter.

Don't really know why being a regular Joe (sixpack) is such a special thing.

People like to support someone they can relate to. Most people are not superstar poker players or rich enough to casually spend 10K on a tournament so the idea that an "average Joe" can compete against professionals and win is appealing (Moneymaker as ultimate example).

With elections, I think it is more a case of people feeling that a university-bred elitist cannot relate to their real-life concerns of taxes, healthcare, religious values, etc. However, I don't think that these are the reasons Bush got elected as he is obviously from a background far advantaged compared to "average Joe." In those elections I think it was mostly a case of two unappealing candidates and picking the lesser of two evils. Someone like Sarah Palin appeals to many because she presents an image of an "average Jane" who can understand an average person's concerns. "Joe the plumber" generated so much attention because he seemed like an average guy who was standing up to an elitist politician and voicing his concerns over the issues that matter to a lot of people.

Phillips is a very underrated tournament player, but people are right about him not being a polished ring game player. But HSP needs to mix in PLO because I know many of the big names like PLO better than NLH. Farha, Antonius, Ivey, even Dwan is a frequent PLO player. They really need to show more PLO on tv, NLH is getting thin.

Go2h3ll is a ****in HERB. I know Phillips and played with him yet, I would stab Bush in the face if I ever saw him. Do not associate Bush with Dennis Phillips you bag of dirt. Phillip's personality is comparable to the likes of Chip Reese, just a gentleman who is polite to everyone he comes across.

Ok this. This is what irritates me. How people constantly try to pit "regular" people against "elitists." In some kind of David vs. Goliath struggle where the little guy is always unblemished and the big guy is ambiguously evil.

As if there is something special about being ordinary, and some underlying sin in being accomplished/rich/educated, etc. As if a successful person (in poker, business, or anything else) is automatically an elitist.

I myself am a regular joe. But I don't auto-approve of a regular joe just because they are like me. I happen to think the vast majority of regular joes are fkkn idiots. I happen to be right.

The way people gush about Dennis Phillips or Darvin Moon because they are "regular" is just goofy. Omg he's just a regular joe. So cool! He could have killed 14 prostitutes and have their skulls buried under his woodshed for all we know. I don't automatically give him credit just because he drives a pickup truck.

I still insist that DP is a bit of a tool, nice, "regular" guy or not. He is free to do whatever he wants with his money obviously, but to call him humble is just incorrect. Humble people don't bask in the 15-minute glory of 3rd place poker fame, smiling from ear to ear all the time. They don't feel comfortable with 300 people cheering for them. And they don't go on televised poker shows to blow 500K. These are the things a humble person tries to avoid.

I'm not trying to argue whether the rationale at supporting a regular Joe is correct, just trying to explain why many people do. ESPN's primary motive is profit which is achieved by higher ratings...they recognize that many people will be interested in watching an average Joe having success at the WSOP and so they focus on this as a storyline when it occurs. The reasons behind why people like to see an average Joe are many and complex but the fact is, they do.

Well if thats the case then I can understand.

Now what will be the consensus of DP walks away from SP up $200K?
I think ppl will still act like he is some random donk that guy luck. No matter how good he does since he isn't an online high stakes player that doesn't post on 2p2 pocket's or any other site and is not a coach, has no PTR stats or any other online stats site, no graph to show off. Just 2 big cashes 2 years in a row in the biggest live tourney in the world but that doesn't mean anything. Because he is not in his 20's or 30's and didn't start online.

I personally am going to root for him to MOP the floor then maybe he will get some respect from 2p2 which I doubt he would care about anyway. Since most ppl here dogging him are micro stakes break even players or high stakes railbirds anyway. If you are not one of these ppl it obviously isn't about you and if you are a highstakes player I doubt you are judging him anyway.

Except that 2p2 members know better than anyone that short-term results mean nothing?

You're the one who used the word "elitist." You and others love DP because hes a regular joe, ergo he is isn't "elitist."

It's the binary thinking that I think is really stupid. Someone is either regular or an elitist. Good versus evil. Lol Bush voters.