http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/blogs/article/4151

I too have wondered this myself Mr. Helmuth.

Phil Helmuth is on some next ****.

Phil Hellmuth < Jack Handy

Phil Hellmuth... the next Socrates.

POTRIPPER > PHIL HELMUTH

Is that right? He FT's 2 out of every 3 times he cashes? The is amazing...

I think that a lot of the earlier cashes were probably small fields that only paid the final table. Still pretty nice though.

Wikipedia seems to think that is correct. However I suspect his amazing record is due to him having played since the 80s when the tournaments were a lot smaller and I bet a lot of times cashing required making the final table.

Fixed his post. In my opinion.

lol @ this idiot

let me get this right...he goes to a fine steak house and pulls out his Milwaukee's Best piss water to wash down good food... wtf is wrong with this guy

edit: and im sure he drank right out of the can OBV... the epitome of class

You do realize this is the poster child for UB you're talking about?

wats that got to do with the price of tea in China?

This isn't really as necessarily as uncommon as one would think. I've known several really rich "Captain of Industry" type guys who prefer MGD, Miller High Life, all manner of swill. Then you go to the local watering hole and see guys like me who hope the next paycheck covers the bills that wouldn't touch a beer that's not imported/microbrew if you gave it to them. It doesn't make sense.

he shotgunned obv.

http://tv.pokernews.com/featured-vid...Day/1606789578

It means youre a snob and they like American lagers. Each to their own, but just because you like your beer a little different dont judge them on their own taste buds son.

dont think he was judging them, just commenting on how your monetary status doesn't necessarily effect what type of beer you enjoy

He is clearly judging people for drinking Miller etc - and for the record i dont drink American lager but i dont get high and mighty about preferring a hoegaarden or staropramen to a carling (which i still drink on occasion).

The parts in bold make it clear he looks down on people for drinking cheap lager:

With special attention to the fact that he mentions how he can barely cover his bills thus making note of the fact that his drink is more expensive than what they drink.

The guy is clearly a lager snob. By all means prefer better lagers, im not denying that cheap American lagers are pretty crappy, but to judge people on their choices of drink is pretty ridic.

Phil plays so far above the rim its untrue!!!

His words.... not mine!

The rimmer

My Dad drinks Natty Light even though he could afford any beer he wanted. He knows of its reputation but doesn't care because he simply likes it better for whatever warped reason.


Is nobody going to talk about the fact that Hellmuth is almost crying about almost being eliminated? That strikes me as about as strange as anything else.

We used to steam crabs in Natty Bo, none of them ever complained; all of them died happy as far as I know.

One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he reached a river.

The river was wide and swift, and the scorpion stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he ran upriver and then checked downriver, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back.

Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream.

"Hellooo Mr. Frog!" called the scorpion across the water, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?"

"Well now, Mr. Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly.

"Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die too, for you see I cannot swim!"

Now this seemed to make sense to the frog. But he asked. "What about when I get close to the bank? You could still try to kill me and get back to the shore!"

"This is true," agreed the scorpion, "But then I wouldn't be able to get to the other side of the river!"

"Alright then...how do I know you wont just wait till we get to the other side and THEN kill me?" said the frog.

"Ahh...," crooned the scorpion, "Because you see, once you've taken me to the other side of this river, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it?!"

So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. He swam over to the bank and settled himself near the mud to pick up his passenger. The scorpion crawled onto the frog's back, his sharp claws prickling into the frog's soft hide, and the frog slid into the river. The muddy water swirled around them, but the frog stayed near the surface so the scorpion would not drown. He kicked strongly through the first half of the stream, his flippers paddling wildly against the current.

Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. A deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs.

"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"

The scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back.

"I could not help myself. It is my nature."

Ooh, yeah. That was an awesome episode!

I thought this entry was the most human Phil has ever sounded- good for him. Maybe he's finally going to grow up?























































naw.

****ing scorpions

lol

point missed

its not the fact that he is drinking beer i think tastes bad that makes him an idiot... i have friends that drink beer i think is undrinkable... but they arent idiots because of it

its the fact that he is bringing a CAN of probably warm beer into a fine eating establishment and most likely drinking right out the can ensuring his hand isnt covering his face on the can that makes him classless

if the beer isnt warm... he is more of a looser for keeping a cooler, porta fridge, or whatever with him and his 12 million beers he now carries with him at all times

the guy has a gazillion dollars... and many impressive poker accomplishments... but he still is clueless