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Originally Posted by Deeze Nutz
Honest question. What is it that people find in Hellmuth to root for? I understand people have different tastes, and I am not criticizing anyone for that. Like whoever you want. I just don't see it with Hellmuth. Nobody can deny his ability. If you forget how good he is, just wait 5 seconds and he will remind you. If he didn't bitch and moan constantly, I might be able to root for him.
I don't find Ivey particularly likeable at the table either, because he mostly just sits there. However, he doesn't berate and belittle people either. I just find PH's antics off-putting. They are OK entertainment on TV for a while, but then it gets old. I know everyone says how great of a guy PH is outside the game, but that doesn't mitigate his behavior IMO. Just wondered what others think. Why do you root for PH?
I think Hellmuth got better in the last years. He still gets frustrated when he loses , but he doesn't berate people like before.
I always liked him even though I cringed at some of his antics. Maybe it's because you can tell he is not a bad guy, far from it. Who wants to watch a Superman anyway? I always prefered the heros with flaws. It's more human.
Maybe it's because he became such an underdog. People kept saying the game left him behind. He became the "old" guy who can't keep up with the new generation of elite players. They have technology on their side, they train more by playing millions of hands, and he is the guy who was finished but who kept fighting. It's always a good story in the movies, what's not to like in real life? It's Rocky IV.
Maybe it's because he was always confident about himself, even when everyone was putting him down. Maybe it's because he never let anyone tell him what he is and what he is not, and kept trying to be the best.
Maybe it's because he cares so much. In english you would say that he "spills his guts out". I prefer the french expression : "he puts his guts on the table". When I see someone that put his guts on the table, I want to root for him. And that's Hellmuth in a nutshell.
Last edited by leolauzon; 06-18-2012 at 08:16 PM.