TV Show Inside Poker Interview with Daniel Negreanu

[ThreeBeers]

Did anyone see the interview with Daniel Negreanu when Daniel said that Phil Helmuth does not have the fundamentals to play in the Big Game. I would think that Daniel's comments would result in some typoe of response from Phil.

ThreeBeers

[mshalen]

Whenever Phil is asked about the "Big Game" he gives one of three responses:

1. I don't live in LV so I can't play
2. I would rather spend time with my family
3. My other business interests don't allow me the time to play.

When Phil used #1 and #2 Doyle rolled his eyes and let out a little chortle.

[pancakes]

link?

[Layzie]

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Whenever Phil is asked about the "Big Game" he gives one of three responses:

1. I don't live in LV so I can't play
2. I would rather spend time with my family
3. My other business interests don't allow me the time to play.
4. I am weak-tight.

When Phil used #1 and #2 Doyle rolled his eyes and let out a little chortle.

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[ThreeBeers]

I saw it on a television show not on a website.

ThreeBeers

[BobboFitos]

hellmuth is a tournament holdem pro... those skills dont correlate with cash games.

why doesnt he say he doesnt want to play because he would lose? Well, most people, esp. those who are successful due to reputation, dont like tarnishing it.

[Jourdain]

What amazes me is that everyone is saying that Phil sucks at cashgames. Phil dropped out of university to play poker, he started playing cash games for a living. The guy has never had a job in his life. Come on, he might not be the best, be he is certainly not a sucker in cashgames.

Btw: he had written this in his blog:

"For the record, I have beaten the $1,000-$2,000 and higher "big limit mixed games" for a lot of money, despite what you may have heard. Here is every play I've made lifetime, so far.

In about 1996 at the Hall of Fame Poker Classic, I won $170,000 in the $2,000-$4,000 game.
In Dec., 2003 I played $1,000-$2,000 and won $90,000.
Then in Nov. 2005 in the $2,000-$4,000 game at the Bellagio, I won $116,000 or so.
The next week, I won about $230,000 in that game, and the very next day I won another $73,000 or so.

Then a bit of losing came along in December, where I played Friday night and lost $80,000, Saturday night I lost $40,000 or so, and Sunday I lost $53,000 all in the $2,000-$4,000 game.

I was super tired all three plays, and should have slept Friday night, rather than hop into the game. I did lose $150,000 in the "High limit Poker" games on GSN over two plays, luckily I only had 20% of myself in that game, vs. 100% in all of the other games mentioned above and below.

In 2004 and 2005, I had one losing trip in the sidegames--Aruba in 2004--until my High Limit Poker trip, and the above mentioned losses at the end of the year, in December. On those 20 or so trips, I usually played anywhere from $200-$400 (Partly) to $400-$800 (mostly). This year, I will be documented all of my side game wins and losses, and the number of hours played, here at the site or at a new site that I'm providing some content for that I will tell you about when we are launched there....Good luck, Phil Hellmuth jr."

[Aceshigh7]

I think it's so funny how Negreanu portray's himself as a big game regular, when he really only dabbles in it from time to time. He's certainly not a mainstay of the big game.

[wiper]

next time i lose, i'm gonna go with the 'i only had 20% of myself anyways' excuse...