[Dastone]

I believe both realize there's only enough room in the poker world for one of them, and this is why they butt heads. Gordon is prone to attack Phil(Hellmuth) more often because Phil was already an established figure in the poker world when Gordon was just entering the scene. Hellmuth has pretty much owned the title of tall, awkward, goofy looking, douches that play poker named Phil, and Gordon is now desperately trying to stake his claim to that title.