Phil Helmuth disrespect

[Jourdain]

Phil seems to be the nicest pro away from the table.

Copyright: Fans and pros.

[dogdrool]

Your avatar is out of this world.

[okterrific]

MOre importantly,
Hey chezwiz75 would u happen to know the name of that nice young woman in ur avatar?

google up and waiting.

[nsj]

Fans boo A-Rod and Bonds when they step to the plate in away parks too.

Part of it is envy, and part of it is having a public persona that is less than endearing. Steroids, greed, infantile brattiness. It's an excuse to dislike the person.

To the OP - in the context of the game itself, and the competition of the WSOP, in the manner that Hellmuth treats his fellow competitors, do you think he's somehow earned their respect?

I wouldn't care if his arms were mummified with bracelets, personally.

[Photoc]

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I was playing day 2b when he busted

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Do you work for Cardplayer? On day 1b they said it was Day 1a. You're on day 2b already? Damn you're fast [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Daliman]

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MOre importantly,
Hey chezwiz75 would u happen to know the name of that nice young woman in ur avatar?

google up and waiting.

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Gah, she has her own site, something alliterative, I think, can't come up with it tho.

[drewjustdrew]

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Well, he just doesn't work on getting better about berating opponents because he thinks it makes him even MORE visible and marketable, but I think he has likely hit a mass density of recognition he can get from being an ass, and to an extent has realized it, and really tries hard to be better but now can't help it

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Listen to the interview with Mark Kroon on the archived podcasts at Bluffmagazine.com. He says he played with Hellmuth growing up, and Phil really hasn't changed since the old days. I doubt he berates players to push an image. I think it is just his style, or lack thereof.

I agree, he tries, but fails to change his behavior. Almost to an uncomfortable level, because it seems so insincere (whether or not it is).

[Basilvdk]

I'm sure that Phil was very deeply offended by this. So offended that he went home and took a nap on a huge pile of cash.

[betgo]

That's horrible! I can't see why Hellmuth isn't treated with as much respect as Brunson.

[Malificent]

Hellmuth invites the disrespect deliberately with the image he cultivates. I'm sure he understands that.