Phil hellmuth fist fight?

[NicksDad1970]

I searched and found this in the "washing your hands after you pee" thread :

According to Phil (ESPN interview excerpt):

" Phil Hellmuth: Yes. One time at the Horshoe during the HOF Poker tournament I was in a high stakes side game. I was holding Sam's seat for him (he wanted me to hold his seat without paying rake) Now, 90 minutes later, he comes back and he doesn't have a seat. He goes ballistic. Now Sam would never mess with me on a regular day. In fact, I've only been in one fight in the last 22 years. But I'd been walking around with my back in obvious pain for four days. I shouldn't have been in town. I had so much back pain. Sam was so bitter and so much negativity coming out of his mouth. I said ''Sam, maybe you should take me outside. I can't even stand up straight'' (I was half joking). Then he said ''Let's go.'' I didn't feel threatened at all by Sam. I went out and it was the perfect fight. We both threw punches, landed punches. But the next day, neither one of us had a mark on our faces! Thus, the perfect fight! Sam and I were laughing and joking about it the next day. "

[Gordon Scott]

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I read from some dealer blog somewhere that Grizzle was a busto fish always railing for a stake at the Bellagio and was one of the biggest aholes in history.

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I can confirm. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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It seemed like a small game for him but I'm 99% sure he was playing 15-30 limit when I was at the Bellagio a month ago.

GS

[VLADEdivac]

I was playing 15 30 with him in January at the Bellagio. He actually switched to a different 15 30 game claiming the game we were in was to tight.

[GeniusToad]

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From what I've heard of the guy he either does or he used to, frequent the big game. He also got in a fight with David Grey.

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love to hear this back-story. DG seems harmless as a fly.

[Monolith]

grizzle's another poker pro; grizzle kicked the crap out of hellmouth many years ago. I wish he'd do it again.

[DeMaci]

Just an update to this thread, Phil Hellmuth was in the second fist fight of his life last week. BEG ME TO TELL YOU THE DETAILS

[J_V]

I've heard the result was a mild scrap with no clear winner, both realizing they were tougher in their mind then in real life.

Pretty much how I envision my first fight.

[palman]

played with Sam a few times in the mixed games recently. He does not play well. That being said, he seems to know what he's doing, he just can't help himself from playing like a donk.

[Assani Fisher]

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I dono much about Sam Grizzle, but according the hendon mob' DB, his 2 best best money finish were in 1989 & 1991 ( 70k$ about ) even if he seem to be a regular in the cicuit. Look like he was a better player 20 years ago !

- jpp

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This past summer I saw him playing $2/5 at the Bellagio.

[Assani Fisher]

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I read from some dealer blog somewhere that Grizzle was a busto fish always railing for a stake at the Bellagio and was one of the biggest aholes in history.

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yeah, go search the B&M forum for my buddy's miami32's trip report on our WSOP this summer...first post has a story about Grizzle IIRC.