Phil Hellmuth best holdem player by far

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i think the pros are loathe to compliment Phil H. too much for the obvious reason that Phil's personality makes such
compliments superfluous.

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So why were two well known poker personalities ROLLING ON THE FLOOR while PH goes on and on about how he is "the best and it's not close"?