Most Hated Man in Poker

ipp147 · #1 03-23-2006, 11:40 AM

John Gale quote from PokerNews.com

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There is one player - Davood Mehrmand - who is probably the most hated person in poker, who is continually abusing players and dealers alike and forever commenting on play and possible scenarios during a hand and for some reason is never penalised because he refrains from using the F-bomb!

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I've never heard of this guy. Most hated?

Alex Jacob · #2 03-23-2006, 11:45 AM

i recall he was on a wsop PLO show with ivey, williamson, etc

pokerfoole · #3 03-23-2006, 11:53 AM

I think Mehrmand was at the final table of the 2005 WSOP Pot-Limit Omaha event that Phil Ivey won. I think is was the $5,000 event. I think he finished third because he never played a pot. He did not seem to get out of line during the ESPN telecast.

Gale seem to be a mellow guy from what I saw of him when he won the 2004 Aruba WPT event, his runner-up finish in the NL Hold 'Em event won by Brian Wilson and his interview on The Circuit at Cardplayer. So, if someone irritates him, then I think there may be some fire there, although I never seen Mehrmand play live.

Greg (FossilMan) · #4 03-23-2006, 11:58 AM

Davood can get out of line at times, but he's no worse than any of a few hundred other poker players in that regard. Most of the time, he's a very nice and polite guy, very friendly. There are lots of guys I would rank above him in this category. Try Sheiky, for an easy example.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

Niwa · #5 03-23-2006, 12:15 PM

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Try Sheiky, for an easy example.

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I just wanted to punch him in the face when I watched WSOP 2005. Too bad I was on the wrong side of the screen..

TStoneMBD · #6 03-23-2006, 12:28 PM

chris g (i think it is), the guy that was a complete ass in that WPT in europe is probably the most hated.

jean-robert bellande?

and seiky as fossil mentions

EvilSmurf · #7 03-23-2006, 01:05 PM

You mean Tony G TStone. Calls himself "The Osama Bin Laden of poker".

Tornado69 · #8 03-23-2006, 01:39 PM

I love Tony G! Makes me laugh my ass off. I'd definetely beat him up though if he was at my table but for TV he's great.

tom10167 · #9 03-23-2006, 01:40 PM

Jean-Robert seems like an all right guy, he doesn't seem like a dealer abuser, and any player 'abuse' seems to be facetious.
....compare it to Matusow or Hellmuth player abuse.

shaniac · #10 03-23-2006, 03:26 PM

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Davood can get out of line at times, but he's no worse than any of a few hundred other poker players in that regard. Most of the time, he's a very nice and polite guy, very friendly. There are lots of guys I would rank above him in this category. Try Sheiky, for an easy example.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

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I've heard Davood is consistently and often doing things designed to piss off and annoy the rest of the table. One time, he and Harry Demetriou almost came to blows at a Bellagio prelim.

I think Greg might be underestimating how much a jerk Davood actually is, because a lot of people seem to feel similarly to John Gale.