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Hellmuth's at it again.... WSOP Bracelet 12?

Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
edited June 2011 in Poker Chat
Looks like Phil Hellmuth is having a bit of a hot WSOP so far. Second final table of the series, and neither have been in Hold'em.

Three players remaining at the moment - read up here.

Would you like to see him win a 12th? Personally I would, although the bragging would be pretty rough you'd expect :)
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    I have to confess, not heard of Eric Rodawig before - according to the Hendon Mob website he's made two WSOP cashes before, including a final table in the $1,500 Razz back in 2009. His other cash was in a $2,500 HORSE event so seems to be something of a mixed-game specialist. This will be his biggest cash by far though.

    John Racener was the runner-up in last year's Main Event to Duhamel, so obviously won't be phased by the occasion. Got a bunch of good results from outside of that event too, including a final table on the WPT and another $1m or so in cashes outside of his second place last year.

    Should be a good finale, this!



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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited June 2011
    I want him to TID, come on phil just to stick two fingers up at the haters. i find him entertaining


    HITSQUAD FOREVER
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  • AcidMan27AcidMan27 Member Posts: 3,752
    edited June 2011
    Would be nice to see him win again.
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    I'm with you on this one, YG. He IS a great MTT player. Just sucks at cash :) Would be nice for him to bag another bracelet considering how close he's come on a couple of occassions now. Super consistent if nothing else...
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited June 2011
    Every donk has it's day ;)
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    Down to two now with Racener out in third.

    Oh, and DOHHHHHHHH.... when is mine then? :)
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    Hellmuth was one card away from elimination a few minutes ago but managed to draw to a 8-7 low to chop the pot.

    That's the good/bad thing with these split pot games...
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    HELLMUTH DOUBLE UP!

    He's still second in chips but getting a lot closer now - 3m or so for Rodawig, 2m for The Brat.
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    Hellmuth Doubles Down.

    No bragging to be done. Mind you, two seconds in $10k buy-in events. Must be nice, eh?
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  • FINSFINS Member Posts: 1,080
    edited June 2011
    anyone got a live feed link to watch this and any other wsop events??   pm me please.
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited June 2011
    Also he got 2nd in NLH donkament last year so he's showing signs of returning to some good form in MTT's

    admittedly he sucks at cash

    HITSQUAD FOREVER!
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    Got some specials up on Hellmuth courtesy of Sky Bet....

    Hellmuth WSOP Betting

    I reckon the 50/1 for him to make the final table isn't too bad a shout, actually...

    (Hellmuth bracelet markets will close around 7pm but may re-open tomorrow morning. That's an FYI :))
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  • DarntootinDarntootin Member Posts: 1,521
    edited June 2011
    Good to see Jr having a good WSOP, I picked him for my WSOP Dream Team last week (stop laughing at the back).

    Say what you like about his game his antics are always entertaining and the ripping he gets from fellow pros (especially in cash games and The Poker League) is merciless.

    I think this may be the funniest thing that I have ever seen at a poker table (for the uninitiated the player he is up against is a "lose-cannon", an amatuer who has qualified online to play with $100 000 in a cash game), enjoy...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7GkgwQ0ZQQ

    ps. thanks for the updates Dave.
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited June 2011
    All worth it for that video clip, Darn. Never seen it before and it's hilarious!
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  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,123
    edited June 2011
    In Response to Re: Hellmuth's at it again.... WSOP Bracelet 12?:
    All worth it for that video clip, Darn. Never seen it before and it's hilarious!
    Posted by Sky_Dave
    +1

    funny as!! great video!!!
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  • BrownnDogBrownnDog Member Posts: 729
    edited June 2011
    Who is 'Lewis T' in the 'to make the final table' market? Toby Lewis?
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited June 2011

    "I thought he had 10s full, its the way i think...."

    rofl


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  • AMYBRAMYBR Member Posts: 3,432
    edited June 2011
    I'd love to see Hellmuth put up a number that people will aim at for years.

    Yes he is a tool at times, but I truly believe much of it is intentional, but also I agree with A. Duke - I wouldnt be surprised if he had a borderline personality disorder.

    You've simply got a guy whose whole adult life has been centred around being an early achiever poker star.  I think you can easily compare him with child actors who lose all sense of how an adult is expected to act. 

    He is not the best player in the world by any stretch, but he is the most successful tournament player of all time.  Fact. 

    So love him or hate him, he should be respected for his achievments.  Problem is, the way he conducts himself causes him to be ridiculed in a way that is very unfitting, becoming a pure caricature of himself.

    But he knows it and promotes it, so I think he has more insight into his public Image than he pretends.  Which is a shame, as if he conducted himself better, history would remember him more favourably.

    I love the guy though, warts and all.  Always have, always will
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  • MMegabyteMMegabyte Member Posts: 334
    edited June 2011
    There's no doubting that he's a great tournament player and the results speak for themselves. Reckon we could see him going deep in the Main Event, providing he actually shows up in time from whatever theme park he's creating outside this year!
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  • AMYBRAMYBR Member Posts: 3,432
    edited June 2011
    As far as I understand it he turns up late intentionally, as do many pros.  Due to the earlier levels being so deadly.

    I never know quite how to take his entrances.  On one hand they seem a bit sad and desperate, on the other - why shouldnt poker have an OTT flamboyount character to generate public interest.

    As Hellmuth, says, day 1 of ME is like christmas for him, so fair play that he tries to be an ambassador for pokers biggest day + making the most of it for himself (which is really what its about IMO).  In many ways he has earned the entitlement to be pokers leading man, whether the industry wants him or not :p  This is the underlying issue :)

    But I think it is "good for poker" overall.
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