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42nd Street: High-Stakes, High-Volume, High Brat-Content Heralds Start of Main Event

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Phil Hellmuth

The Rio is buzzing about the big finale, but some of the greatest players pulled out their A-games to make the penultimate week a showstopper of its own.

Mo' Money, Mo' Players

The $50,000 Player's Championship is the test of all things superlative -- the most skilled players, the biggest bankrolls, the craziest prop bets, and of course, the most inflated egos. The high-stakes contest is always the most fun tournament to watch for mix-game enthusiasts. How can it not be with so much money on the line with every draw?

Moving the $50k from the beginning of the World Series to the end was...

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im a PH fan, too, but i think the people who write these articles are really not objective anymore when it comes to him

07-09-2011 11:01

philw (User Offline) Wrote 43 posts
since 06-18-2011

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I have (for years) been critical of Phil Hellmuth's over-the-top, asinine, "I-am-the-greatest" attitude. You see it in business all the time and those guys are generally "big hat, no cattle."

This year Phil Hellmuth has been more interested in playing higher-level poker than flapping his lips ,,, the result has been superb. If he can keep his ego under a little control and actually show a little class, this year's performance at the WSOP may deliver what he has been busy boasting about ... the byline of the best poker player in the world, said by OTHER players.

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07-09-2011 14:50

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