dude since you said that dont you think his whole michael jordan speech in the beginning of the video is very michael scott-esce? i wonder if steve carell watched phil on tv before doing the office.
Poker strategy is better now, but Poker isn’t great now, it would never make TV, it’s full of internet introverts that make it boring to watch, before Black Friday, everyone was a personality, now it’s painful to watch.
The best of the best outside Jamie Golds fluke win. I've never seen anyone never get out drawn or take a bad beat, get flushes, have the nuts every hand or top pair off the flop every time. It only took him 2 months to blow all 4.5 million on high stakes poker late night.
There's nothing great about poker now unless you consider endless tables full of anti - social, hoodie wearing, spectrum dwelling virgins that nobody wants to play with- let alone watch- "great".
apparently in real life he is the nicest guy ever thats why all the pros let him get away with his table antics because they know the real phil has a heart of gold
Well, before GTO, hand solvers, range advantage, blockers and tons of poker coaching. Bring back the old days of just..... live reads (and bad reads) and outs (I had a lot of OUTS....lol) !!!! Lot of action.
You can talk what ever you want but Phil is one of the most interesting players ever. I watched poker because of him Eli, Daniel and couple of more guys.
Phil Helmuth is a living caricature, it's like he's been created as the antagonist in some Hollywood writting room for a poker version of the movie Kingpin.
I can't believe that guy folded 3 Jacks to Phil after Phil stood up and pitched that fit when he raised. For Phil to sit back down and re-raise with a K on the board, there's no way I'm putting him on a set of kings. There's zero chance I would believe he had a strong enough hand to 3 bet after that little spectacle. I would have snap called with the 3 Js
Easy to say when its not you in the WSOP Main event and the nittiest player wants your tournament life,Anyway he min raised so he is obviously bad what do you mean i cant believe that guy folded?
If I recall correctly, there was quite a bit of drama after this aired over ESPN editing this hand, fabricating it to create more action. You can see when they show the 10J in Tony's hand he has a stack of chips in his right hand and the cards in his left, the very next fold frame he isn't holding any chips and the cards have switched hands. I think the general consensus between the editing and the improbable fold was that this hand never happened.
To those that thought the Tony D hand was fake. While that's a possibility, just because they show him peek at his cards while the dealer is dealing, doesn't mean that was a different hand. It was just edited out of order.
I’m SO GLAD they showed his parents. Yes he’s the “poker brat” … but he’s also a kid whose parents showed up to cheer on their son. I genuinely loved that part.
@@Chalky29 yea, plenty of logical explanations aside from being fake. Pretty sure dudes chips were blocking the hole cam after hand was dealt, so they used initial footage of him looking.
We make fun of Phil but you can see from the look in his eyes when he goes to his parents how much it means to him. I’ve heard people who know him say it’s not an act and he really is that driven and it really does mean that much to him. I believe it.
I have a lot of respect for Phil despite his antics. I was bullied for years at school, and as an adult I have always felt this need to prove to others that I am something. Whenever I get insulted even if it is just banter by a friend, it makes me feel very uncomfortable. I always feel like I have to win to feel relevant around people. When it doesn't happen, I can cope with losing. But in poker where you lose to complete stupidity, that is really really hard to take. I do think Phil tries his best to curb his behaviour but cannot help himself. It's very difficult to not be proud of yourself when you probably didn't feel much love growing, but then become one of the greatest at something.
that ending gave me a whole new dimension of respect for Phil, that's the face of someone who is so passionate about his dream, that can´t bear the tears when seeing it end
In the past 10 years, this man brought more people to poker than anyone else. New players always mention Phil. He’s great for the game. Runner up would be Daniel… that’s it.
I’m sure part of Phil’s meditation routine involves that roll of toilet paper on his headboard… 😂 The note on the door saying do not disturb till 1pm is also a clue
Best Phil Hellmuth line ever came at 2004 Main Event - "This guy can't even spell poker" HAHAHA! 2:57 LMFAO "What happened?" I love Phil but what the hell is he talking about there? Sam goes in with the best hand, by far, and Phil calls with nothing but ace high and says "How bad can they play?" LOL! I'm no poker expert, but Phil is the one who played that hand bad
it was 2k to call a 15k pot bc Grizzle was so short stacked. The odds are slightly on Helmuth's site here, 13% potsize to call with 15% chance of winning the hand. What he's complaining about is the preflop raise
His meditation looks exactly like a low Budget 80s Action film 🤣 What did I just witness? Him WAKING UP IN Pink blankets 😳 Tooth paste Dripping down his chin" sticky notes with scribbles about needing his alone time" Him doing his Yoga poses outside in his Steven Seagal inspired Zen Garden before going shirtless sagging and Gazing off into the distance" Yep that about sums up the life and Legend of Phil Mammoth Mole!
One Of All Time Favorite Pieces of Poker Nostalgia. // Belongs In The Archive...Maybe Some Alien Will Dig It Up Centuries From Now After The Nukes Go Off This Year.
10:44 - 18 years later and I still think to this day that Tony D didn’t have trip jacks in this hand. You can see at that mark from his hole card cam, the dealer is dealing the rest of the table. I feel like they spliced footage from another hand to make for good tv. You think of how poker players played back in ‘03, that’s such a huge fold. Tony D doesn’t look in the slightest bit that it was a monster lay down to possibly a J with a higher kicker, or K’s full.
I wonder how many people become poker fans after originally watching Sam Grizzle needle Helmuth back in 2003 on ESPN? That WSOP was really entertaining with all the characters who made a deep run in that Main Event.
phil never gets enough credit for his drive to be great...every single show he always talks about how he wants to win and keep getting better even today in 2023 he says the same things
The heyday of televised poker. He did his best to milk every second of camera time. It worked as two decades later he still probably has the highest name recognition for poker players.
You must give credit. He doesn't explode when JJ beats QQ or when he loses a coinflip because he knows it's part of the game. He goes ballistic when a worse player (in his eyes) beats him with some debatable play.
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That meditation montage was everything, the 90s music, the close ups, the slow zoom in to a topless Hellmuth..
Montage
@@-dopeamine-5772 your a montangue
Hahaha I laughed watching it
the electric toothbrush
the roll of toilet paper on the bed stand
Holy shit the Phil meditating segment might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen
its true tho
@@timarschmalz1229 breathes in* “there’s no way they’ll ever call me with Q10 off suit” breathes out *
He has to be trolling.
you can see the cancer in his nose mole
@@joemac999 🤮
“I’ve been known to berate people, I’m working on that”… 18 years later “I’m working on that still”
I doubt he is working on that
He is working on to berate people more
Dude I think he just has adhd or aspergers cuz he seems like a great guy when hes not tilted
19 and counting
Phil is awesome. I love him. He only freaks out on TV. When there are no cameras, he is much better.
Phil is to poker what Dwight is to the office. Such a classic character lol
dude since you said that dont you think his whole michael jordan speech in the beginning of the video is very michael scott-esce? i wonder if steve carell watched phil on tv before doing the office.
lol
Bingo
Couldnt be more accurate
You’ll never be John McIntyre don’t insult him you’re just a poker fleet😊
I'm glad you're sharing the true golden years of poker. Still great now but this was something else.
Great in terms of great tv and entertainment not in terms of play, some people in the micros nowadays play better than this
Poker strategy is better now, but Poker isn’t great now, it would never make TV, it’s full of internet introverts that make it boring to watch, before Black Friday, everyone was a personality, now it’s painful to watch.
The best of the best outside Jamie Golds fluke win. I've never seen anyone never get out drawn or take a bad beat, get flushes, have the nuts every hand or top pair off the flop every time. It only took him 2 months to blow all 4.5 million on high stakes poker late night.
There's nothing great about poker now unless you consider endless tables full of anti - social, hoodie wearing, spectrum dwelling virgins that nobody wants to play with- let alone watch- "great".
Agreed no personality now. I never missed a episode in 2003
I freaking love Phil Hellmuth. Maybe wouldn’t want to be his friend but he is completely unapologetically himself. He just can’t help it.
apparently in real life he is the nicest guy ever thats why all the pros let him get away with his table antics because they know the real phil has a heart of gold
He's a passive narcissist. Can't be cured unfortunately. They make lousy friends because everything is your fault.
@@panjandrum.conundrumI see it in poker, but i don’t see it otherwise. He honestly seems decent
He's a complete loud, insecure jagoff.
@@panjandrum.conundrumdnegs is low key a narcissist
You've got to love him. He's a geek, he has ego, but he can still acknowledge his flaws. Poker would be duller without him.
I don't love him at all. I hate his guts. And I love to see him lose his chips and then lose his mind.
@@renoraider9817seek medical help.
@@renoraider9817someone seems envious
Absolutely spot on
Like a true villain you love to see him lose so basically you're saying you love watching him
The meditation montage really cracked me up when it showed that weird clip of hellmuth sloppily brushing his teeth
Yeah, all that meditation really paid off, he's always so calm, cool and collected during poker nowadays.
Phil "Zen" Hellmuth
Just imagine him without all of that calmness and self control.
😂
lol, this was brilliantly edited. Phil’s meditation and tooth brushing scene was pure 24K Gold!
Norman Chad, without you, the wsop me wouldn't be the same! Absolute delight to listen to you! 🙏
8:13 Huh, didn't realize there was a D-version of Tony. The E, F & G upgrades really boosted the volume.
I guess the D means Dumb cause that was a wack ass fold
Tony G has a lot more of HP and DPS, the monsters even added taunts and clock calling, insane
What a garbage fold too lmao
Less than 18 years ago, it looks like another World.
It was. Alot better than now tbh.
Well, before GTO, hand solvers, range advantage, blockers and tons of poker coaching. Bring back the old days of just..... live reads (and bad reads) and outs (I had a lot of OUTS....lol) !!!! Lot of action.
A better world, a better Poker place!!!
jesus that Trip Jacks fold hurt me
@@rylan3276 I would say read some more comments here about that hand, watch again and make up your own mind!
You can talk what ever you want but Phil is one of the most interesting players ever. I watched poker because of him Eli, Daniel and couple of more guys.
I think less of you for it.
Love him or hate him. The guy don’t have 15 bracelets by luck.
Yes. If you love spoiled rotten hypocrite bully crybabies. Then Phil is the man.
@@joed2818 Baaahahaha so true...
@@nuclear9977 Your right
I graduated high school in 2003, and every time I see a video from that era, it always seems way older than I remember
bad cameras, not so bad that it is obvious. tbf a lot of people started dressing like its 2003 already
2002 here. This era was great I wish I was watching live back in the day
Love him or hate him, Phil always delivers. I bet when he isn't on tv he performs like a beast
Phil Helmuth is a living caricature, it's like he's been created as the antagonist in some Hollywood writting room for a poker version of the movie Kingpin.
I can't believe that guy folded 3 Jacks to Phil after Phil stood up and pitched that fit when he raised. For Phil to sit back down and re-raise with a K on the board, there's no way I'm putting him on a set of kings. There's zero chance I would believe he had a strong enough hand to 3 bet after that little spectacle. I would have snap called with the 3 Js
Different game back then. No one 3b bluffed
@@2blacknines good point
Easy to say when its not you in the WSOP Main event and the nittiest player wants your tournament life,Anyway he min raised so he is obviously bad what do you mean i cant believe that guy folded?
If I recall correctly, there was quite a bit of drama after this aired over ESPN editing this hand, fabricating it to create more action. You can see when they show the 10J in Tony's hand he has a stack of chips in his right hand and the cards in his left, the very next fold frame he isn't holding any chips and the cards have switched hands. I think the general consensus between the editing and the improbable fold was that this hand never happened.
@@kevinc5533 not to mention the dealer is passing out cards at 10:43 too lol. Figured something was off about that hand
Phil is a character. That’s for sure 😂
Truly a golden thumbnail. I want this as my monitor background 😂
7:24 I always lose it when he brushes his teeth.
I can’t believe this footage exists😂
Phil Is one of those people that actually appears more normal on camera. candid in his natural habitat he's even stranger than this.
lmao i can only imagine
lol
I will literally never get Helmuth shirtless out of my head ever since I saw it the first time
😂😂😂
Yeah! That was pretty disgusting. If I looked like that shirtless I sure as heck wouldn't broadcast it to the world.
i mean he just looks like a normal guy there? you seem insecure@@renoraider9817
2003 WSOP main was one of the best tournaments ever.. so many legends
That meditation cut was perfect. Straight out of a will ferrell movie lol
And we all know we need a Phil Hellmuth biopic starring Will Ferrell. With Olek Krupa as Tony G and Edward Norton as Daniel Negreanu.
@@Lark1610 And Scotty Nguyen plays himself, baby...
Except that my retinas will probably never recover.
@@davet2459No one can play da Prince of Poker, baby.
If they ever make a movie about Phil Hellmuth, its got to be Will Ferrell. He could pull him off perfectly.
Will Ferrell is wayyy to charismatic
@@corywilson2007 So is Phil. Charismatic doesn't have to mean friendly. He is either loved or despised but his fans are devoted to him.
@@davet2459 doesn't have the pitch voice tho
Tim Heidecker is literally him, and I suspect some of his characters have Phil as an inspiration.
Man, I miss this era of poker. So entertaining.
2:52 "What happened?" needle. Love it
Sam Grizzle, one of the best
Sadly he passed away
One of his best "Antics" is the night time basketball 🏀 shot. Bring that back again. Please.
I can't imagine anyone nowadays would lay 3 jacks down after the turn
I cant imagine anyone anydays laying down those three jacks.
That's because it was a horrific fold and a terrible play
Yeah, nearly as good as the play from Sammy as he just called the river with his jacks as he made a full house.
It was a terrible move back then too....
That's because it's a tournament, I will snap call in cash game
I love how the first clip is from like 2003 and its like 19 years later and he hasn't changed one bit even though he was "working on it" 😂😂😂😂😂
the whole video is from 2003
My face when Tony D folds 😳🤯😮😧
I couldn’t believe it either.
Phil is unique and people like that are gold, he stands out!
I really think Phil is a special player, thanks for this upload guys
To those that thought the Tony D hand was fake. While that's a possibility, just because they show him peek at his cards while the dealer is dealing, doesn't mean that was a different hand. It was just edited out of order.
I like the ending, Phil gets knocked out, doesn’t complain and gets embraced by his parents after battling all day. Must have been a moment.
I’m SO GLAD they showed his parents.
Yes he’s the “poker brat” … but he’s also a kid whose parents showed up to cheer on their son.
I genuinely loved that part.
The hug with mom is special
Nothing more enjoyable than watching Phil take a bad beat😂😂😂
The TJ v 77 hand is mindblowing all round. Oh to be transported back to then to play Holden
it was fake. see one of the other comments for clarification
I’d rather play Hold’em
Look at 10:44 - you can see the dealer is still dealing cards when he decides to fold. Fabricated hand unfortunately
@@YaNeverLearn good catch. Bad editing maybe?
@@Chalky29 yea, plenty of logical explanations aside from being fake. Pretty sure dudes chips were blocking the hole cam after hand was dealt, so they used initial footage of him looking.
7:35 I like to think Phill stands in a balcony every night to yell at people about JJ's
We make fun of Phil but you can see from the look in his eyes when he goes to his parents how much it means to him.
I’ve heard people who know him say it’s not an act and he really is that driven and it really does mean that much to him. I believe it.
I have a lot of respect for Phil despite his antics. I was bullied for years at school, and as an adult I have always felt this need to prove to others that I am something.
Whenever I get insulted even if it is just banter by a friend, it makes me feel very uncomfortable. I always feel like I have to win to feel relevant around people. When it doesn't happen, I can cope with losing. But in poker where you lose to complete stupidity, that is really really hard to take.
I do think Phil tries his best to curb his behaviour but cannot help himself. It's very difficult to not be proud of yourself when you probably didn't feel much love growing, but then become one of the greatest at something.
Bro what a flashback! 2003 wsop was THE BOOM thats when I started watching/playing poker. ive rewatched all this many times but not in years. So great
sam grizzle making him tilt is the best thing ever lol. grizz just catching on him 🤣
"Keep them big chips where i can see em" 🤣
Somewhere there is a clip dedicated to Sam winning pot after pot from Phil. Sam really knows how to dig in to Phil.
Thank you for these videos !!! More. This will build the game even more I promise.
Almost 20 years later the things hes "working on" are still an issue today but boy do I love this guy!
Poker has a lot of new people but one constant other than Doyle is Phil and his persona lol. Love it
The montage is ultra Partridge. Gold.
He's still amazing even with the antics. You can really see how much the game means to him at 17:22
that ending gave me a whole new dimension of respect for Phil, that's the face of someone who is so passionate about his dream, that can´t bear the tears when seeing it end
I love Phil so much. I hope to meet him one day
In the past 10 years, this man brought more people to poker than anyone else. New players always mention Phil. He’s great for the game. Runner up would be Daniel… that’s it.
I’m sure part of Phil’s meditation routine involves that roll of toilet paper on his headboard… 😂 The note on the door saying do not disturb till 1pm is also a clue
the teeth brushing shot was great, and necessary to tell the story
Just checked, Grizzle is still playing tourneys in 2020 WSOP online. Nice.
Until he died a few months ago...
Best Phil Hellmuth line ever came at 2004 Main Event - "This guy can't even spell poker" HAHAHA!
2:57 LMFAO "What happened?"
I love Phil but what the hell is he talking about there? Sam goes in with the best hand, by far, and Phil calls with nothing but ace high and says "How bad can they play?" LOL! I'm no poker expert, but Phil is the one who played that hand bad
it was 2k to call a 15k pot bc Grizzle was so short stacked. The odds are slightly on Helmuth's site here, 13% potsize to call with 15% chance of winning the hand. What he's complaining about is the preflop raise
Hahahahahahahahaha holy shit Phil meditating that is gold I’ve never seen this
The part at the end with his parents is really wholesome.
10:40 that fold of 3 Jacks is simply mind boggling. What on earth was that even for back then?
I agree it was a terrible fold... I guess Tony D thought he was out kicked
i came to the comments hoping somone else said something about this play, hardly anything else would beat him. insane
Man, poker commentary has gotten a lot better since 2003.
His meditation looks exactly like a low Budget 80s Action film 🤣 What did I just witness? Him WAKING UP IN Pink blankets 😳 Tooth paste Dripping down his chin" sticky notes with scribbles about needing his alone time" Him doing his Yoga poses outside in his Steven Seagal inspired Zen Garden before going shirtless sagging and Gazing off into the distance" Yep that about sums up the life and Legend of Phil Mammoth Mole!
One Of All Time Favorite Pieces of Poker Nostalgia. // Belongs In The Archive...Maybe Some Alien Will Dig It Up Centuries From Now After The Nukes Go Off This Year.
The last 2 hands when Phil lost he didn't say 1 thing negative to anyone. A rarity. Great compilation here.
I think he very rarely says negative things to anyone if they dont play stupid
That jj vs qq he got unlucky but what can he get mad at its just 1 hand all the times hes complained about luck its been multiple bad beats in a row
Crazy Phil was so mad about Grizzle shoving KJ on a dry K high board when he called him off with AQo no pair no draw.
I think he had to call like 2k into a pot of 15k or so.
RIP Sam. He sadly passed away recently.
He's more mad that he called Phil's re raise pre flop with KJ to even see the flop to hit the K
A product of their bad editing in the day. Sam had 2100 not 21000 and Phil moved in blind pre after Sam called the raise
10:44 - 18 years later and I still think to this day that Tony D didn’t have trip jacks in this hand. You can see at that mark from his hole card cam, the dealer is dealing the rest of the table. I feel like they spliced footage from another hand to make for good tv. You think of how poker players played back in ‘03, that’s such a huge fold. Tony D doesn’t look in the slightest bit that it was a monster lay down to possibly a J with a higher kicker, or K’s full.
Good catch.
Wow nice catch! He also has chips in his hand only in the hole card cam!
This is so depressing to consider ESPN would do this, but I always thought it was a weird fold.
wow you’re right. that is quite eye-opening. makes you question the integrity of their broadcast
Great catch, it's almost certainly fake. Where were you when Postle
was robbing all those people?
How bad do you want to play JJ?
Grizzle: Yes!
This hand tilted me so bad
That thumbnail is amazing
My WSOP dream is to double up through Phil.
I wonder how many people become poker fans after originally watching Sam Grizzle needle Helmuth back in 2003 on ESPN? That WSOP was really entertaining with all the characters who made a deep run in that Main Event.
His speedy glasses are legendary
The most out-of-line moment in this video was the guy folding trips in that spot.
"Sometimes I will jump up and my chair will just...fall down on the ground."
🤣🤣🤣🤣
phil never gets enough credit for his drive to be great...every single show he always talks about how he wants to win and keep getting better even today in 2023 he says the same things
Phil is so funny, what an entertaining nit
Hahaha. Nit. I haven't heard someone called that in a long time.
lol
Man I remember when texas holdem poker just EXPLODED on the scene. It was MASSIVE. It was everywhere lol It hit the mainstream in a big way lol
I love hellmuth. What a character
He's the best lolcow online
I can't even play poker but I love watching Phil as he is so entertaining with his cussing/ antics
@@punanny123 yeahp
I love the sarcasm from Grizzle. “What happened? No. No.” Said so dryly
I always wanna see phil lose, not that i dont like him, but the reaction afterwards...priceless
"Hes got a good hand with K9" & "there's a two on the flop"... Lol awesome commentating ...
Grizzle is my new favorite person
I love that jacks full house hand. Phil gets mad after that guy did nothing but just call him every time and didn’t even waste one second.
Misleading title...what antics? This is perhaps the most well behaved I have seen him. Also so graceful when he lost in the end...
Love those chips and cards back in the day
This is some "The Secret" tier shit from Hellmuth.
Phil Hellmuth brushing his teeth...quality content
Toilet roll right there ready on the bedside table
For all the shit that rolls out of his annoying mouth
The heyday of televised poker. He did his best to milk every second of camera time.
It worked as two decades later he still probably has the highest name recognition for poker players.
Broadcast and players and just the attitude was way better back in the day, now a days it’s rough to watch.
No way. The commentary is good now. It’s just more technical vs loose.
@@elyastoohey6621 rather watch paint dry
The ESPN segment of Phil is so unintentionally hilarious . Even more so now
That guy folding trips jacks on turn tells you about "golden days of poker". No wonder Phil won so much money and he gets wrecked today.
He doesn’t at all get wrecked today what are you talking about... didn’t he beat Esfandiari 3 for 3 in High Stakes Duel?
Holy shit that hand tilted me
@@Shshshshshhshhs sample size in those duels is literally meaningless, unfortunately
@@paulhiggins140 I mean it’s like 800-1000ish hands that’s not meaningless.
@@paulhiggins140 it was like 10 hours cumulative of poker. But he’s going up against dwan, Negreanu or Ivey next so we’ll see what happens
Gotta admire his drive though. To find something that compels you to do whatever necessary to be great at it, that's all I want really.
Phil with the toilet roll beside his bed, wife must have been away from badgerland Wisconsin that weekend
I met his sister who was a very sweet nurse. I did a great Phil impression and she thought it was spot on
I couldn't imagine living with Phil
You must give credit. He doesn't explode when JJ beats QQ or when he loses a coinflip because he knows it's part of the game. He goes ballistic when a worse player (in his eyes) beats him with some debatable play.
Rest in peace Sam Grizzle
Loved watching his antics ! Especially against Helmuth....
Phil doing Thai Chi in a Fiesta Bowl t-shirt is something the world wasn't ready for.
I’ve been on hefty doses of acid that were less trippy than that whole segment
“When I’m playing at my best, I might be the best.” Pure genius
That bit where he started moving his arms meditating is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen
Phil looks like a man beaten by jacks.
"Jacks are a MONSTER compared to the crap you play!"
„I am working on that“ should stand in his grave stone
Made me crack up