Of course. He actually starts going medieval on hellmuth’s a** when he hits the straight. He absolutely knows what he is doing. Daniel always look like he just can’t shut up, but watch the correlation between what he says and the hands he plays.

@@IZn0g0uDatAll this may have made his opponent fold. 7s aren't bad here, but if somebody is that relaxed that they can rant about a completely different topic, something's up.

@@saNynho Yup what I was thinking, speaking about a totally different topic with this much confidence shows that you might have such a strong hand that it's a no brainer for you

I’m no poker expert but he wasn’t that impressive. If I was playing Daniel’s hand, after the first three cards were flipped I would stay in for either a 3 or a 6 and make my decision on the 4th card. Seeing a 3 right after, I wouldn’t have to think too hard about staying in and would be able to focus all my brainpower on being an ass across the table

He dominated that conversation as well😂😂

I laughed way longer than I should have at that lol

Tony G will say it.

As irritating as Hellmuth can be, he still is one of the best tournament players in the world. He just won his 17th bracelet, knocking out Ivey in the process.

Koon crushed Hellmuth in Heads Up duel, and made him look like an amateur. Hellmuth had no chance.

If I was at that table I would say that because I like that kind of interaction.

He is karen

Didn’t he marry a psychiatrist? She didn’t help him at all.

@@MrJamberee She tried feverishly, but then realized that Phil wasn't a text book case.

OR snapping

You had me there in the first half

Nick wright should just stick to analyzing sports after that. That was embarrassing!!!!

@@adrianmccoy2643 nick wright won this sit n go....

@@travisweaver888 because this is side money for everyone else. Daniel and Phil don’t need to win. You know it is entertainment. If you had Daniel and Phil and all the pros win every time you’d never have anyone accept these things. Good ok Nick he should stick to his sports analyst job. But now I know why he has dark eyes

@@travisweaver888 whatever Phil and Daniel put down on the table they are getting back and more for appearing on the show. They aren’t seriously playing. When do you ever see Daniel in full discussion with someone else during a hand. They don’t care. They’re going off first read and shooting the shit

@@adrianmccoy2643 no he’s worst at that

He is, after Ivey, Addamo, Dwan, Negreanu, Tony G, Koon, Badziakowski, Bonomo, Chidwik, Holz, Seidel, Kenney...

Phil Hellmuth is not the greatest poker player ever. He doesn’t play enough poker to be considered the best. Phil would have to rank in the top 25 consistently and he hasn’t. He does win WSOP bracelets against bad players or gets lucky. If Daniel Negreanu won all of his 2nd places in WSOP he probably would be tied with Phil. Daniel is very unlucky when he goes all in he usually gets rivered. I don’t think there is a GOAT poker player because there’s so many great players. I can say the biggest ego and the biggest asshole in poker is Phil Hellmuth.

@@eidemonbkk He's easily the greatest tournament poker player ever

@@TheZLighting not even top 1000

@@TheZLighting greatest WSOP tournament player, the entire point Daniel is making at the end of this clip is that Phil gets demolished in high roller tournaments, which is true.

No, Phil is right. Daniel absolutely moved the goalposts. "Oh, hey, the one even you haven't won? That will be the only criteria."

@Steven Hancock That doesn't make Daniel wrong though.

Precisely. Psychologically, Phil is so insecure about himself because Poker is the ONLY variable he uses to measure his self worth. I'm sure his psychiatrist wife would agree! 16 Bracelets is not enough to for him to feel good about.

lol total agreement no matter how good Phil is at the end of the day it is a game of chance. all the knowledge of odds in the world can't protect you from the next card.

Phil beat Daniel in 3 back-to-back heads up poker matches, but he's such a good politician that people still think he won or something. Phil can be a little obnoxious, but Danny boy is way to sure of himself.

EXACTLY!

You need Tony G. to tear Phil apart.

Buffer saying "heights and weights" like they'd square off and fight was great. seeing Hellmuth in the ring or octagon against Ivey would be a spectacle

Whatever it takes to take one for the team. SFW to his poker "awesomeness", he still plays the "straightforward" game and that doesn't cut it these days, or it only takes you so far.

I was gonna say if we could Tony g added to this table would've been great

dan knows he's at phil's level and maybe at phil's peak (when he embraces the GTO he accidentally invented). and they both should know that there's a few players on the planet better than them

A six year old girl can talk to Phil like that. *-Yes because that would be adorable* No because Phil is a five year old girl and there is a pecking order.

@@helderboymh it's funny b/c it's true

@@-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-.. it's a quote from community :)

Exactly.

was thinking the same, wth was that lol

Seriously, Maria straight up owned him there

@@popskull42 He owned himself

Came to the comments for this, thinking exact same!

had to re-watch that..amazing

He has literally insulted and called people stupid because he didn't think the two cards they entered a hand with against him were good enough. I have actually met the guy myself too and he wasn't rude, but he wasn't overly nice or kind. I just don't get why he feels the need to play that character of a angry best of all time poker player who should never lose when he is literally playing a game of luck.

@@TylerDavid-on8qr outside the fane he’s a solid guy

@@TylerDavid-on8qr game

@@TylerDavid-on8qr It might be just an impulse thing and being in the heat of the moment, characterizing someone based on small sample sizes and cherry picked youtube segments from poker games (or any other type of gambling) may not be the most honest way to define someone's values, ethics, or character.

@@neonreign2988 Small sample size ? Dude has been doing this for like 20 years since Moneymaker won. He does it for the tv cameras I get it but still its like a bully who gets bullied and cries about it.

He focused on the game, he doesn’t have much brain power to begin with and what little he has he needs to focus on the game at hand

Yeah I'm surprised he didn't argue that Lebron was a better poker player than Phil😂😂😂

What is he doing there

@@placebojesus5652 the guy isn’t dumb, he’s just playing a role when he’s on TV. All the hot takes are contrived

Horrible poker player

He was* the best. Perhaps he is also still the best at his current stakes.

It was probably the most unfunny thing I've ever heard

He was ripping off Richard Cheese and acting like it was his own

😂😂😂😂😂

@@Raulsta1985 🤣🤣🤣Amy Schumer... PLEASE!!

​@@mantistoboggan2770true but he was doing it to mess with Hellmuth

No...he's not.

@DiehardSkins Look, man. The guy bugs the hell out of me, and he is an absolute cash game fish. But his tournament results speak for themselves. If he had stopped winning in the modern era, I could agree with you. But...

@@davidtalbot9325 don’t even respond. Ppl are simply haters no matter what the facts are

Pete Rose was a great hitter, his character kept him out of the HOF. Same for Phil H.

This is a debatable point. He is undoubtedly the best tournament player with buyins below 10k but he does seem to struggle against the top tournament pros in the high roller and super high roller events. Phil has a huge edge since he's a professional player against the average 10k< field since most of them are amateur players or mid-low level pros. I don't think anyone would care at all about this except he consistently brags about how he's the greatest poker player of all time. Can Phil be considered a great tournament player if he beats up mostly bad players? Probably to each their own, but I would personally say no. For me, it's like saying Jimmer Fredette is the greatest basketball player of all time because he owns the CBA players. Yes he is the best CBA player but if you threw him in the NBA he would not even have a roster spot.

best comment hahaha

Hard to do that when he is 0/3 in heads up vs phil.

Negs isn't better than Hellmuth

@@markstepanekii388negs is the GOAT

@@Smoke.Official lol no. Not even top 10

Negreanu is better than Helmuth, but he is also making these comments after learning the hard way that for a while he was delusional himself. He got destroyed vs. Polk in their heads up battle for which he studied a ton with coaches to improve, making him realize in the process hoe much room for improvement there still was. He became a better player than he ever was through that process and is a lot better than Helmuth now.

Agreed.. Horrible indeed..

for real

Maybe he misread his hand

wow

Well he didn’t have the nuts. Flush came in. Ace-king beats him. But i agree. I like to call there

Lord Tywin Lannister

why did we not deserve it

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT! WHAT HAPPENED THERE

Don't think he knew he had one😂

Maybe he was worried about a flush? I don't know. 🤷‍♂️

​@@mattsbaseballcardbreaks5952He absolutely was worried about the flush

Not a poker player at all,just a wannabe.

Always Negreanu, Hellmuth is incapable of being objective. His ego gets in the way

@@thesimpsons17 On the other hand, Negreanu needles Hellmuth because, (as he said himself about Ivey) he is an old school hustler and wants action. Between Phil and Phil, I think overall Ivey is better NLH player. His cash game is way better than Hellmuth's, and Ivey's dominance at his heyday was bigger then Hellmuth's at his. Hellmuth is better in large MTTs though, and much tougher to play against. When Ivey is card dead, he is gonna be quiet and concentrate on protecting his money. When Hellmuth is card dead, he is gonna try to do weird shit that sometimes may work. And btw - all his talk about how he hates GTO, how he doesn't study theory and how he uses "white magic" instead and whatever - that is a load of bs. Hellmuth spends at least 5-6 hours with coaches and solvers every day. And yes, btw, all this me me me posturing - Hellmuth does that only when there is a tv camera on. He does that on purpose - it is part of his brand. Off camera - he has a completely different personality. I am speaking from experience, btw - never played in cash games with either of them (stakes they play are waaay too rich for my blood and bankroll) but did participate in some tournaments where Hellmuth played as well.

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That's what winds me up about him, if the role was reversed he would be throwing his toys out the pram complaining that someone not active in the hand was distracting him.

He helped her steal that pot lol

Brah 🤣🤣🤣

No, the Steven Seagal of Poker is Dan Bilzerian. He won 200 million dollars playing poker, way more than any pro. He won 50 million in one session. The same as Steven Seagal being a master in a martial art that is totally not useless, being a county deputy and declared a deity by the Dalai Lama and let's not forget teaching Anderson Silva _that_ kick. 😂

@@mrkiky well, but when you ask Dan about other players, he doesn't say "Can I laugh at your face?" :D

Poker wasn't as popular and the players weren't as good.

Any idea how he started? I am genuinely curious how he funded his beginning.

Can I mention that Helmuth has won like 8-9 bracelets in the past 20 years against large fields of the newer generation poker players. Despite the changes and evolution of the modern game Helmuth has been winning bracelets at nearly the same rate as the 80's and 90's. It's not far fetched to call him the world's best hold'em tournament player

@@morenpchangjw8868 good point.

​@@Toasty_Woasty I Read an article a couples of days ago where it's stated that he did simple field work until he got his first big money. Mad respect to him if it's true👏

Love that too

Hence his nickname “poker brat”

@@3DPrints4TC No no. He's far beyond that now. He's gotten considerably worse than when he was originally given that nickname.

It's absolutely insane that Phil Ivey has 10 WSOP bracelets, and none of them are for holdem.

the interesting thing is it always boils down clearly to insecurity. hes very intelligent but also clearly emotionally stunted and insecure. From some of the candid stuff I see of him among the common folk, I get the sense hes a decent enough person, but he gets into his elevated state and ends up coming off as a toddler. All this to say, your comment is spot on. I aspire to have his talent, but wouldn't want to be in his shoes.

😂🤣😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

He takes poker Very seriously. His high grom poker is to have the nuts and someone goes all in. Winning thevmax and getting max value have zero meaning.

Don't worry Craig he definitely wouldn't want to live your life either.......

@@brianchassee you should learn about the levels of psychology in poker, it's far from just a card game. Being able to craft the character your opponents think you are and get in people's heads the way Phil does is beyond the level any other poker player has got to in the history of the game.

Hook nose and all

Lmao free chips

WOW! CRAZY, AND HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

Wow! Dnegs was out of line imo. Even if he is right he should act like he normally does…with class. This is not a good look 👀

@@theNfl_Esq what? he may of been showing some passion on the conversation but in no way was he rude or out of line and if you think he always shows class you obviously have never watched his live streams.

@@Raulsta1985 I'd probably check call as I think Maria is a likely player to try to bet me off the chop. Also a chance she's value betting a king of her own.

LeBron told him to

TERRIBLE fold

Because playing a Heads Up table against one person for X amount of hands is a vastly different game and experience than playing a no limit high roller game at a table of 6-7 people, in the same way that the NLHR is a different experience and mindset than a tourney

@@xdropperzonline9978 of which, Phil has dominated Daniel on both arenas. Your point is? Lol

@@eb3433 This isn't the case at all? High stakes Phil gets absolutely railed by everyone at the table

Not sure it's that hard to tell he ain't great. There's enough footage of him out there 😂

@@stevec5034 Well that's not the point is it? Today he might not be great (although he is still a winning player and so should be respected for that), but back in the day, he problem solved the game better than his counterparts, and for that he deserves to be mentioned in the GOAT conversation.

@@slothbearanonymous "Counterparts" haha. Not sure why you're trying to overcomplicated this. When it comes to the professional scene, he's not great at all and has not been for well over a decade.

For sure he is the greatest tournament player of all time. He should just be happy with that designation. He specialized in tournaments and has outperformed everybody. But you can't be the best at everything.

He's the best in the world at low dollar tournaments. That's what this convo is about

I don't like either one, but DAniel is a jealous troll of Helmuth's accomplishments.. I'd side with Phil for being more humble in this instance.

Daniel is not better than Ivey at anything.

@@dnx112 Daniel was talking about how, Hellmuth isn't being better than, Ivey.

@@dnx112 he is better at socializing

Mike Postle.

Phil is why i watch poker. I love to watch him lose and a lot of people do. He manages to make poker way more interesting

Technically, the sky isn't blue. Seriously... look it up! It's fascinating the reason why we perceive blue. As a similar saying, "water is wet"... also technically not true.

Yeah he’s not very good, there’s countless videos on KZfaq to prove that.

He plays like a maniac and in my opinion he won his first WSOP by pure luck and then with such a bankroll you are able to make a living of a poker.

Well if you're watching a lot of phil clips mostly on youtube that's all you're going to find, especially cash games. If you've ever seen the final tournament tables or the heads up tournament he did vs daniel a couple times you'd know he's very good. Just has a loud mouth and gigantic ego

yet he keeps winning WSOP tournaments over and over

@@scorpion407 I can’t even begin to tell you how laughable your post is. 🤦‍♂️