Phil Hellmuth: Upper Class Twit of the Year

I've always marvelled at the ego and arrogance of the greatest poker players. Yes, some of them are nice people - most of them I'm sure - but some of them simply can't fit in the same room with their ego.  Sometimes all the glory that comes along with just being luckier from time to time can mistake that fortune for pure skill.

Take Phil Hellmuth.  His over the top antics have amused me for years. He feels the need to explain to everyone that tricks him how badly they played and how much he deserved to win instead.  Funny stuff.  Just look at the video( Phil Hellmuth, cry baby! ) to see what kind of antics follow being outdrawn. Of course Tom Dwan doesn't lack ego either but at least he's got some perspective.

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But now I've figured out what Phil Hellmuth's problem is.  He has become so used to the rarefied air of professional poker players is that he feels entitled to win.  He has an entitlement to your money.  In his eyes, you only have a slim chance to beat him while you are basking in his magnificence.  It's not a competition, it's a donation.

This explains why he has such a problem with people fighting back. They didn't read the memo, it's simply not done!  There was a comedy skit that, to me, reminds me of the antics of Phil Hellmuth:   Upper Class Twit of the Year

These twits couldn't figure out the rules either.