Event #9 of the 2022 US Poker Open proved to be the most entertaining poker tournament of the year (so far)
It was the tournament where Phil Hellmuth played his now infamous Q-4 off suit but here we see Phil in full meltdown mode after Alex Foxen doubles up
When it comes to tournament poker, Phil Hellmuth is the undisputed greatest of all time. He has the WSOP bracelets (and other wins) to prove it.
Phil has a record 16 World Series of Poker bracelets and $16,310,775 in earnings (181 total cashes). That puts him six bracelets ahead of the competition. Tied for 2nd all-time with 10 WSOP bracelets are Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, and Doyle Brunson, three legends of poker.
This hand isn’t from the World Series of Poker but I used those stats above as a benchmark of poker tournament success. Here we have a hand from event #9 of the 2022 US Poker Open where Phil Hellmuth eventually finished in second place to fellow Poker Hall of Fame member Erik Seidel.
Hellmuth has a reputation for blowing up at the tables and that’s exactly what we see here, him losing his mind. I have also included another hand from this tourney down below (via the PokerGo YouTube channel ). The profanity is beeped out below, by the way. Phil Hellmuth Melts Down After Losing Huge Pot While Alex Foxen Laughs In His Face
I was able to interview Phil Hellmuth a few months back during his epic run at the 2021 World Series of Poker. We talked about his reputation as the ‘Poker Brat’. I asked him if that reputation has ever overshadowed his career success at the tables and if that’s something he ever thinks about. Here’s that portion of our interview… The Poker Brat Reputation
Cass Anderson : “To that point though, I sort of came to know poker the way many people did during the ‘Poker Boom’ driven by ESPN’s coverage and the explosion of online poker. At the time, ESPN had sort of built all of these personalities around you guys on television, and your […]
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