[ ] dodged bullets

Can't you find something better to blog about than berating one of the top Hold'em tourney players in the world?

Hopefully you're just getting in on the act and making a joke. If not, find me one other poker blogger who has spent as much time being productive and educational as I have.

I blog about whatever interests me at the moment, and I'd call that video pretty damn interesting.

For me the most annoying part of that episode of PAD is that because Phil was such a card rack, AA and KK pretty much every hand, he got to HU which means that non thinking players, but even more annoyingly, phil thinks that decision was correct which could not be further from the truth. Another play which was awful was his 55 limp call pre OOP when he had under 10 BB's. So he had to flop a set to win. SO FUNDEMENTALLY BADDDDD.

A+ would read again

Wow, 1st off all, I want to state I'm not a Hellmuth fan and mostly agree with everything people have to say about him being obnoxious, cocky and all that other stuff. But I really think you could have done without the whole "Mouth Breathers" stuff.

And this just seems a bit over the top no matter who you're talking about.
"then they return to drooling on themselves while losing money at .05/.10 and masturbating to bestiality porn."

You're part of a company, think about it, your actions might have consequences one day, but mehh, w/e you probably don't care what a nobody thinks.

Wow dudes i dunno but seriously..Phil Hellmuth is the biggest fucking idiot in poker..yea he's got 11 wsop bracelets.congrats w/e...still doesnt change the fact that hes a fucking idiot and the biggest bitch in poker..as far as tony making the commment "then they return to drooling on themselves while losing money at .05/.10 and masturbating to bestiality porn."..have u ever read tony's blogs and such..hmm obviously not..if it offends ya well shit..prob dont read em them then..w/e this isnt fcuking polo where ya'll gotta be proper and shit it's fucking poker..lmfao i dunno....good luck in Auckland dude

ce1ska,

Absurdly over the top insults is just kind of a staple of my writing style. I mean, I could keep it all clean and well mannered, but when it comes to the blog I just kinda want to have fun with it.

I respect that it's not up everyones alley, and if Pokersavvy decides the content of my blog is a little too out there and decides not to have me post it then I'd understand and I'd go back to only hosting it over at tworags.com.

That said, I wouldn't change anything about the way I write or talk just to please a company and take a paycheck, as much as I honestly enjoy working with Savvy. I'd rather be poor and myself than wealthy and feel like a faker. You know?

Keep up your writing style Tony, dug them on tworags. Pllleeease don't change a thing, your honesty and bent humor are a welcome change.

These days it seems that most writers have a agenda, use "political correctness" as a way of kissing ass and putting their spin on things. Like those retarded baboons in DC.

* I'm sorry for insulting the retarded baboon community by comparing them to our elected public officials. The baboons deserve better.

Ya like you make good points and stuff but what if that guy with the hat and sunglasses had Kings, or maybe even Aces!! Then what would you saY?!

Also, if you have any links to that porn you mentioned, PM me. I like raccoons.

It would still be a horrible lay down IMO....

I think some of you are missing the point. Its not that if the other guy had aces or kings. The other guy raised 3x from ep. Phil hollywooded around for like 5 min for a 3x raise then folded. TERRIBLE LAYDOWN, he could of cold called and re-evauated on the flop or reraised PF. Both better choices.

But the whole point is when PHIL does stuff like that, he makes an easy target to rag on. Because he is "Phil Helmulth the greatest NLHE player of all time". LOL

LOL I wish i could dodge bulletts! Anyway if only phil was half the player he thought he was. I trying to decide what is worse to watch dr. phil or phil helmuth??

Thank you tony, it is nice to see someone who says what he thinks and if people are offended by it, they dont have to read it. Maybe those people should take up checkers or uno.

Keep up the good work!

I also disagree with the fold, primarily because of the winner take all format. But i think you went a little far in the Hellmuth bash. I think that you touched upon one of the keys to his game, beating up on aweful players. He acts the way he does and makes losing EV plays like this but does have tremendous success. I think he understands how people are going to react to his game, and i think he does alter his strategy against thinking players. He just was not sure how to classify the kid in this video, because he knew nothing about him besides him playing the nutts. You, and many others pride yourselves with vastly profitable EVs and winning in tough tables, which is truely impressive. But I think there is something to be said about making money and winning tourneys against bad players. Overall i agree with you but i guess i would have just takin a different line about Hellmuths approach to the game.