A biography for Phil Hellmuthhasn’t been written yet.
“Through all the craziness, what I know is that I'm a good husband and a good father and I do a great job with my kids.”
“I guess if there weren't luck involved, I'd win 'em all.”
“Models are interested in me, mostly because of my 'bad boy of poker' image.”
“If I'm going to play without any rest I might as well not play at all. I rest a lot but I work a lot too.”
“Some players like to add a little more spice to their no-limit Hold 'em game. They add a live blind, also known as a straddle, where the player to the left of the big blind voluntarily puts up twice the big blind before looking at his hole cards. The player in the straddle then has the option to raise it up when the action returns to him.”
“Trust me when I tell you that Andy Roddick has the game to win a major poker tournament. I've played Hold 'em with him several times and he consistently demonstrates the kind of playing style and competitive drive that gives him a legitimate chance to win.”
“It used to be considered an art form to win a tournament without having to shove all your chips in the middle.”
“It's always pretty cool to hit a card on the river, especially when you're lucky enough to do it two days in a row. But good fortune doesn't last forever.”
“Some people know me as the bad boy of professional poker and call me The Poker Brat. Sometimes I deserve that nickname, but not always.”
“Regrettably, I've had more than a few meltdowns on television.”
“Look, most players can't stand to be outplayed by an opponent's bluff. Quite honestly, though, it doesn't bother me that much.”
“There is your persona and then there's the real you. I was living inside my persona too much.”
“Poker is about understanding human behavior and managing emotions - yours and the other guy's. That's huge in poker, and it's huge in business.”
“It is very, very difficult to quit when you're losing. And nobody does it well.”
“Michael Phelps truly has a ton of poker talent.”
“The more records you put up, the longer they talk about you.”
“My wife is incredibly supportive of me.”
“I used to have a routine where I would eat a meal during the World Series of Poker. I would play, they would call it a day and I would go work out. I would always order poached salmon with mushrooms and I would dip the salmon into a side of ranch dressing.”
“When I lose a big pot, I go a little crazy.”
“I'm so much better off when I trust my instincts. But they're not perfect.”