0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Phill admits defeat while on LATB 2:17 - Phil partners with Bally's 4:19 - Veronica Brill is the greatest and we love her 6:38 - Why is Phil Hellmuth hated? 8:20 - Is phil Hellmuth the greatest cash game player? 11:37 - Why do the greats not think Phil is great? 19:58 - Nasty judgement 20:23 - High stakes poker week and buying in for 5k 23:57 - Phill Hellmuth's net worth 24:50 - What is white magic? 28:02 - Is Phil friends with Daniel Negreanu? 32:05 - Beef with Eric Persson 37:38 - Is Phil too cocky? 44:35 - Alan Keating 48:15 - Fake news Doug Polk 56:45 - Mike Matusow 59:30 - The poker industry 106:56 - Why does Phil argue with Ryan Feldman? 108:30 - The Future for Phil Helmuth
13:30 "Look at Michael Jordan. He's the greatest of all time. Look at Tiger Woods. I'm friends with these guys…Elon Musk, he came to my book release.” Hellmuth name dropping is always just pure gold.
You have to hand it to Phil, pointing out Bally's TV outlets could be looking at him to host poker shows for who knows how many years for who knows how much and add "It's only Business for My Brand, it's Nothing Personal At All" takes some class. He could have just blown off Nick if his mood was terrible, but he was relatively diplomatic, he was honest (being a host and not a player might be the best cash he made without risking a cent) and he kept it clean and non-toxic. This was Philip Jerome Hellmuth, Jr. talking, not the Poker Brat.
I would love too see a lineup. Of Phil Helmuth, Alan Keatling, Garrett Adelstein, Doug Polk, Daniel Negreanu, Matt Berkey, Wesley, Mikki, J.R. or Andy. That would be the most hilarious stream ever.,
Hey Nick, hope you read this comment because I'm really a big fan of yours. You're a genuinely nice person, have a great personality, and provide truly amazing content. This podcast is a fantastic venture and I wish you the best of luck because I think you're a great sounding board for folks like Garrett and Phil to work off of. My only major criticism is that sometimes you get impatient and begin to interrupt a LOT, which disrupts the flow of the conversation and throws the guest off. Helmuth even mentioned multiple times that you keep interrupting him (example: 36:15). Try to focus on putting the guest at ease, establishing rapport, and don't pepper them with questions without allowing them to finish their thoughts. There is nothing wrong with letting the guest talk uninterrupted even for as much as a few minutes because that's what the audience wants...unfiltered access to interesting poker players. Please take this criticism with all due respect because I'm truly your fan and want you to succeed.
There were two specific times, when Nick interrupted Hellmuth, asking him about "White Magic" and another time when he interrupted him to ask why he only had one sleeve (of his jacket) on. There was an instance, when Hellmuth was giving away a lot of information about his investments; he was giving away some specific numbers that he didn't seem to be pulling out of the ether. Another one was how Negreanu supposedly admitted to Phil that GTO solvers don't really work, and there should have been a follow up question as to whether or not Negreanu had actually said that (or not). Hellmuth has a great tendency to talk too much about whatever we expect him to go on about, but in those rare instances, he can be prone to divulge some interesting information. He did that (at least) twice in this interview, but we'll never know what he was actually going to say because he was interrupted. Do we really need to know anything more about "White Magic"? Outside of that, I thought that it was a good interview.
I remember the 2008 "WSOP Battle for the Bracelets" Video Game. It was giving the player the feel of a WSOP Season, and he came across as the Final Boss, going "Hey, you Donkeys, you want a piece of me?" and challenging you, the player, "You think you can beat Me? The Greatest Poker Player of All Time? Don't Make Me LAUGH!" That was Phil in full Attack Mode.
@@abigailindigo3208 hes won a lot of B or Cs level fields of 80 --90 players tournaments... thats all..whenever happens that hellmooth wins a 100k super high roller or Big field main event. He could'. Could'! Speak of being Sort of great
When Phil brags about winning '24 of 25 sessions' is he referring to the casual Friday night 5/10 games on Poker Go? Half the table are non-poker celebrities and everyone has 5k in front of them lol. His tourney results speak for themselves but he's far from a high stakes cash crusher. Hopefully he proves us wrong and actually buys in for 500k soon!
Best interview Phil Hellmuth has given in my opinion. He was very candid and Nick asked him very good questions and did not handle him with kid gloves. Also Hellmuth came off as a very bright guy. I was impressed. This is how interviews are supposed to be given. Nick didn't back down from confrontational issues and didn't try to sabotage Phil. But I don't think Nick really likes Phil.😂 Nick, your questions were very good and you did a great job for your name not to be Jeff Platt. 😁
Nitucci’s a damn good speaker, held court well. We all know Phil’s scared of the deep waters around bigger sharks. Theory on Keating is he’s staked by Blitz, becomes the poster boy for private games.
I think Keating doesn’t need backing and thats a silly theory imo. I agree NV does this job very well. I’m not sure i agree Phil’s afraid of playing big at all but I’m a Phil fan and you’re probably a youngster thats why you’re not, idk. I really enjoyed this and I think each episode improves and Nick is a way better listener than his co host but there’s always room for improvement and I’m sure they’ll get better and better. ;)
Nick, Im one of your biggest fans but there's a couple of things I need to say. I think you need to speak less while someone is speaking and I don't just mean complete interruptions but also the small little ways you agree throughout someone's statement is simply unsettling. There is no need to be constantly agreeable throughout someone's response to your question. Just sit back and let people speak, and when you feel like saying something, bite your tounge and let them speak. The other thing is, just ask the question and leave the neutrality and the justification out of every question you ask. Much love, huge fan of the stream! ✌️
I am not a Hellmuth fan, but I like how he'll say things other people won't. Can you imagine winning 16 bracelets and then being told by all the young kids the right way to play poker? I wouldn't take them serious either.
What made this podcast is the amount of knowledge Nick knows about the guy he is interviewing and make the other so engaged on the process. It's an amazing talent. JRB, antonio esfandiari with their lifestyle would be an exciting personalities to look forward on these interviews.
love him or not you cant take away what he has achieved , i dont care if he is the best poker player or not but man has made a name for himself and nick is right he probably makes more money then a lot of people who talks crap about him .. facts
I love Phil and I’ve watched him for years but I’m not quite sure who he thinks is the best all round player ? I’m not sure if Phil brought it up or not? I might have to text him and find out🤔
@@nickvertucci6222 you literally interrupted him asking the most random unrelated thing (are you a pitcher? are you keeping your hand warm?) in the middle of his talk... Phil had to stopped and answer your random question for no reason. just a viewer's opinion. I like the show and i hope it can improve that's all.
hcl could setup a week long heads-up between Doug or Berkey vs Phil let's say 50/100 min buy in 50k forced top up at 25k play 12pm-6 m-fri. each player can set a stop loss, otherwise no quitting until 1k hands or end of week
Phil trying to defend LATB’s numbers is hilarious. I think at the peak of the stream in question HCL was at 17k viewers on YT? LATB was at 4k at most? That’s what happens when two players at your “high stakes” game buy in for 10k….. smh.
This episode was so hard to listen to and watch because the Baby Brat is such a narcissistic sociopath that no matter what the question he has to big himself up, he is the hero in every story. Who the fuck cares if he has won 20 of 24 sessions when the greatest in his own mind buys in as the shortest stack and nits it up so when Hellmuth loses that's more satisfying than his small wins.
You are correct Nick! Every poker player think they’re the best and everyone else sucks. Plus, they always talk about other players like junior high girls
Jesus this guy Nick loves talking, interrupting Phil's answers and stepping all over his responses constantly. Relax man and work on streamlining your questions so they don't ramble for over 2 minutes
This was a great interview. Phil is the "Poker Brat" and I respect him for building what he has. Yes, he is frustrating at times, but the man has been playing on the big stage of poker for almost 30 years. I agree with him that GTO is not the be-all and end-all of poker.
I agree that people use GTO and solvers as a crutch. I'm definitely an exploitative player and have done fairly well with it. I've made calls and folds that GTO players would be shocked by.
Buying super short against guys that are super deep is smart if you need to make a car payment, Phil. It’s not smart of you care what people think of you as a player.
Great interview Nick,you did an amazing job . Yo.u asked all the right questions in the best way possible. Keep up the good work . Looking forward to more of your interviews in the future
Nick was extremely fair with this interview! Phil Hellmuth… what an EGO! We’re talking about gambling here… not living in service to others. Maybe get some perspective dude.
Man, Nick is making a name for himself . I remember regularity watching him play way back in live at the bike . Hope to play at the same table one day.
The best can be summed up in many ways. If you count, winnings, it would be Phil. If you count it as how hard he plays or how big he stacks the pros, then it's Doug Polk. Nobody can do what Doug does, and that's why I called him the best. Some people view poker as great plays or great reads. It all depends. Poker is not fighting. You can't define best. Now, if you define it as god-like, I often joke it has to be Mike P. Lol.
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Good show Nick .You shined. And I can see Phil is a good person as well. This young crew thats coming up is just so cutthroat and honestly i dont know how guys give them support or even action keep up the good work NICK YOU ARE A SHARP CAT
Remember that time phil was playing 100-200 with a 5k stack on stream. While hustlers had a blind 35k straddle going with 1million dollar stacks. Oh wait that was last week hahahahahhahaha
The Bike is a has been that was carried by Garrett. Hustler is able to put amazing games together without G man and he is just a bonus for them not the whole damn deal. Nick and Ryan have grown Hustler to amazing heights in just one year.
Good point. As much as I love Gman and the fact he's a live stream superstar, HCL put together the greatest poker game of all-time and didn't even need the legendary Gman That's how incredible HCL's level is
is this the new look the kids go for with your jacket halfway off or did phil just get to caught up with talking about himself to be bothered taking it all the way off?
Don’t ever offer Phil anything. He has nothing to offer to your product. Your lineups are the best. Putting a short stack tournament nit in them to talk about how great he is for 6 hours is boring and annoying as fuck.
Greatest Player, never seen anyone try and assess this. Would be daunting. You'd need to find every public game all players had played in then calculate the finishing place and money won/loss. It would probably be impossible. Hellmuth, for example, is unlikely to have his own data. (then you have private games, which could change the rankings radically).
Phil is a GREAT POKER PLAYER. No debate I just think the new era of poker players wanna see him be more real when it comes to the way he says things. He says he has won 24 out of 25 but no transparency on who it was against or how much. Winning $2k in a high stakes game is no accomplishment when blinds are 50/100. I will just say he’s an intelligent person from what I see and hear from him I think his love for POKER is not there as much as it was before and it’s ok cuz he has accomplished so much but don’t act like winning is the all be all in poker cuz the truth is the game is about variance and swings. Most poker people who troll or dislike him hate his arrogance at times.
@@JohnSmith-su3ze if I play like a nit and super tight I’m sure I can. Also bring short stacked in a game that big is an advantage you would know if u knew poker
