The Most Destructive Phil Hellmuth Meltdown Yet

[@hurleycapetown8420]

It should be mandatory that any game that invites Phil also invites Tony G.

[@shaundonnelly8353]

That'd be awesome

[@camela9627]

Ak Vs. QQ is so standard. His reactions and the fact that they are allowed is absurd.

[@GJT-w3y]

This is like during that WSOP with Dan Levy, when Phil openly said "am I tricky enough to play Q-10 this way", then punted to Dan Levy, then berated Levy for playing Q-10 the way Phil openly opined about playing the same hand. If the beats were that bad, his behavior, while still grotesque, would at least be considered smart/honest. But most of his rants are just ridiculous and show literally no knowledge about poker or common sense.

[@ldmb1966]

"You're a disgrace to the game" - Tony G

[@lionrock2023]

Tony G is a disgrace to the human race...

[@penpal222]

YOUR CAREER IS FINISHED!

[@ChaddddyTime]

tony g is a coward he stole millions from investors with his NFT scam

[@lionrock2023]

@@penpal222 Tony G is human trash

[@lionrock2023]

@brandnew-zv3bg HEY Donny G. You are still a loathsome being.

[@Strype13]

Phil Hellmuth saying, "I don't play with people who are assholes" may be the most hypocritically sanctimonious statement ever uttered.

[@RaduStanculescu]

Maybe it means he doesn't play with himself. I think he should, he'd probably calm the f down afterward... 😜

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

perfect response to anybody he says that too, "we don't have that hangup clearly"

[@sendhelpp]

I learned a new word today and got to see a Phill Hellmuth blow up in one video. Sanctimonious is now in the vocab lol

[@Earthquaker20]

“I dont play with people that are assholes” is the single most ironic thing I think Ive heard in my life

[@waltersobchak4079]

Either that or Phil writing a book titled "positivity"

[@SayNoobB4ULeave]

@@waltersobchak4079 Zen and the art of GTO poker, by Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr.

[@davidbernau8315]

And then throws the mic in the direction of the dealer. But the other guy is the asshole....

[@bobcobb7992]

I didn't know Doug has relatively few subscribers compared to Negreanu and Brad Owen, but it's not surprising. He's kind of a jerk. Yes, he's smart, entertaining, charismatic, and a great poker player, and he does have a decent amount of views and subscribers, but he doesn't seem like a good person. Maybe that's the problem.

[@InterWebGuy99]

Phil needs to stop channeling his inner Ass Clown at the table. 🤦‍♂

[@windy619]

“Tell that to tamayo” has to be the underrated line of this video 😂

[@bojanpusica8388]

Tony G montage “you should retire” was just hilarious

[@XPuregaming15]

With his accent lmao had me rolling

[@MrKydaman]

On ya bike!!!

[@NecronomThe4th]

You are a disgrace to the game.

[@jakeowens1770]

OG Tony G called it as he saw it. Miss that guy

[@sabbaseleftheriadis5601]

If I was Hellmuth, Tony G would end up with a broken nose after saying this cr@p in my face. That person said a lot more harsh stuff than Hellmuth. Hellmuth is a whiner, but Tony G is evil.

[@ModusOperandom]

I feel like Keating’s Joker outfit isn’t getting enough love or attention.

[@timelapsega]

Going on 40 years in the game and dude still hasn't learned to deal with losing flips

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

Right on point. He thinks that being a 9/10 favorite means he should NEVER lose!

[@sharpvidtube]

Just like me, I respect him a lot😂

[@richardsimmonsjuggernautof9781]

It wasn’t losing the flip, it was the guy acting like a clown afterwards

His tantrums are his brand

[@marlonespenilla5839]

And you are a fool for believing all that “acts”. For sure he was paid to showup and be in that session, and Phil is capitalizing the whole situation. Thats Phil, win or lose he will put a “show and act-up”. He is a businessman.

[@virtualmartini]

7:51 not just the mic equipment but the felt on the table is expensive

[@malcolm4013]

no, it isnt

[@MitchJT]

My fav blow-up is when the dealers changed at the table and Phil blamed the new dealer for the results of the previous hand.

[@KeepItCivilPlease293]

“I just sat down man”

[@EdwinBetancourtJr]

Classic!

[@GJT-w3y]

"I just sat down"...Epic response.

[@michaelburton2453]

He called me with Queen 10 honey!

[@brandendierker5873]

I love that one. My favorite is when tony g lied about not having looked at his cards

[@slsalkin]

Hey Doug, long time sub, we both know that YT rewards consistency and obvs you've run hot and cold on uploading here. If you choose to make this a big channel, you will make it a big channel. It's just going to be impossible to do it on the side. You're starting with huge advantages so it's up to you. :) Since I'm posting thanks for the content over the years, and also, looking good leaned out, you put in the effort and it paid off.

[@doresearchstopwhining]

Hellmuth should only be allowed to play with people like Tony G who can put him in his place.

[@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232]

As Tony g never got mad, bro left the game at the hustlers casino after getting too angry

[@ltisenotem]

​@@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232 and? If Helmuth just walked away when he got angry and came back, no one would care

[@sharpvidtube]

Or Sam Grizzle, who decked him. Shame that wasn't caught on camera.

[@pokerbratster8542]

@@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232 he started shouting at a cashgame in Kings Rozvadov after having a giant bottle of wine. Then he went drunk to the wellness and started shouting there again too. Disgusting.

[@SouthlandOrtho]

@@sharpvidtube Beat me to it. No one could get under Phil's skin like Sam.

[@jacobparent4176]

This is the best poker KZbin channel in the word!!

[@shawnindy3671]

Doug Polk's slow transformation into a Jurassic Park Velociraptor is almost complete.

[@Yellowpuma01]

I'm sure he would tell us he has never been healthier but he does not look like it. I hope he's OK.

[@jackspinner4727]

Blue. You know me.

[@coryc9040]

​@@Yellowpuma01maybe has a bet on how much weight he can lose

[@tnguyen8633]

Hopefully Dougie isnt hopping on that ozempic wave lol

[@CanariasCanariass]

Wait what? He looks normal to me, what are you talking about?

[@jessexbest]

what an absolute fucking hilarious video. Mr. Polk, your editing and delivery are the nuts!

[@JRibs]

“I think I’m gonna burn this fuckin place down.” 😂 That’s so extreme

[@erebus79]

one of his best lines

[@Argumemnon]

Should've been banned for that.

[@omensoffate]

@@Argumemnongrow up he doesn’t mean literally 😂

[@perc_nowitzki4735]

We say this at my job constantly and it’s clearly a joke just means we are annoyed it’s like dark humor not everyone finds it funny

[@thingsended]

Little kids speaking on a mic playing gta vs real life is different lol, bunch of entitled assholes like Phil think they can get away with anything they say, grow up lol

[@mikrgee104]

Doug had me ROFLing when he put the circles up. Lmao

[@elephantricity]

I love Keating's reaction when Phil throws the mic pack.

[@predadoora]

What you said at 4:30 about how you’d remove someone for acting the way Hellmuth did- THANK YOU. FINALLY. It feels like I’ve finally seen someone within the poker community with a NORMAL response to Hellmuth’s behavior. So many people defending his actions or just entertaining it, borderline normalizing it. It’s maddening

[@pkz420]

Phil freaking out is about as surprising as a sun-set in the evening.

[@Tootbook]

Speak for yourself. Im 35 years old and I still get freaked out everytime god turns the lights off

[@sharpvidtube]

People pushing his buttons, is about as surprising as rain on a November day in England.

[@freethis222]

The sky is blue, water is wet, Phil Hellmuth will never learn that his way is not the only way.

[@LarsAndersen-ig9yt]

Sunsets are beautiful Phil is ugly- inside and out.

[@bamboozle1878]

They'll never remove him from the table the ratings are too good. This is exactly why people watch him. They wanna see the blow up.

[@TooMuchInternetTMI]

4:00 that is perhaps one of the best light hearted needles ive ever heard, i dont understand why people have so much hate for airball hes actually pretty funny at times

[@charlesmartiniii1405]

Look at the stuff he pulled with jungleman. Anyone can have a couple nice moments

[@iammikedaniels]

I work at a theatre, acting and directing in plays and musicals in a 1,000 capacity house. We sometimes use 20 wireless mic's in a show. If ours are in the same relative price-range as these, I can vouch for their price tag. Doug, you pose some really great points with behavior at the table. It will be interesting to see how the community continues to respond to this.

[@bradfields3827]

You've been doing well with your edits and humor man, keep it up!

[@32roho]

The guy dancing was out of line also, he was trying to tilt Phil. He knew what he was doing.

[@jtslev]

The Happy Gilmore reference was peak comedy.

[@striderarmstrong8482]

100%

[@terencehill3972]

“He called a raise with QT, honey!” 🤯

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

The inner circle joke had me crying 😂

[@symphoniez]

Really good reference lol. I didn't see it coming.

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

@@marylouwatkins6471 are you trolling or are you not getting the reference? Hahahahah

[@ravenmatthew5311]

Long time subscriber here… you occasionally put out good content… on every occasion that you do post 😂

[@JohnnyPresto]

"Burn this place to the ground" is WILD 😂

[@mostlypeacefulguntraining]

i fucking LOVE phil

[@troubadour1029]

Reminds me of the "stapler" guy in Office Space :)

[@grizzlywhisker]

@@troubadour1029 Yeah he's channeling Milton for sure.

[@pjb2836]

Yes thats a threat to life should gave been removed

[@mostlypeacefulguntraining]

@@pjb2836 shaddap and go play poker with the grandmas

[@DGS2605]

I'm not the biggest poker buff, but is it genuinely common for a guy to freak out about deception in a game involving deception? Imagine a baseball player freaking out about the catcher using a code to call pitches.

[@MeatDucky]

Phil spikes a sound pack "Have some more humanity" LOL

[@michaelscott5653]

0:52 love the Happy Gilmore reference 😅

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Phil Hellmuth blowing up?! In other news, bees buzz, grass is green, and birds fly...you could make this a weekly series

[@macereed9349]

Birds aren’t real.

[@AndyGersh]

Long time viewer, first time commenter. I don’t even play much poker, but I just love your analysis, especially when you zero in on the crazy cast of characters in the poker world. Cracks me up!

[@jakesteffan505]

Doug Polk milking Hellmuth content like Hikaru milks Hans lol.

[@CanariasCanariass]

😂😂😂 And how Levy milks Hikaru/Magnus

[@danielmoss1054]

@CanariasCanariass if it's not broken why fix it

[@nictamer8754]

fr haha Hikaru is actually very similar to Hellmuth though haha

[@ClarkPotter]

And Levy milks Magnus.

[@ClarkPotter]

​@@CanariasCanariassBeat me to it.

[@rajahferrier7475]

JRB is great at reading whats going on, and attempting to defuse there. Hes awesome for the game.

[@DavesDime]

8:36 Not the FFVII Tifa Theme into the Lodge Card Club promo 😂

[@EmoSupremo-h9f]

Lmao I was literally about to say the same thing! Doug, you fucking weeb I love you 😂😂😂

[@onedayatatime007]

Phil is one of the greatest heels in the history of ‘sports’. He is the most watchable and rewatch able poker player by a mile even if you hate him, which you probably do.

[@Drew_2308]

isn't that the whole reason they have him on shows like this? they are inviting this type of thing to happen because people love to watch it, this is a feature not a bug

[@jamessurr7757]

The problem is that it encourages copying of this behavior. Whiny losers in every cardroom in America throwing a temper tantrum and thinking it's okay because loser Phil does it

[@stevenloube6784]

Yea, which is why I could care less about what he does. it's fine... good for poker.

[@jonathansykes4986]

who pays for pokergo to watch hellmuth?

[@stevenloube6784]

@@jonathansykes4986 who pays for PokerGo to watch any individual player? But I imagine in the group of people that do, Hellmuth is #1 on that list.

[@Oaks64]

Thank god this channel is back

[@InTuneGarage]

that final fantasy music :P playing that on the piano ingame instantly recognized it lol.

[@slash923]

Tifas Theme, came to the comments to see if anyone else had noticed 😂

[@csquared4538]

@@slash923yep

[@101AGAMES]

It's not rocket science , he is content , probably all the players know thats why he is there and they put up with it

[@stevenloube6784]

Yep.

[@jaredcummins8153]

Not taking a drop for the bad beat is pretty boss. Wish I had a lodge card club up in Canada!

[@martinmccloskey2435]

Helmuth almost hit the dealers hand with the mic. He threw it so hard it hit the table, flew off and onto the floor. PokerGo episode is good. They get a close up shot of the mic on the floor.

[@stevenloube6784]

Yea, and that would have been bad... but can't imagine anyone... even the dealer, was in any danger.

[@EdwinBetancourtJr]

9:54 It reminds me of that Dr. Strange scene “Dormammu, I've come to bargain!” 🤣

[@jackspinner4727]

Haha

[@m0uz]

Lololol 😂😂😂 I'm crying at the background sound effects and the pale ghost corpse @5:25 on the balcony. Doug, this is gold!

[@hotzie]

"HONEY!!!, HONEY!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@danperlea5034]

I’m so excited I’ll be in Austin to actually be at the Lodge in mid September! I’ll be sure to not blow up like this at a 1-3 table so you don’t ban me. I hope you, Brad, or Andrew will be there!

[@pokerNGold]

Let’s be honest Phil hellmuth is all of us while playing online poker

[@Hellodoggywoof]

Online yes. When people can see and hear you...haha..no

[@EvertfromNederland]

Although that is true, 95% of us would have the decency to not berate the other player irl. But yeah, online? Damn, that place can be a shitshow

[@pokerNGold]

No I definitely agree the majority of us would have the decency to not to act like that in public and shouldn’t. But online is a whole different ball game lol

[@jeffshackleford3152]

If you heard some of the rants i go on online, they would make a sailor blush.

[@orionsimerl6539]

Where do you play? The only online for us players have rigged RNGs. Bovada, ignition, betonline

[@bigscarybaldguy1429]

Still my favorite player!

[@roybailey519]

I don't understand how he is tolerated. I would be immediately banned if he talked to me like that.

[@martinmccloskey2435]

Banned or knocked out

[@JoblessBuhdda]

Banned and probably sued

[@sharpvidtube]

@@martinmccloskey2435 Sam Grizzle did that, it didn't stop Phil.

[@sharpvidtube]

Because people love it. They push his buttons, he loses it, more people watch.

[@danielmoss1054]

​@@sharpvidtubeexactly. And it keeps him relevant.

[@garyh3597]

Come on it’s not about poker celebrities getting special treatment or whatever it’s the fact that everyone loves watching a Phil helmuth meltdown. How could it be banned the people demand it.

[@cheetah219]

Phil helmuth is a grown man acting like real life Twitter. Even if its an act at this point, it's hilarious how there are children more mature than he is. The dude has every poker player in the world living rent free in his head

[@ThatsNotFunnyFrank]

Makes me so happy that its Keating

[@Mitjitsu]

What Phil doesn't get is that his own nature causes people to rile him up.

[@nicholasblakiston6297]

How sad that they are not in control of their own behavior and entirely responsive to Phil's

[@shamirbrown8160]

That's true too

[@mydogsbestfren]

sure he does, hes known for a while thats hes never had a problem, for phil, any publicity is good publicity

[@KickAssets]

This was the funniest Doug video yet. Shouldn't have watched it before bed cuz I can't stop laughing.😊

[@matthewmorin5209]

I’d def be fired up after the “start the car” line. But funny as hell!

[@joachimdieler6281]

Phil will play out EVERY player in the world in long term runs!

[@ROMEYYOUROCK]

The real poker is the rants we find along the way

[@sharpvidtube]

And moments like this have given me more respect for Phil kzbin.info3r7ZWN5A5LI?feature=shared&t=292

[@matsgukild7605]

The clip from happy Gilmore was glorious

[@FyahMaker]

I like my Beef-Hellmington with a little grain of salt. Best seasoned in my opinion 🤤

[@stephanschulz9610]

„I think you should take your coach….get a tandem bike….and get the hell out of here.“ 😅 The best Tony G quote ever.

[@Ajfkoeic]

Yet another banger Doug. Please never stop making videos 🥹

[@navedoesthings]

Phil is the BossManJack of poker. Only reason to keep him around is for the content.

[@eggnocpoker]

Vanessa! This is ur best vod yet

[@truxus3316]

It's an old meme, bute it checks out

[@timthegem]

You're trying too hard.

[@coreyrodgers2103]

It's f**king weird that your clock in the background reads the exact time it is for me watching this video rn

[@dougcronkhite2113]

He blocked me on Twitter when I called him out on this nonsense. He keeps doing it because he never gets checked. He just continually gets away with it.

[@GJT-w3y]

Because he's friends with all the VC guys the casinos want playing there, and they are just as grotesque and unaccountable as he is. He gives his bracelets to them, and them being the massive dorks they are, pretend they won tournaments themselves. Sacks, Chamath, all the VC guys love Phil because Phil has fans they can con out of more money (Bitcoin Platinum, anyone).

[@stevenloube6784]

You poor thing how you have suffered...

[@tylerkeogh4906]

Yeah, this Phil troll video isn’t it. Poker is a niche market and Phil has done nothing but get eyes and grow the overall market. Producers know there is a chance of a Phil Hellmuth blow up and are more than happy to allow him to any game. Why is that you may ask? Because drama gets views and increases revenue. This video is a prime example, Doug will be getting a check for this vid. Full Disclosure, big fan of both Polk and Hellmuth but this video from Doug just seems weird

[@regisphilbin529]

Phil raging is so funny, he should be allowed the ultimate green light.

[@stevenloube6784]

he is and I agree.

[@robpollock8551]

You know what you get with Phil and it makes great content!

[@jmarino715]

The things poker rooms do for a little publicity... Bro should have been BANNED from the entire poker industry a LONG time ago, yet here we are... still suffering through his disrespectful, unsportsmanlike and ignorant behavior.

[@jamessurr7757]

It sucks that it causes people in local card rooms to think they can belittle other players like Phil does. He's horrible for poker

[@srt4b]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Acesmcnugget]

@@srt4b Think you might be having an issue with your keyboard, mate

[@stevenloube6784]

No he shouldn't be BANNED from poker. And you aren't suffering at all from anything he has ever done. Relax man, nothing happened to you.

[@stevenloube6784]

@@jamessurr7757 people are going to act like this regardless of Hellmuth.

[@alakazaam4292]

Doug Polk we support your transition❤ glad to see the test inhibitors are working🎉

[@desean3402]

I couldn’t imagine a player talking to me this way. Just no chance. We are just going to have to fight. Either you’re going to whoop me or I’m going whoop you

[@jackspinner4727]

I mean no way Phil helmuth can throw a punch. Have you seen how he eats sandwiches. Talking is all he has.

[@aseq2]

Low life alert!

[@hereweareagain.4463]

The problem is he’s like 6’7. He probably would back down from a fight but it’s not like people know that

[@cikarang5]

@@hereweareagain.4463 he does TKD or somesuch BS but he's never been punched in the face for sure

[@2lowkey100]

He would pin you down and take your ass. You’ve never won a fight.

[@jonvia]

Phil will be a brat forever. More players should respond back to his poor sportsmanship with a word or two about his sandwich eating ways. Tony G destroyed him with insults and he's a legend for it. On your tricycle Phil.

[@James9000]

Phil is a nut job who got lucky to be in the world of poker when it was blowing up.

[@Luka23567]

I read his book many years ago of his humble beginnings back in Wisconsin, and I get it. It’s insane what he went through and how lucky he got to be where he is.

[@AaronDabs]

Bring back the big game. Doug you’re a genius. Content is always great. Brad Owen is the man. You guys should go into business together. Hoping to visit the lodge soon. I need some new blood they’re putting a bracelet on me tomorrow for 4 months.

[@tavisatsma5638]

Oh my god honey it’s just so sick 😂

[@Yakivegas]

Doug is literally screaming we’re in a simulation

[@bwalsh1105]

I’d wager they pay him to blow up for content. Some are natural reactions but most are him playing a character that he thinks he’s supposed to play.

[@Ajfkoeic]

I agree to a certain extent Phil plays it up for his “poker brat” image but I highly doubt a show could pay him to blow up when he’s beaten badly.

[@Shneebly]

He acts the EXACT SAME at non-televised tournaments as he does on TV. It's just who he is.

[@RustyWells2]

​@@ShneeblyYeah I'm surprised he even cares if he wins or loses he's made enough money to last his family forever and he's won more bracelets than anyone will ever win I seriously don't know how he gets excited to even play poker anymore!

[@bwalsh1105]

@@Shneebly I don’t doubt that but there are levels to his “meltdowns”. The bigger ones I’m sure he saves for the TV. He thinks he has to live up to this role that was established my the media in the 2000s and has never let that go. Just another old dying act in vegas.

[@monologgue]

Final Fantasy 7 music in the editing!? Lets gooo

[@MasterCloudKicker]

I work in a casino, if a player acted this way, he would be escorted out

[@rwspear]

ff7 piano music

[@brandontucker2724]

Tifa’s theme

[@casinoclown]

As someone who gets to see the numbers in running a poker room, not taking a drop for a progressive Bad Beat is such a cool move!

[@surfprophet9368]

Every sport needs it's McEnroe 👍

[@Slap_Shot1977]

Doug laughing at 0:57 is priceless 🤣

[@stephenholmgren405]

I have never judged Phil for blowing up. I 100% understand his frustration 🤣

[@davidanderson1617]

Yet I have seen him play speculative hands against others and win, but that's just fine when he wins.

[@martinmccloskey2435]

Good Video as usual

[@VerboseMinimalist]

Sound guy here, and thank you for noting the egregious treatment of expensive gear on top of emotional abuse. This behavior would get you banned from my theater for life!

[@anthonyheffron5500]

Maybe this is a hot take, but I think people see Hellmuth get dramatic over losing a hand and then get dramatic about Hellmuth getting dramatic. Everyone should just take a chill pill and laugh about it if you ask me. What do you guys think?

[@kame_kura]

3:30 "you wouldn't have beat jacks either" He walked right into that one

[@billyshawjr4038]

No one takes him seriously and people enjoy tilting him. That's why he's allowed to be there.

[@arada2ar]

“I have friends in Palo Alto I play with who I love” 😂

[@Maxhavlish1]

Little Nostalgic throwback with "Tifas Theme" @8:37

[@mitchgreen4994]

you’re never kicking phil out of the lodge ✌️

[@Papa-in-Tx]

Doug said some people think it's childish and some think it's hilarious. I think it's both.

[@natetheshocker7547]

5:23 LMFAO Where do you find this clip?

[@stuartlangridge5606]

Was going to subscribe, but then realised having Doug go off on one about it is way more entertaining 😀

[@OneEyedJack01]

Oh please. Nobody is going to bad or even warn PH. It's about ratings.

[@syst3mov3rride]

cue sad music@5:13 😂...always gets me thanks Polk!!