Rock Star, Tattoo, and Bad Beat

Phil Hellmuth note: About 18 months ago, Sully Erna, the charismatic lead singer of the rock group Godsmack, took a bad beat so upsetting to him that he went out and got a huge tattoo on his back that read, "No Justice." Erna tells his story here. I had been at Bellagio playing in a...

Friday May 30, 2008

published 39 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 6

Bay 101, Bad Play, Bad Beat

The World Poker Tour came to the Bay Area in early March, and I was fired up! First, the host casino -- Bay 101 in San Jose -- is in my backyard. And second, I had just made the final table of the WPT event in L.A. 10 days earlier. So, I was feeling like I was at the peak of my powers, and I had...

Thursday May 01, 2008

published 68 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 5

Premier League Poker

For 12 days in early February, I was in London playing in Premier League Poker. This one-of-a-kind event features 12 known players who are playing in six heats, six players per heat, for points. The top four point earners advance to the six-player finals, the middle four point earners play heads...

Wednesday Mar 12, 2008

published 118 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 5
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 4

Small-Pot Poker, With Some Controversial Play

Recently, I saw the tape of the final table where I won my record-setting 11th gold bracelet. I remember how special that day was for me, and how remarkably the number 11 informed the occasion. First of all, I was going for my 11th World Series of Poker win. Second, the final table was held on...

Wednesday Feb 13, 2008

published 146 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 3
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 3

Confidence Trumps Cards!

If you spend enough time in life on one activity - like golf, for example - you're bound to occasionally witness something amazing, like a hole-in-one. I've played a lot of poker in my life, and here's one of those moments, one of the more incredible and more entertaining hands in...

Wednesday Dec 19, 2007

published 202 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 25
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 2

Gold Vs. Antonius

Recently, I was watching an episode of High Stakes Poker on the Game Show Network. This was a special session in which the buy-in was $500,000, and they encouraged the players to bring stacks of cash to the table! Can you imagine the $50,000 "bricks of cash" (five $10,000 bundles of...

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