Phil Hellmuth penalized for calling player an idiot at WSOP 2008 Main Event

Phil Hellmuth at WSOP 2008, Rio Hotel and Casino - Las Vegas, NV. July 12, 2008. Phil Hellmuth gets acessed a one orbit penalty for calling fellow player Cristian Dragomir an idiot at the feature table of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

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• Phil Hellmuth
• 2008 WSOP
• Phil Hellmuth WSOP
• Phil Hellmuth blows up
• dragomir
• Phil Hellmuth main event

[livefromvegas]

He was supposed to sit a round but then they broke for the evening and the judges decided not to penanize him the next morning.

[DontSpamHerePlz004]

phil hellmuths wife is the most patient woman on the planet

[razvansen]

@HustlerJerbear So,u are like 3 years old? :D

[69aussieguy]

@nipmipyttocs Very well put, I agree 100%. With the record he has, you would expect far more sportsmanship, he really does let himself down there.

[nipmipyttocs]

@69aussieguy i agree he has an undeniable record. BUT, that doesnt excuse his complete lack of class and poor sportsmanship. ill give him respect when he stops disrespecting everyone else at the table and quits self diagnosing himself as a genius. its one thing to be the best, and a whole different thing to act like the best.

[69aussieguy]

@nipmipyttocs lol, no I didn't feel bad when they hanged Saddam....I only wish they had better footage of his hanging, rather than the shaky mobile phone footage :-)

But come on, Phil Hellmuth may've brought this hatred on to himself, but his record speaks for itself, he is one of the greatest poker players ever and perhaps deserves a bit of respect? :-)

[nipmipyttocs]

@69aussieguy YOU FEEL BAD FOR PHIL HELLMUTH???? HAHAHAHA DID YOU FEEL BAD WHEN THE HUNG SADAM?

[allnamesaretakenful]

@69aussieguy he has earned the hatred of players and poker fans alike. BTW it's not because he layed down, it's because they hate him. His lay down was just an excuse for them to show him how they feel about seeing him. I'm really suprised that I have to explain this, most poker fans know this already.

[69aussieguy]

Wow, I actually feel bad for Phil. Listen to the audience giving him such a hard time over a lay down he made.....if they are so great why are they not at a table?

[bl33dal0t]

his wife is probably like why did i marry this idiot.

[BruceWalters]

@xFerris Phil must leave the table and sit in a "penalty box" for one "lap" around the table...9 hands. In the meantime, the blinds and antes are taken from his stack.

[xFerris]

can someone explain what the penalty does and which are the consequences?