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The Jim Rome Podcast

223 - Phil Hellmuth - 5/25/2022

The Jim Rome Podcast

Audacy

Sports, Football

4.82.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Phil Hellmuth on his rise from Mad Town to Sin City, what he thinks about his "Poker Brat" reputation, the moment of clarity that changed his life, how he created his "pyramid of success," the best poker player in the NBA and much more. Go to Tiege.com/Rome to get 30% off your first box, plus a FREE gift! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because

0:05.4

I'm a bit of a homebody and I love a five.

0:08.0

But I think it's just the holiday period, it's just for me, it's the most romantic period.

0:14.1

And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of

0:17.3

Ray Bans.

0:18.8

Joy in every sip with red cups now back at Starbucks.

0:23.3

And I'm having a drink and I smoked some hot, it's this dingy bar.

0:30.6

It was like that talking head song, well how did you get here?

0:34.6

Many days go by and I'm like, this is ridiculous.

0:39.2

What do you want from your life?

0:40.9

Is this where you're going to be in 20 years?

0:42.4

Get the hell out of here and let's go figure this out.

0:46.0

And now it's cracking.

0:58.6

It sticks out,

1:17.8

now if you know anything at all about Poker, you know all about Phil.

1:21.8

And if you don't just know this.

1:24.3

Nobody is ever one more where it matters most in Vegas at the World Series Outpoker.

1:30.0

Phil has been an absolute ace at that table since he broke through with a main event

1:33.5

win all the way back in 1989.

1:36.8

He has racked up a record 16 World Series Brace with since then and along away he earned

1:42.9

a reputation as the bad boy of poker for his famous outbursts.

1:47.9

But is it really fair?

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