I Know I Won’t Like You – Poker Edition

 

I was watching some poker recently and a few players caught my attention as people I won’t like.  I can break down whether I like someone pretty quickly based on how “real” they appear.  I like Phil Helmuth even though he berates players and thinks they’re idiots because that’s just who he is.  These below players though rub me the wrong way.

Brian Hastings – How big of a hole are you in, bro?  I count 4 ads on your shirt in a tight area.  This is the definition of selling out.  Advertisers come up to you because they know you’ll be on TV and they’ll give you X amount of dollars to wear their patch.  It’s not enough that you have a chance to win $7.5 million dollars that you have to take a couple grand and turn yourself into a tool.   Sell out, for me oh yeah.

Phil Laak – The epitome of stupidity.  This genius actually wears these goggles when he plays.  If this isn’t being starved for attention, I don’t know.  There’s no way he can see better with those on.  They don’t enhance his ability to play better.  They only make him look like an idiot which I suppose could play to his advantage as his opponents obviously think this.  What a loser.

Scott Seiver – He was recently on the Super High Roller Tournament ($500,000 buyin) staring down Brian Rast like a complete douchebag.  You have to watch it to believe it and I looked for the clip and couldn’t find it.  There were 4 players at the table and he was sitting side by side with Brian Rast.  When the flop was dealt, he just stared at Rast waiting for him to make a move.  I don’t mind looking at the player rather than the cards.  I do mind when you stare directly at your opponent for 2 minutes in a state that screams, “I’m trying to intimidate you.”