Phil Hellmuth is well known for his "blow ups" and for criticizing his opponent's skills after taking bad beats. Here is Hellmuth's top 3 blow ups;
1. Hellmuth Vs. Dragomir
On day 5 of the 2008 WSOP, Hellmuth folded a hand to Cristian Dragomir. Asked by the table to show his hand, Dragomir revealed that he had called Hellmuth's pre-flop re-raise with T♦4♦. Hellmuth proceeded to call Dragomir an "idiot," among other terms. He was eventually issued a warning by the floorperson for continued berating of another player.
In addition, he was advised by other players (including close friend Mike Matusow, who was seated at the same table) that he should stop. Nonetheless, he continued to berate Dragomir, until he was given a one-round penalty. The penalty was to be carried out at the beginning of play the next day.[25] However, overnight, Hellmuth had a private meeting with WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, after which Pollack overruled the floorperson's decision.[26] (Hellmuth eventually finished this tournament in 45th place, while Dragomir finished in 29th.)
2. Hellmuth Vs. Annie Duke
In the first week of Poker After Dark, Phil raised with ace 10 and was reraised by Annie Duke. Phil was trying to pick up a read from Annie Duke but Shawn Sheikhan, Steve Zolotow, Gus Hansen and Huck Seed refused to stop talking. Hellmuth threatened never to play in these tournaments again and stormed off. Phil returned and was eliminated a few hands later by Sheikhan.
3. Hellmuth Vs. Jim Pittman
During the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker, Hellmuth accused an opponent of not even being able to spell poker after the player put all of his money in the pot preflop with King Jack against Hellmuth's Ace King; Hellmuth's opponent hit a three-outer to win the pot.
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