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necroptosis  ·  3253 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Phil Hellmuth - The Other Side

So here's a story for you. Way back in my elementary school days I met a kid. Cool guy, ended up becoming friends with him quickly. A while later I went to play at his house. After a couple hours or so my dad comes to pick me up. He comes inside, meets the kids dad. They small talk for a while, my father asks what his counterpart does. He says he plays poker for a living. Now you should know we live in an area highly populate with lawyers, docters, and techies. My dad didn't know what to think, and I'm sure thought he was fooling around with him. Nope, the dude proceeded to pull out a poker magazine with his face on the front. That's how we met Phil Hellmuth.

I have nothing but good things to say about him and his family. Awesome people. Phil would often hold poker charity events in the area. Heard they were a blast.

This reminds me of the time my dad started talking to another guy on the sideline at one of my soccer games. They talked for about 30 minutes before he realized it was Steve Jobs. IIRC I think he only realized after asking what he did for a living.



PokerGrind  ·  3253 days ago  ·  link  ·  

@necroptosis that is an awesome story. thx for sharing!

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