So Phil Hellmuth has been named the cover boy of the upcoming issue of Card Player
magazine. It seems to me that a valid comparison would be to have The Joker on the cover of a Batman comic, or Dr. No as the focal point of a James Bond movie poster.
As impressive as being an 11-time WSOP bracelet winner is, as impressive as $12,554,088 in career earnings may be, as impressive as being one of the youngest championship winners of all-time is, he’s still the most notorious and disliked poker pro of all time.
At the same time, he’s still one of the more resilient players of all time as well. With all of his tantrums, hijinks and baby show performances he graces national television with on a seemingly weekly basis, some respect is still due. There is a reason he is at a lion’s share of final tables. The guy can play poker.
However, if you have interest in buying a magazine, say a gourmet cooking magazine, and Kim Jong-Il is on the cover with promise of recipes of his favorite dishes, would you buy it? What a horrible example, I would totally buy that. But you get my point.
As well deserved as it may be for Phil to grace the cover of Card Player, I still find it a strange choice…. I’ll probably buy my issue the day of its release.
