Table Talk: Phil Hellmuth, Vol. II
INT. EMPIRE CASINO -- NIGHT
Phil Hellmuth sits at the feature TV table underneath the bright lights. He has been drinking non-stop since dinner. He spills his glass of champagne and the glass shatters on the floor. He looks at his hole cards and likes what he sees.
Hellmuth: "This is so beautiful. Time for an overbet."
Hellmuth reaches for chips and bets 4x the big blind. Everyone at the table folds, despite his pleas to entice his opponents to call him.
Hellmuth: "I got Thor Hansen's favorite hand!"
Thor Hansen shrugs his shoulders. He has no idea what Hellmuth is talking about.
Hellmuth: "Thor. You're favorite hand. Right here. If you can guess it, I'll show you?"
Thor Hansen: "Nine-eight suited?"
Hellmuth tables and launches into a fourteen-minute soliloquy about how he's setting everyone up for the moment he gets pocket aces and takes everyone's chips.