The Ledger
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Hellmuth: Shayne Coplan created Polymarket after a bet involving David Friedberg
“Shane came up with the idea of starting Polymarket because of a bet that Friedberg had with Diego.”
Hellmuth: Stu Ungar might have been the greatest poker player ever
“He might have been the greatest of all time.”
Hellmuth passed on buying 4 percent of Polymarket for $30,000
“All I did was send in my 30,000 and I would have had four percent.”
Hellmuth: Pollsters were miles off on the 2020 election
“But wow, the polls are, pollsters were miles off on this, and this is just amazing.”
Phil Hellmuth: Donald Trump outworked Joe Biden in the 2020 election
“There's no doubt that he outworked Biden. I mean, this guy's going to seven rallies a day showing up with a ton of energy, and he has, you know, like him or not, he has a lot of charisma.”
Hellmuth: All-In Podcast brought at least 200,000 new players to poker
“At least a couple 100,000 people have come in because of these guys.”
Hellmuth: Stu Ungar simultaneously dominated backgammon, gin rummy, and Texas Hold'em
“At one point, he finished in the top four in the world backgammon championships, was the best gin player in the world, no one played him, and was the best Hold'em player in the world all at the same time.”
Phil Hellmuth says Chamath Palihapitiya has the world's best poker game
“I'm gonna say that Chamath has the best poker game in the world.”
Hellmuth: Donald Trump is a 3-to-1 favorite in betting markets
“Right now, if you want to bet, Trump is a three to one favorite and there's been billions of dollars bet in England, Australia, all over the world. He's a three to one favorite.”
Hellmuth: Jenny Just's Poker Power has educated 400,000 women in poker
“She's educated 400,000 women on how to play poker.”