Hellmuth Defends Online Poker Room

Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth is a spokesman for online poker room Ultimate Bet, the site of a recent controversial poker hand where he was awarded the pot even though he held the losing hand. While the other player, DOUBLEBALLER, was awarded the money after he complained to the poker room, Hellmuth defended the situation on an internet radio show, saying that when his opponent “left the table” the software gave the money to Hellmuth. Poker players at popular forums are upset with the Poker Brat’s interpretation that this situation was okay, rather than a clear problem that Ultimate Bet would need to address.