Phil Hellmuth has stated that American Olympic hero Michael Phelps can play poker, and pointed to his performance at the Caesars Palace Classic as evidence.
The ten-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner said on his blog that Phelps is "a very good young  player".
According to Hellmuth, when the swimmer was knocked out first at the final table at Caesars Palace, he received a standing ovation.
Phelps reached the last nine but crashed out when his A-K ran into K-J and a jack appeared on the river.
Hellmuth said that he offered to introduce the winner of eight gold medals in Beijing to some poker stars at the $15,000 buy-in event at the Bellagio but said that Phelps seemed to know them all already.
Phelps and Hellmuth both hold records that make them arguably the top participants in their chosen professions.
The athlete claimed the most gold medals ever won at the Olympics in one year while Hellmuth holds more WSOP bracelets than anyone else and has cashed a record-breaking 68 times.
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