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The 8 worst outfits ever seen at a poker table

And no, they aren't ALL courtesy of Phil Hellmuth...

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Justin Phillips in a vest

Justin Phillips vests

Live, love, laugh, and in Justin Phillips' case, wear an unflattering wife beater at every chance you get of appearing on television in front of millions of viewers.

Artie Cobb says "come get my chips"

Artie Cobb costume WSOP

We aren't sure why four-time WSOP bracelet winner Artie Cobb decided at 72 years of age he'd start wearing a hat resembling a pack of McDonalds french fries, but we appreciate the effort nonetheless.

Jeff Madsen as a jester

Jeff Madsen jester

It's hard to judge whether Jeff Maden's more upset about actually having to sport this chique jester's costume, or the fact he's been forced to because friends Gavin Smith and Joe Sebok outperformed him at the 2007 WSOP; but at least he made it through Day 1 of the Main Event with a healthy stack.

Tom Dwan's ridiculous hats

Tom Dwan hats

Who said Tom Dwan doesn't have a sense of humour? If he'd been smiling in any of these awful get ups one might have mistaken him for a casual prankster. But durrrr, of course he wouldn't bust out the flamengo hat if he didn't have to, he just lost a bunch of prop bets!

Johnny Chan as a leopard

Johnny Chan leopard prints

We wish we could say Johnny Chan's leopard print combos were the result of a prop bet, but it turns out the two-time world champ just thought disguising himself as one of the animal kingdom's fiercest predators might give him an edge over his opponents...

Vanessa Rousso as a cockroach

Vanessa Rousso cockroach outfit

What happens when you challenge Liv Boeree to a target shooting prop bet and lose? As Vanessa Rousso found out back in 2012, you end up dressed as a cockroach! In her defence, she was well prepared for a random nuclear apocalypse in Vegas that day...

Matteo 'Il Burbero' Impagliatelli

Il Burbero costumes

A legend on the Italian poker circuit, Matteo 'Il Burbero' Impagliatelli is renowned for his sense of humour when it comes to fashion, but the charity loving hero escapes the wrath of our sarcastic put downs  because he's just too damn cool!

The Phil Hellmuth collection

Hellmuth costumes WSOP

This list could very easily have turned into a one man show given all the fashion flair the Poker Brat has shown off at the table down the years, but we felt we had to be fair to some of the other prime contenders. Sorry, Phil.

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