Phil Hellmuth

Name
Phil Hellmuth
Nickname
The Poker Brat
Country
United States
City
Madison, Wisconsin
Total Winnings
$17,877,921
Global Poker Index
Place: 54th (53rd)Points: 2021.44

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Book "Play Poker like the Pros"->>RT @CharlieSuku Gave @phil_hellmuth book a read 1/4 way throu & already snatched 2 1st place #knowledge
May 22, 04:12
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Hahahaha-->RT @Darren_Rabbi Just dawned that @RealKidPoker and @phil_hellmuth won the last two "WSOP MEs" is it 1991?
May 22, 04:10
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May 22, 04:08
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I make appearances for companies like: Microsoft, Samsung, Bain, Netflix, Philadelphia Children's Hosp...Today heading to Pinehurst #2
May 22, 03:37
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Phil Hellmuth @phil_hellmuth
Played Open Face Chinese poker all night long at Aria Poker Room: won $40,000. Night before won $20,000 OFC. On plane to Pinehurst #2 now
May 22, 03:32

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Biography

Phil Hellmuth, Jr. is widely recognized as one of the best tournament poker players in the world. He’s also widely recognized for being “The Poker Brat”. But despite the berating rants at the table and his non-stop complaints about bad beats or bad players, Hellmuth’s pride and joy are his 13 WSOP bracelets. Yes, that’s right, 13 gold bracelets making Phil Hellmuth's WSOP trophy collection the biggest one there is.

Intro

Apart from his big mouth and constant bragging and ranting, inside the poker community Phil Hellmuth is known as one of the best players in the history of the game and his 13 World Series of Poker trophies justify the story. Hellmuth won his first bracelet back in 1989 when he outplayed the defending champion Johnny Chan heads-up for the title and at the age of 25 became the youngest WSOP Main Event winner. Since then he scored another 12 WSOP wins and now has more bracelets than any other poker player in the world.

Background

Hellmuth was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended his hometown college of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His college career was cut short though. Phil decided to drop out to focus solely on poker after building up a successful bankroll around $20,000 from playing while in school. It would only take him a few years to make his decision really pay off.

World Series of Poker

In 1989, Hellmuth captured to WSOP Main Event title as the youngest player to ever win the prestigious tournament. It wasn’t an easy road, as Hellmuth battled through a tough field of competitors with his final task being a heads-up match with two-time defending champion, Johnny Chan. Hellmuth was up to the task and successfully secured his place in WSOP history.

A one-hit wonder Hellmuth was not. Ever since big win in 1989, Phil has amassed one of the best tournament resumes around, including multiple bracelet wins in 1993 and 2003 where he won three gold pieces of WSOP jewelry and then two, respectively. By winning three in 1993, Hellmuth is one of only a few players to win that many bracelets in one year. What may be even more amazing is that when he won those bracelets, he did so on three consecutive days.

Hellmuth's World Series dominance is also represented by the biggest tournament cashout in his career - just over $2,6 million he collected in 2012 at the $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop. Although the big payday wasn't followed by the 13th bracelet as Hellmuth finished in 4th place. The $1 million buy-in tournament was eventually won by Antonio Esfandiari, who not only took home the WSOP bracelet, but also a record-breaking cash prize of more than $18 million.

Phil Hellmuth's Top 13 WSOP Results

YearEventPlacePrize
1989$10,000 Main Event1st$755,00
1992$5,000 Limit Hold'em1st$168,000
1993$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em1st$161,400
1993$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em1st$173,000
1993$5,000 Limit Hold'em1st$138,000
1997$3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em1st$204,000
2001$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em1st$316,550
2003$2,500 Limit Hold'em1st$171,400
2003$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em1st$410,860
2006$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em1st$631,863
2007$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1st$637,25
2012$2,500 Seven Card Razz1st$182,793
2012WSOPE €10,000 Main Event1st€1,022,376 ($1,333,841)

World Poker Tour

Hellmuth's great tournament success doesn't end with the WSOP. He has never won a WPT event, but has numerous cashes and three final tables. Hellmuth made his first World Poker Tour cash in 2002 when he final tabled the $5,000 Championship event at the Legends of Poker in Los Angeles, although he was rewarded just a little short of $13,000. Since then Hellmuth cashed in three more WPT events until in November 2003 he collected his biggest cash of the circuit, $281,700 for the third place at the World Poker Finals WPT Event. Hellmuth holds a total record of four WPT final tables and thirteen money finishes.

Phil Hellmuth's Top 5 WPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2003World Poker Finals $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em WPT Event3rd$281,700
200249'er Gold Rush Bonanza $3,000 Main Event4th$34,000
2008L.A. Poker Classic $9,900 Championship Event6th$229,820
2010Bay 101 Shooting Stars $9,600 Championship Event6th$117,000
2010Five Star World Poker Classic $25,000 Championship Event7th$152,856

Other Achievements

Hellmuth also holds a win in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship as well as a couple of wins on the late-night television show Poker After Dark. He’s also made a few appearances on High Stakes Poker throughout the years.

Sponsorship

Phil Hellmuth was one of the creators of the UltimateBet Poker's online poker software. He was also a member of the site's pro team and represented UltimateBet in live events, advertising campaigns and online tournaments.

Did you know?

  • Off the felt, Hellmuth has made several instructional poker videos and authored quite a few poker books including Phil Hellmuth's Texas Hold 'Em, Bad Beats and Lucky Draws: Poker Strategies, Winning Hands, and Stories from the Professional Poker Tour, and Play Poker Like the Pros.
  • Since 2007 Phil Hellmuth made a couple of memorable WSOP entrances. The first time he appeared at the Rio dressed as race car driver, then he showed up as a General Patton, Caesar, and the MMA fighter.

Covered Events

Event Place Prize Date
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
1st €1,022,376 October 04 2012
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #5: €10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em
12th €20,443 September 30 2012
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #4: €3,250 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
12th €5,428 September 27 2012
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
24th €4,887 September 23 2012
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
4th $2,645,333 July 03 2012
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
4th $134,056 June 18 2012
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
1st $182,793 June 10 2012
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
15th $11,637 June 08 2012
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
52nd $4,817 June 03 2012
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
61st $7,204 May 30 2012
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €2,680 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
7th €24,183 October 09 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
2nd $1,063,034 July 06 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
28th $10,560 June 28 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
36th $17,270 June 25 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
2nd $273,233 June 20 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit)
2nd $226,907 June 11 2011
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
15th $39,906 July 04 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
7th $30,633 June 24 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
50th $14,517 June 10 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
15th $25,472 June 04 2010
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
436th $25,027 July 16 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
24th $26,824 July 03 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 48 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
14th $11,347 June 28 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em
17th $8,019 June 22 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
29th $12,761 June 07 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
113rd $3,231 May 19 2009
2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-up Championship
6th $75,000 March 08 2009
2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 2 - £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
12th £6,188 September 24 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
45th $154,400 July 14 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
3rd $93,168 July 01 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 47 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low
33rd $2,895 June 28 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
71st $6,604 June 19 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 28 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys
8th $100,292 June 16 2008
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 52 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys
95th $4,840 July 04 2007
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed
31st $13,344 June 30 2007
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 34 - $3,000 Limit Holdem
25th $7,761 June 22 2007
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 15 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem
1st $637,254 June 11 2007
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
18th $123,670 April 27 2007

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