United States01-16-2012, PokerNews Staff
01-12-2012, Kevin Taylor
View more news about Phil Hellmuth
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 11 WSOP bracelets. Yes, that’s right, 11 gold bracelets.
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.
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.
His great tournament success doesn’t end with the WSOP. Hellmuth has never won a WPT event, but he has numerous cashes and three final tables. He holds a win in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and also a couple wins on the late-night television show Poker After Dark. He’s also made a few appearances on High Stakes Poker throughout the years.
If that’s not enough to see that he’s one of the greatest poker players in the world, just ask him as he’s sure to tell you. With all his accolades and almost $9 million in tournament earnings, it’s hard to argue with him.
Off the felt, Hellmuth has made several instructional poker videos and authored quite a few poker books. Hellmuth also is a regular contributor to various poker publications and guest commentator of the game.
| Event | Place | Prize | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Event #1: €2,680 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 7th | €24,183 | October 09 2011 |
| Epic Poker League Event #2 Pro/Am | 3rd | $20,000 | September 04 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 WSOP Champions Invitational Champions Invitational | 10th | June 01 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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