Poker Pro: Phil Hellmuth

Date of Birth: July 16th, 1964
Nationality: American
WSOP:11 Bracelets (41 final tables, 75 ITM)
WSOP ME best result: 1st place (1989)
WPT: 0 Championships (3 final tables, 11 Cashes)
Total tournament earnings (4th) : $10,926,521

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Phil Hellmuth: just a modest guy

Listening to Phil Hellmut, you would clearly understand that he thinks of himself as the greatest poker player ever. The word “modesty” is probably not in his vocabulary. But by judging by his collection of WSOP bracelets, one would have to recognize that he has good reason to be proud of himself. Phil Hellmut currently has 11 bracelets. Two years ago he broke the record of his competitors, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson, who both have 10 bracelets. His tournament earnings are also impressive. With approximately $10,9 Million, he is the fourth player to ever win this amount of money in tournaments.

Hellmuths Career

His career began with a victory in the Main Event in 1989. He was 24 years old and the youngest player to ever win the Main Event. (Today this record is held by Peter Eastgate, who won the Main Event in 2008. He was 22 years old.) Phil Hellmut became very famous in the poker world, not only for his success, but also for his defeats. Phil can get very angry, when he loses, sometimes cursing at his opponents (some good examples are featured here). This is why Phil Hellmut is one of the most entertaining players to watch. All his poker pro friends know now that this is a part of his character, and his sponsors love it because it makes it easier to sell his image.

Phil Hellmut is either loved or hated, but one thing is sure: he cannot be ignored!

Hellmuths Titles

WSOP
1989: $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship ($755,000)
1992: $5,000 Limit Hold’em ($188,000)
1993: $1,500 Limit Hold’em ($138,000)
1993: $2,500 No Limit Hold’em ($161,400)
1993: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em ($173,000)
1997: $3,000 Pot Limit Hold’em ($204,000)
2001: $2,000 No Limit Hold’em ($316,000)
2003: $2,500 Limit Hold’em ($171,400)
2003: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em ($410,860)
2006: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em with rebuys ($631,863)
2007: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em ($637.254)