Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player who has won a record sixteen World Series of Poker bracelets. Hellmuth was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 16, 1964.
While a student at the University of Wisconsin, he began playing poker. He dropped out of university after three years to pursue his passion for poker full-time.
At the age of 24, Hellmuth became the youngest player to ever win the World Series of Poker.
Phil Hellmuth Poker Career
As of 2008, Hellmuth has made it to the final table of more than 20 World Series of Poker tournaments, and he had a total of eleven WSOP gold bracelets, which put him ahead of players like Doyle Brunson and Jonny Chan.
With almost $4.7 million in tournament prize money, Hellmuth is one of the all-time top money winners.
There is a substantial discussion about whether Hellmuth, dubbed “poker brat” and the title of his memoirs because of his penchant to pout, is improving his attitude at the poker table.
Play Poker Like the Pros, Bad Beats and Lucky Draws, and The Greatest Poker Hands Ever Played are among the books written by Phil Hellmuth.
Phil Hellmuth Awards
As a professional poker, Phil Hellmuth has won the following awards;
- National Heads-Up Poker Championship (2005)
- World Championship bracelet in the World Series of Poker (1989, No-Limit Texas Hold’em)
- World Series of Poker (Limit Hold’em, No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Hold’em, No Limit Hold’em with Rebuys)
Phil Hellmuth Records
Nicknamed The Poker Brat, Hellmuth has surpassed T. J. Cloutier for the most WSOP amounts of cash (154) and most WSOP final tables (64).
Hellmuth is infamous for arriving at poker events much after the auction has started. His live tournament wins have surpassed $26,000,000.00 as of November 2021.
