Phil Hellmuth Jr Bio - Biography

Name Phil Hellmuth Jr
Height
Naionality American
Date of Birth 16-July-1964,
Place of Birth Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Famous for Poker
Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player who has captured a record 13 World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), and he is a member of the WSOP's Poker Hall of Fame. Hellmuth is also known for his temperamental "poker brat" personality.

In 1989, the 24-year-old Hellmuth became the youngest player to win the Main Event of the WSOP by defeating the two-time defending champion Johnny Chan in heads up play; his record has since been broken twice, by Peter Eastgate in 2008 and Joe Cada in 2009. Hellmuth holds the records for most WSOP cashes (99) and most WSOP final tables (49), overtaking T. J. Cloutier. As of June 2013, Hellmuth has won over $12,000,000 at the WSOP and ranks 2nd on the WSOP All Time Money List, behind Antonio Esfandiari. Hellmuth also is tied for 4th all time in number of times cashed in the WSOP Main Event. He has 7 Main Event cashes (1988, 1989, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009), placing him behind Berry Johnston (10), Humberto Brenes (9) and Doyle Brunson and Bobby Baldwin (8).

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