American poker player (born 1964)
Phil Hellmuth |
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Phil Hellmuth during the WPT Venetian 2021 |
Nickname(s) | The Poker Brat[1] Lumestackin[2] |
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Residence | Palo Alto, California |
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Born | (1964-07-16) July 16, 1964 (age 60) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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Bracelet(s) | 17 |
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Money finish(es) | 210[3] |
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Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 1989 |
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Title(s) | None |
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Final table(s) | 5 |
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Money finish(es) | 18 |
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Information last updated on 2 July 2023. |
Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player who has won a record seventeen World Series of Poker bracelets, the majority in no-limit hold'em. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP)[4] and the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), and he is a 2007 inductee of the WSOP's Poker Hall of Fame. He is widely regarded as the greatest tournament player of all time.[5][6]
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- ^ Cahlik, Josh; Donnie Peters (October 4, 2012). "Phil Hellmuth Wins 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event; Watson Wins High Roller". PokerNews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.