Phil Helmuth
| Phil Hellmuth | |
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Hellmuth at the 2008 World Series of Poker
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| Nickname(s) | The Poker Brat |
| Residence | Palo Alto, California |
| Born |
July 16, 1964 Madison, Wisconsin |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 14 |
| Final table(s) | 57 |
| Money finish(es) | 128 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
Winner, 1989 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 14 |
Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player who has won a record fourteen 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 2007 inductee of the WSOP's Poker Hall of Fame. Hellmuth is also known for his temperamental "poker brat" personality.
Hellmuth was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended Madison West High School before moving on to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for three years, where he dropped out to become a full-time poker player.
Since 1992, he has lived in Palo Alto, California with his wife, Katherine Sanborn, who is a psychiatrist at Stanford University, and their two sons, Phillip III and Nicholas.
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $21,750,000. He is ranked eighth on the all-time money list. Hellmuth is known for usually taking his seat at poker tournaments long after they begin.
In the 1988 World Series of Poker Hellmuth had his first in the money finish at the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split which was the 6th event. In the 1988 WSOP he came 33rd after being eliminated by eventual champion Johnny Chan.
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; Hellmuth's record was broken by Peter Eastgate (22) in 2008. Hellmuth holds the records for most WSOP cashes (108) and most WSOP final tables (52), overtaking T. J. Cloutier.
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