The Man of 13 Bracelets

Phillip Jerome Hellmuth, Jr. (born July 16, 1964) 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.
THE POKER BRAT
Known as the “Poker Brat” for his always colorful and competitive personality, Phil Hellmuth has won Player of the Year honors, the NBC Heads-Up Championships, the European Poker Championships, and over 50 other major tournaments.  In 2007 he was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame.

Phil is an entrepreneur with a publishing company, clothing company (PokerBrat.com), real estate company and casino games company.  He also makes public appearances and gives inspirational speeches.  His book Play Poker Like The Pro’s was a New York Times bestseller and his mobile game Hellmuth’s Hold ‘Em was downloaded 1.35 million times around the world.
Phil Hellmuth is regarded by fellow players as a veteran of the game with a heart of gold.  He frequently supports aging players and players in need.

Hellmuth holds the world record for both most cash finishes at the WSOP (95) and most WSOP final tables (49).  Of his 49 final tables, 20 are in non Hold-’em games such as 2-7 Lowball, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Razz, Pot Limit Omaha, and H.O.R.S.E.  Of those 20 non Hold-’em events, Hellmuth has finished runner-up 5 times.  His live tournament winnings exceed $17,400,000.

In 1989, 24 year-old Phil Hellmuth became the youngest person ever to win the World Series of Poker Main Event by defeating two time defending champion Johnny Chan.  Phil’s record as the youngest champ stood for nearly 20 years.

In 1993, Hellmuth set another record by winning 3 bracelets as well as a 2nd place finish all in the same year. He recorded three heartbreaking second place finishes in the 2011 Series in No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, and the $50,000 buy-in mixed game H.O.R.S.E. In 2012, he made the final table of the “One Drop One Million Dollar Buy-In” at the WSOP.



World Series of Poker bracelets[13]
Year Tournament Prize (US$/EU€)
1989 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $755,000
1992 $5,000 Limit Hold'em                                         $168,000
1993 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em                                         $161,400
1993 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em                                         $173,000
1993 $5,000 Limit Hold'em                                         $138,000
1997 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em                                         $204,000
2001 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em                                         $316,550
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
2012 $2,500 Seven-Card Razz                                         $182,793
2012E €10,450 No Limit Hold'em Main Event                 €1,022,376


Hellmuth’s 1989 story has been written as a screenplay and is being developed as a major motion picture by Beacon Pictures.

Phil is also know from TBG for his temperament:

Phil lives in California with his wife  Kathy, and their two sons, Phillip III and Nicholas.

Phil’s goal is simple: “I want to be the greatest poker player of all-time. But one who always puts family first.”