Phil Hellmuth Jr.
Professional
Poker Player Bio:
Phil Hellmuth,
in classic John McEnroe style, has proven himself to be both
one of the most proficient tournament poker players of all time
and one of the most cantankerous poker figures of all. Perhaps
it’s because he is the smartest guy at the table, or perhaps
it’s because he just thinks it, but he always seems to
get upset when someone beats him, whether by luck or skill…
but its pretty obvious that Phil doesn’t consider getting
beaten by skill a possibility. Whether true or not (does it
even matter), from a fans perspective it’s very transparent
and despicable, and in a nut shell that’s why fans love
to root against Phil Hellmuth Jr.
Unfortunately,
for Phil Hellmuth, whose lifetime ambition is to be the greatest
poker player of all time, he may well achieve his goal, but
ultimately go into the poker history books more for his ill-gotten
public perception. And the sad part is he’s probably a
nice guy.
Phil Hellmuth’s
poker prowess is unmatched. He’s the top World Series
of Poker money winner of all time, and has 9 wins tying him
with poker legends Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan, and he’s
still very young. In 1998, at 24, he was the youngest World
Series of Poker Championship Event winner ever. With the poker
world absolutely exploding in popularity, Phil Hellmuth is positioned
well to achieve his ambitions on a much larger stage than even
he ever imagined. Hopefully, he lets his cards and peers do
his bragging for him, and gets out of the way.
Personal
Website: http://www.philhellmuth.com/
Information
on Phil Hellmuth on the Web:
Big
Wins:
- 1989
WSOP Championship Event – May 1989 – 1st - $755K
- 2003
WSOP No-limit Hold’em – May 2003 – 1st -
$410K
- 2001
WSOP No-limit Hold’em – May 2001 – 1st -
$317K
- 2001
WSOP Championship Event – May 2001 – 5th - $304K
- WPT
– World Poker Finals (Foxwoods) – Nov. 2003 –
3rd - $282K
- 1997
WSOP Pot-limit Hold’em – May 1997 – 1st
- $204K
- 1992
WSOP Limit Hold’em – May 1992 – 1st - $188K
- 2003
WSOP Limit Hold’em – May 2003 – 1st - $171K
- 1993
WSOP No-Limit Hold’em ($3K) – May 1993 –
1st - $173K
- 1993
WSOP No-Limit Hold’em ($1.5K) – May 1993 –
1st - $161K
- 1993
WSOP Limit Hold’em – May 1993 – 1st - $138K
Products
& Enterprises:
Spokesman
for Ultimatebet.com.
Authored Play
Poker like the Pros
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