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 Phil
Hellmuth
One of
the most
successful
tournament
poker
players
of all
time.
His
performance
at the
World
Series
of Poker
alone is
more
than
other
players
could
ever
dream
of. He
has a
record
nine
gold
bracelets
(tying
with
Doyle
Brunson
and
Johnny
Chan),
has
placed
in over
35
events,
and is
one of
the all
time top
money
winners.
One of
his
bracelets
was for
winning
the
Championship
event in
1989
when he
was only
24 years
old,
making
him the
youngest
winner
of the
main
event.
Now
having
said all
that,
the
thing
that is
such a
shame is
that as
great as
he is,
most
people
know him
as the
whiner
in
poker.
Most
people
are
going to
remember
him for
his poor
attitude
rather
than for
the
great
tournament
player
that he
is.
Phil
Hellmuth
Jr.
currently
lives in
Palo
Alto,
California.
He
travels
the
tournament
circuit
for
larger
buy-in
events,
is a
spokesman
for
online
card
room
Ultimate
Bet,
and has
a book
out
called,
"Play
Poker
Like the
Pros".
When
people
see
poker,
people
see
Phil. He
is also
featured
in
Travel
Channel
commercials
promoting
the
World
Poker
Tour.
Speaking
of the
World
Poker
Tour, he
has a
fourth,
eighth,
tenth,
fourteenth
and
third
in those
events.
Most
people
would
think
that
would be
terrific,
but he
complained
that he
feels
like "a
total
failure".
That is
one of
the
reasons
why he
is such
a
terrific
poker
player,
he
doesn't
want to
settle
for
anything
but the
best,
but it
also
shows he
can
complain
about
almost
anything.
His
World
Series
of Poker
accomplishments
include
first
place
finishes
in The
Championship
Event in
1989,
Limit
Holdem
in 1992,
1993,
and
2003,
two No
Limit
Holdem
events
in 1993,
one in
2001,
and one
in 2003,
and Pot
Limit
Holdem
in 1997.
His
final
table
appearances
at the
World
Poker
Tour
include
finishing
4th at
the
Lucky
Chances
event
(season
one) and
third at
Foxwoods
(season
two).
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