is known to hold the record eleven bracelets of the World Series of Poker , for winning the Main Event World Series of Poker 1989 and his character, very emotional and sometimes whimsical. It is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame
World Series of Poker
In 1989, just 24 years, Hellmuth became the youngest winner of the WSOP Main Event champion and defeating two-time defending champion Johnny Chan . He held the record until 2008 , when it was passed by twenty-two Peter Eastgate . At World Series of Poker 2006 , won his tenth bracelet in the $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em rebuy . [3] This led him to tie the record set of bracelets won at the poker legends Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan. However, unlike Chan and Brunson, Phil Hellmuth has won them only in specialty Texas Hold'em .
At World Series of Poker 2007 , Hellmuth broke all records by winning his eleventh bracelet in the $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em. Hellmuth also holds the record for most number of cashes at the WSOP (75) and the largest number of final tables (41), the latter being recently passed TJ Cloutier . Main Event World Series of Poker 2008 Hellmuth got a good result finishing 45th at 6.844, the best result among all the ex-champions who participated in the event of the WSOP. The award amounted to $ 154.400 Hellmuth. The Poker Brat has won a total of $ 6,106,838 at the WSOP and ranks ninth in the so WSOP All Time Money List . October 2008 , Hellmuth www.pokerbrat.com has launched a website where you can buy books, DVDs, T-shirts and other items, all related to the world of poker, each they show up mostly for the clothing brand of Phil, the Poker Brat Clothing. In May 2009 , Phil Hellmuth has published the book Deal Me In: 20 Of The World's Top Poker Players Share The Heartbreaking and Inspiring Stories of How They Turned Pro .
World Poker Tour
Hellmuth Although he never won a tournament World Poker Tour , cashed at eleven times and reached the final table three times in this event. He finished fourth in the $ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Event at the 3rd Annual 49'er Gold Rush Bonanza in 2002 and third in the $ 10,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Event at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods in 2003 and the 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic Hellmuth finished in sixth place earning $ 229.480 in a final table that saw the participation of Phil Ivey and Nam Le . He also participated in two WPT Invitational Events, World Poker Tour by The Book in 2004 and the WPT Bad Boys of Poker II in 2006, finishing third both times. Today Hellmuth won $ 691.109 in WPT tournaments.
Other tournaments
Hellmuth is the champion of the third season of Late Night Poker . In 2005 he won the National Heads-Up Poker Championship . He beat Men Nguyen , Paul Phillips , Huck Seed, Lyle Berman and Antonio Esfandiari route to the final against Chris Ferguson who defeated two out of three matches played. While trying to repeat the feat in 2006, lost the first round against Chip Reese . In 2007, Hellmuth could not play because he committed another tournament in English, the PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker. You won four groups of six games played and finished third in the final. Hellmuth attended the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, losing in the first round against Tom Dwan .is a fixture in episodes of Poker After Dark , both as a player and as an occasional commentator. Hellmuth won his first tournament Poker After Dark in the first episode of season three, winning $ 100,000. He returned two weeks later and took home her second title Poker After Dark, winning another $ 100,000. He also appeared in the first and fourth season of the TV show network GSN, High Stakes Poker . In 2009 his total winnings from live tournaments totaling $ 10,900,000. It ranks fourth in All Time Money List, behind Jamie Gold , Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu .
Activities related to poker
Hellmuth has produced numerous instructional videos on poker, including appearing Ultimate White to Black Belt Course Phil and Hellmuth's Million Dollar Poker Secrets. He also wrote many articles for CardPlayer magazine and several books on poker Play Poker like the Pros, Bad Beats and Lucky Draws, The Greatest Poker Hands ever Played and Poker Brat, the latter is a book about poker strategy with extensive autobiographical. In May 2004 Phil Hellmuth has partnered with Oasys Mobile for the release of Texas Hold'em by Phil Hellmuth. the time was one of the 10 most popular multiplayer games for mobile phones. In spring 2006, Hellmuth replaced Phil Gordon as commentator Celebrity Poker Showdown . Together with Annie Duke , Hellmuth is a poker instructor in the show Best Damn Poker Show Fox Sports Network, the show is sponsored by the poker site Ultimatebet.net .
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