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Phil Hellmuth: Player Profile
Nicknamed as “Poker Brat” for his temperamental personality, Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. is one of the top poker players in the US. He has won fourteen World Series of Poker bracelets and has reached over 50 final tables at the WSOP. He is best known for being the victor of the Main Event at the 1989 World Series of Poker as well as the Main Event at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe. Phillip Hellmuth, or most commonly referred to as Phil, is an inductee of the WSOP’s Poker Hall of Fame.
Phil Hellmuth Net Worth
According to the latest figures from The Hendon Mob Poker Database, Hellmuth has earned a total of $20,977,294 in live earnings. He placed seventh on the All Time Money List, joining the ranks of poker royalties Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Colman, Phil Ivey, and Scott Seiver.
In the Americas, his winnings amounted to a whopping $18,935,090. In his tournaments in Europe, Hellmuth has won a total of $1,867,315. And in Oceania, he has won $43,663. He has not reported retiring anytime soon. Needless to say, we can expect to see the Phil Hellmuth net worth increasing more in the following years.
Phil Hellmuth Early Years
Phil is the oldest among Phil Hellmuth Sr. and Lynn Hellmuth’s five children. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and even became classmates and best friends with the late comedian Chris Farley. Phil learned playing cards through his family. He would always mention that his most enjoying games in the family were played against his grandmother, Agnes Slattery. He dedicated his Harper Collins book Play Poker Like the Pro’s to her. When he was attending the University of Wisconsin, he learned how to play Texas Hold’Em poker at the student union.
After building his poker bankroll through local poker games, Phil decided to drop out of college. During this time, Phil would travel to Las Vegas. He probably wasn’t dealt with the best poker hands because it was only after the tenth time that he went to Las Vegas that he started winning at the tables. He would often come back to Madison to rebuild his bankroll. He would do so by detasseling corn and tilling soil for Blaine Farms.
Phil Hellmuth in the World Series of Poker Tournaments
In 1989, when he was only 24 years old, Phil won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. By defeating the two-time defending champion Johnny Chan in heads up play, Phil became the youngest to win the said event. However, in 2008, his record was broken by Peter Eastgate. As of this writing, Phil holds the record for the player who has the most WSOP cashes (108) and the player who has the most number of final tables (52).
Phil is strongest at playing Texas Hold'em with twelve out of is fourteen bracelets won in that format. However, he still found some success in playing non-hold'em events. It is worth noting that 22 of his 52 final tables were for different formats of the game, including Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, 2-7 Lowball, Omaha hold'em (Pot Limit, Limit, and Hi-Lo), and Seven Card Razz, as well as mixed games like H.O.R.S.E and the Poker Player's Championship. In 1988, he reached his first-ever WSOP final table and his third WSOP cash-in in the Pot Limit Omaha Hold'em with Rebuys event.
When Hellmuth joined the 1993 World Series of Poker, he became the second player in the tournament’s history to win three bracelets within one WSOP. Another notable fact about that feat was that Hellmuth won his three victories in three consecutive days. In total, the “Poker Brat” won 14 World Series of Poker bracelets. He won his 12th on June 11, 2012 when he defeated Don Zewin in the $2,500 Seven-Card Razz event. He earned $182,793 in the said event. This was also the first non-hold'em bracelet that Hellmuth won. To date, his largest cash in a single event was when he finished fourth in the $1,000,000 buy-in "Big One for One Drop" tournament. He collected $2,645,333 from that event. The most recent World Series of Poker bracelet that Hellmuth won was from the 10,000 Seven-Card Razz event on June 8, 2015. He earned $271,105 from the said event.
Phil Hellmuth in the World Poker Tour
As of this writing, Phil Hellmuth has reached four final tables and has cashed 13 times in separate World Poker Tour events. At the 3rd Annual 49'er Gold Rush Bonanza in 2002, Hellmuth joined the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Event and finished fourth. In 2003, he finished third at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods under the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Event. In 2008, he joined the WPT L.A. Poker Classic and finished sixth in a final table where Phil Ivey and Nam Le also competed. He earned $229,480 in that event. He also competed in two WPT Invitational Events – the World Poker Tour by The Book in 2004 and the WPT Bad Boys of Poker II in 2006. Hellmuth finished third in both events. As of May 2010, Hellmuth has been the 122nd player to earn over a million dollars from World Poker Tour events.
Phil Hellmuth’s Other Tournament Involvements
Hellmuth is also known to regularly appear on Poker After Dark, both as a commentator and a player. On his first tournament in the show, he won a net of $100,000. After two weeks, he joined another Poker After Dark tournament and won another $100,000. Hellmuth is also the champion of the third season of Late Night Poker.
In 2000, Hellmuth defeated 437 other poker players in the Poker EM 7-Card Stud Main Event in Austria, winning $106,250. He also made a mark in history when he won the first ever National Heads-Up Poker Championship, defeating big names like Antonio Esfandiari, Huck Seed, Paul Phillips, Men Nguyen, Lyle Berman, and Chris Ferguson. In 2007, he wasn’t able to join the National Heads-Up Poker Championship because he opted to compete in PartyPoker.com’s Premier League Poker. Out of the six group matches, he won four and eventually finished third in the finals. The following year, he joined the National Heads-Up Poker Championship but lost against Tom Dwan in the first round. He competed in the same tournament once more in 2013 where he finished second after Mike Matusow. He earned $300,000 in that competition.
Phil Hellmuth Worth / Reported Winnings
TOURNAMENT | WINNINGS | CASHES | BRACELETS/CHAMPIONSHIPS | FINAL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Casino | $18,806,518 | 263 | 0 | 0 |
World Series of Poker | $13,546,484 | 115 | 14 | 54 |
World Poker Tour | $1,106,345 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Hellmuth Biggest Winnings/Career Highlights
Date | Event | Buy-In | Place | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 03, '12 | Event 55 - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em The Big One for One Drop 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,000,000 | 4 | $2,645,333 |
Oct 04, '12 | Main Event 2012 World Series of Poker Europe | $13,536 | 1 | $1,333,841 |
Jul 06, '11 | $50,000 Poker Player's Championship 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $50,000 | 2 | $1,063,034 |
May 19, '89 | No Limit Hold'em World Championship 20th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1989 | $10,000 | 1 | $755,000 |
Jun 29, '15 | $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em for One Drop 2015 World Series of Poker | $111,111 | 6 | $696,821 |
Jun 11, '07 | Event 15 - No-Limit Hold'em 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 | 1 | $637,254 |
Jul 25, '06 | Event 35 - No-Limit Hold'em 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker | $1,000 | 1 | $631,863 |
Mar 06, '05 | No-Limit Hold'em National Heads Up Championship 2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship | $0 | 1 | $500,000 |
Jul 06, '06 | Event 9 - No-Limit Hold'em 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker | $5,000 | 2 | $423,893 |
May 17, '03 | No Limit Hold'em 34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003 | $3,000 | 1 | $410,860 |
Apr 24, '01 | Texas Hold'em (no limit) 32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001 | $2,000 | 1 | $316,550 |
May 19, '01 | Championship Event 32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001 | $10,000 | 5 | $303,705 |
Jan 27, '13 | 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship | $25,000 | 2 | $300,000 |
Nov 17, '03 | No Limit Hold'em WPT Event 2003 World Poker Finals (WPT) | $10,000 | 3 | $281,700 |
Jun 20, '11 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Split Championship 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 | 2 | $273,233 |
Jun 08, '15 | $10,000 Seven Card Razz 2015 World Series of Poker | $10,000 | 1 | $271,105 |
Nov 08, '05 | No-Limit Hold'em 2005 WSOP Tournament of Champions | $0 | 3 | $250,000 |
Dec 20, '95 | Hall of Fame Championship Hall of Fame Poker Classic 1995 | $5,000 | 1 | $236,000 |
Feb 28, '08 | No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 29 2008 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT) | $9,900 | 6 | $229,820 |
Jun 11, '11 | $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Championship 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 | 2 | $226,909 |
May 03, '97 | Hold'em Pot Limit 28th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1997 | $3,000 | 1 | $204,000 |
Apr 29, '92 | Limit Hold'em 23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992 | $5,000 | 1 | $188,000 |
Jun 10, '12 | Event 18 - $2,500 Seven-Card Razz 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | $2,500 | 1 | $182,793 |
Apr 26, '93 | No Limit Hold'em 24th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1993 | $2,500 | 1 | $173,000 |
Apr 28, '03 | Limit Hold'em 34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003 | $2,500 | 1 | $171,400 |
Apr 27, '93 | No Limit Hold'em 24th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1993 | $1,500 | 1 | $161,400 |
Jul 15, '08 | Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | $9,400 | 45 | $154,400 |
Jan 22, '98 | Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em Carnivale of Poker | $5,000 | 2 | $153,000 |
Apr 24, '10 | WPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 2010 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT) | $25,000 | 7 | $152,856 |
Apr 28, '93 | Limit Hold'em 24th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1993 | $5,000 | 1 | $138,000 |
Jun 18, '12 | Event 32 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 | 4 | $134,056 |
Aug 01, '88 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 4th Annual Diamond Jim Brady | $10,000 | 1 | $125,000 |
Apr 27, '07 | No-Limit Hold'em Championship 2007 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT) | $25,000 | 18 | $123,760 |
Mar 12, '10 | WPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 2010 Bay 101 Shooting Star | $9,500 | 6 | $117,000 |
Dec 16, '95 | Limit Hold'em Hall of Fame Poker Classic 1995 | $1,500 | 1 | $117,000 |
Sep 19, '03 | No Limit Hold'em Main Event 2003 United States Poker Championship | $9,800 | 3 | $116,424 |
Oct 07, '00 | Limit Seven Card Stud 2000 Poker EM | $250 | 1 | $106,250 |
May 12, '01 | Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better 32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001 | $5,000 | 2 | $103,785 |
Jan 28, '00 | Championship Event No Limit Hold'em Carnivale of Poker III | $5,000 | 3 | $100,700 |
Jun 16, '08 | Event 28 - Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | $4,700 | 8 | $100,292 |
Apr 19, '94 | No Limit Hold'em 25th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1994 | $1,500 | 2 | $93,900 |
Jul 01, '08 | Event 51 - H.O.R.S.E. 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | $1,365 | 3 | $93,168 |
Apr 25, '92 | Limit Hold'em 23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992 | $2,500 | 2 | $84,000 |
Oct 30, '91 | Pot Limit Hold'em Hall Of Fame Poker Classic 1991 | $1,500 | 1 | $80,400 |
Jan 17, '98 | Limit Hold'em Carnivale of Poker | $1,500 | 1 | $78,000 |
Aug 29, '89 | No Limit Hold'em 5th Annual Diamond Jim Brady | $10,000 | 3 | $78,000 |
Jun 19, '07 | Event 28 - No-Limit Hold'em 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker | $3,000 | 6 | $76,464 |
Mar 08, '09 | NBC Heads Up Championship Event 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Championship | $20,000 | 5 | $75,000 |
Jun 01, '14 | $1,500 Seven Card Razz 2014 World Series of Poker | $1,500 | 2 | $74,848 |
May 09, '93 | Deuce to Seven Draw 24th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1993 | $5,000 | 2 | $72,500 |
Aug 02, '88 | $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 4th Annual Diamond Jim Brady | $1,000 | 2 | $72,000 |
Jun 28, '05 | Pot-Limit Omaha 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker | $5,000 | 8 | $70,625 |
Dec 14, '00 | Grand Final 2000 Late Night Poker Series 3 | $0 | 1 | $64,973 |
Nov 20, '96 | No Limit Hold'em Championship Event 1996 United States Poker Championship | $7,500 | 3 | $63,000 |
Mar 17, '02 | Limit Hold'em Championship Event 2002 Party Poker Million | $8,000 | 3 | $62,400 |
Apr 24, '06 | Event 12 - No-Limit Hold'em Championship 2006 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT) | $25,000 | 50 | $58,585 |
Feb 09, '03 | Omaha Hi/Lo 2003 L.A. Poker Classic (WPT) | $1,000 | 1 | $55,485 |
Nov 17, '14 | $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em $75K Guarantee 2014 Pittsburgh Poker Open Fall Series | $1,000 | 1 | $54,414 |
Jun 09, '13 | Event 16 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads Up 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 | 5 | $54,024 |
Aug 09, '06 | Event 47 - No-Limit Hold'em 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 | 3 | $53,945 |
Apr 07, '00 | No Limit Hold'em The First Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open | $1,000 | 1 | $53,932 |