Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth
Hellmuth during the WPT Venetian 2021
Nickname(s)The Poker Brat
Lumestackin
BornPhillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr.
(1964-07-16) July 16, 1964
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelets17
Money finishes210
Highest WSOP
Main Event finish
Winner, 1989
World Poker Tour
TitleNone
Final table5
Money finishes18

Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player who has won a record seventeen World Series of Poker bracelets, the majority in no-limit hold'em. 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 2007 inductee of the WSOP's Poker Hall of Fame. He is the only player in poker history to have won a WSOP bracelet in 5 different decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tournament players in history.