Phil Hellmuth joined Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson in 2006 as one of only three best poker players in history with 10 WSOP bracelets to their names. But what separates Phil Hellmuth from even this legendary pack is that all of his WSOP wins have come in Texas Hold'em events - that and a record 11th bracelet in No-Limit Hold'em won by the poker brat himself at the 2007 WSOP.
Phil Hellmuth also holds the distinction of being the youngest poker player to win the WSOP Main Event after beating two-time defending champion Johnny Chan in 1989 at just 24 years old. He learned the game of poker while he was a student at the University of Wisconsin, moving up from cash games at the student union to higher stakes poker with the professors and eventually dropping out of school to play professionally, much to the chagrin of his academic father.
After the win at the 1989 WSOP, poker pro Phil Hellmuth spent the next decade and a half accumulating more tournament victories than any other professional poker player before him. In addition to the 10 WSOP bracelets, he has more than 50 poker tournament titles, 5 World Poker Tour top 10 finishes and has amassed tournament winnings over a whopping $8.8 million.
