Phil Hellmuth is a polarizing figure in the poker world, he recently courted his share of controversy at the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and people celebrate when he is eliminated from the Main Event, but nobody can argue that Hellmuth isn’t one of the greatest tournament poker players of all time. The Poker Hall of Famer added another line to his lengthy resume Wednesday night when he won his fifteenth career WSOP bracelet, coming from behind to win Event #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em with 30 minute levels.
This victory extends Hellmuth’s WSOP bracelet record; he now has 50 percent more bracelets than the trio of Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, and Doyle Brunson, who each have ten. One of the more exciting times in WSOP history was the middle of last decade. Chan won his tenth bracelet in 2005, breaking a tie with Brunson and Hellmuth. Just five events later at the same WSOP, Brunson won his tenth. The following year, Hellmuth pulled back into a tie with the two legends and then won his eleventh bracelet in 2007.
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