July 12, 2018
Top US professional poker player Phil Hellmuth (53) has claimed his fifteenth World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet, along with the main prize of $485,082 after winning the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels) competition. Hellmuth, who with 14 bracelets was already comfortably ahead of his closest rivals, widened the gap Wednesday after defeating […]
September 2, 2017
Los Angeles high stakes cash game pro Art Papazyan bested his poker idol Phil Hellmuth in the heads up of the $4,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Legends of Poker event played this week at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens near LA. The competition attracted 763 entries, many of them top names in the game, […]
August 24, 2017
14-WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth showed his professional resilience and skills Wednesday night when he came from $194,000 behind to best Daniel “Jungleman” Cates and claim the main prize and the King of the Hill winner’s belt in the $50,000 buy-in inaugural Poker Night in America event. A large global audience watched the live-streamed bracket-style […]
August 18, 2017
Phil Hellmuth has been selected to replace Tony Dunst as the on-air poker critic and analyst for the World Poker Tour’s “The Raw Deal” program. Dunst has moved up to commentary responsibilities, replacing Mike Sexton, who is now WPT chairman. Sexton was among the first to congratulate Hellmuth, tweeting: “Who in the world could possibly […]
August 4, 2016
Expect a little poker action in an upcoming episode in the hit US television series Billions; news reports and tweets from Phil Hellmuth and Brandon Cantu indicate that the two poker aces have been hired to play parts in the second series of the runaway hit program, which took off soon after its premiere at […]
June 9, 2015
The high profile poker pro from California, Phil Hellmuth (50) proved to a packed rail that he still has it in spades early Tuesday morning Vegas time when he eliminated his last opponent to claim victory and his 14th World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet in event 17 – the $10,000 buy-in Razz Championship. That […]
October 15, 2014
The usually high profile professional poker ace Phil Hellmuth, now aged 50, says he has turned down an invitation to join the ABC reality television program “Wife Swap”. ABC promotional material describes the show as: “The mothers in two celebrity families with vastly diverse values switch homes (but not bedrooms) — embarking on a journey […]
July 4, 2014
Chicago poker pro Matt Grapentheim triumphed Thursday night in a 4-hour heads up against Todd Brunson to claim his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the main prize of $268,473 in event 61, a $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud championship competition. The result was another bitter disappointment for 13-bracelet Phil Hellmuth, who’s hopes of […]
June 8, 2014
High profile poker pro Phil Hellmuth has lost out again in his quest for a record 14th World Series of Poker bracelet. Having suffered his first disappointment this year when Ted Forrest thwarted his bracelet ambitions last week in the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Razz (see previous report), Hellmuth was eliminated in eighth position in Event […]