Phil Hellmuth is the writer of the book Poker Brat among many other books and articles. Poker brat is the nickname of Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth is one of the greatest poker players in the world. This player has set many records in the world stage of poker. Hellmuth holds the record of most cashes won from WSOP.
One of the records Hellmuth set in the world of poker is winning WSOP main event at a very tender age. This poker star won the 1989 WSOP main event when he was only 24 years. The record set by Hellmuth was broken in 2008 by Peter Eastgate. In 2008, Eastgate won the main event. He was only 22 years old. Joe Cada later shattered the record of Hellmuth and Eastgate. Cada emerged the winner in 2009 WSOP event when he was just 21 years old.
1989 WSOP main event was an interesting one. In this event, Phil was facing a very popular poker player called Johnny chan. As at 1989, Chan was the holder of two WSOP titles. The game was a tough one. However, Phil eventually emerged the winner. WSOP tournaments are normally very challenging to players and exciting to fans.
Hellmuth is one of the former WSOP champions still in the game. Most WSOP champions usually stop from participating in high stake competitions, 2-5 years after winning a major title. Peter won his major title in 1989. Twenty years down the line, Peter is still a force to reckon with in the world of Poker. In 2010, Hellmuth won $117,000 in WSOP shooting star event. In April of the same year, he finished 7th in WPT world championships. For his efforts in the April tournament Peter was rewarded with $25,000.
This poker star has seven burnpoker.com main event cashes. He is behind famous players such as Doyle Brunson, Bobby Baldwin and Berry Johnston. Bobby Baldwin has eight main event cashes while Berry Johnston has 10 main event cashes. The total earnings of Peter from all WSOP tournaments he has participated in is $6,105,254. The total amount of money this poker player has made from live tournaments is over $11,450,500. Peter features in All Time Money List. In this list there are poker players such as Jamie Gold, Erik Seidel, Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu.
Another world competition Phil has engaged in is the World Poker Tour (WPT). This tour is a series of competitions that are usually held in different countries. All WPT competitions are normally broadcasted on TV. Phil has never won a bracelet in WPT but he has cashed in a number of times.
Apart from being an active poker player, Phil usually writes books, articles and also prepares instructional videos. One of Phil’s most popular books is Poker Brat. This book is a bit autobiographical and also contains some very useful poker advice. Hellmuth usually writes articles for magazines. One of Phil’s contributions to online poker is helping in developing poker software for a site called Ultimate Bet.
The poker brat alternatively called Phil Hellmuth is a big name in poker circles. Apart from being acclaimed as holder of 11 WSOP titles, Hellmuth is also acclaimed for being one of the highest earners in the poker world. The poker brat is also the author of a number of books.