Phil Hellmuth has just extended his lead further on the WSOP gold bracelet leaderboard after picking up his 14th bracelet in the $10,000 buy-in Razz Championship (Event #17).
Back in 2012 many doubted that Hellmuth would win a bracelet in a non-hold'em event (the previous 11 bracelets had come in that discipline). He then silenced the "disbelievers" by winning the $2,500 Seven Card Razz event. Today, three years and two bracelets later, he has again proved that he is amongst the best Razz players in the world.
"I'm dedicating this," said Hellmuth to the crowd after his victory. "I lost a friend about a month ago, Dave Goldberg. I'm going to give this bracelet to his wife and kids. This is for Dave Goldberg. Goldy, I love you."
He also received $271,105 in prize money for his victory, which brings his total WSOP earnings to an incredible $12,512,8000! He has 109 cashes at the WSOP and 52 are final table appearances.
Information about the winner:
Name: Phil Hellmuth
Birthplace: Maidson, WI (USA)
Age: 50
Current Residence: Palo Alto, CA (USA)
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2
Profession: Professional Poker Player
Number of WSOP Cashes: 109
Number of WSOP Final Table Appearances: 52
Number of WSOP Gold Bracelet Victories (with this tournament): 14
Best Previous WSOP Finish: 1st
Total WSOP Earnings: $12,512,800
FUN FACTS:
- There were 17 total WSOP bracelets among the competitors at the official final table. Fourteen of those belong to Phil Hellmuth.
- This was Brandon Shack-Harris' first cash at the 2015 WSOP. Shack-Harris is coming off of a stellar run in 2014 where he won his first bracelet and was in contention to win Player of the Year.
- Shaun Deeb, fresh off of his first WSOP bracelet win in $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship, just missed out on making back-to-back official final tables. Deeb finished in 9th place, bubbling the official final table for $26,557.
He's a pretty unique dude, and he's really funny to watch when he's on tilt. Much more entertaining to watch than Scott Seiver 
