It looks like Phil Hellmuth can't stop smiling, because he has finally won the 15th bracelet of his poker career in this year's WSOP Event #71 $5,000 NLHE (30-min levels) and he even has a plump sum of $485,082 to take home to his wife!
This is actually the Poker Brat's first bracelet since winning the 2015 WSOP $1,500 Razz and his ninth bracelet overall in a NLHE event.
He said after he won, "I'm humbled. It's humbling. Thirteen in Europe was really humbling for me. And so is fourteen, and so is fifteen.
When asked about the addition of his bracelet, he said, "It means everything. I want to be remembered in two ways: 1.) For having won 24 bracelets, and 2.) For starting the positivity movement."
Hellmuth has recently released a book entitled #POSITIVITY, a project that was born when he realized the impact he has on fans. He said, "The spotlight that I have becomes a responsibility. Once I realized that I could inspire people, I took that seriously. It's humbling. I haven't had a very good summer, but I've kept myself positive. Every night I come back to the room, saying, ‘Life is good, relax. Life is good, relax.' ... Before this tournament, I called my wife and said, ‘Honey, I'm not sure I want to play this event. She said, ‘Get in there in play.'"
Hellmuth came back with the rest of the 38 players (out of a total 452 entries) who survived for the 2nd day of this event, and right from the start, chips were flying everywhere with the 30-minute levels. He was in 8th chip position in this quick-paced event. By the time the final table was set, he was in 2nd place next to Alan Sternberg. Hellmuth managed to continue building up his stack even though he didn't knock out any of his opponents at the final table leading to heads-up play.
Hellmuth knocked out two-time bracelet winner Steven Wolansky in a heads-up match after being the short stack for most of their two-handed play.
Event #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
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Place
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Player
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Country
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Prize
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1
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Phil Hellmuth
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United States
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$485,082
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2
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Steven Wolansky
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United States
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$299,807
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3
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Alan Sternberg
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United States
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$204,789
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4
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Aliaksei Boika
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Belarus
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$142,458
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5
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Ken Fishman
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United States
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$100,956
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6
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Matt Glanz
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United States
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$72,911
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7
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Paul Hoefer
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Germany
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$53,682
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8
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Ralph Wong
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United States
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$40,309
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9
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Eric Hicks
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United States
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$30,881
|
|
10
|
Paul Fontan
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United Kingdom
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$24,147
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Source:
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/07/phil-hellmuth-wins-15th-career-bracelet-wsop-31466.htm?itm_content=pn-hp-hero-2
I congratulate him for a new bracelet and for his style to play poker.
