Phillip Jerome Hellmuth, Jr. is an American professional poker player who has captured a record fourteen World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe , and he is a member of the WSOPs Poker Hall of Fame. Hellmuth is also known for his temperamental poker brat personality.
Hellmuth was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended Madison West High School before moving on to the University of WisconsinMadison for three years, where he dropped out to play poker fulltime.
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