Phil Hellmuth Jr.

This self named poker brat is one of poker's most intriguing and very controversial players. Sometimes, he shows a level of game play that is unparallel to any other poker player. Other times, he admittedly so badly that he acts as if he has bo business being in a high-stakes poker game.

From Wisconsin, is is the son of a university dean. He started playing the game of poker ( on a more serious level) while enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, where he quickly discovered that he was way more into poker playing than school itself.

He even played his first WSOP event when he was 24. He took the poker circuit by storm when he became the youngest player to ever win the Binion's yearly classic. He is well known for terrorizing the the poker circuit with incredible game play. In 1991, he landed in the top 5 in all of the Hall of Fame tournaments held at the Horsehoe. In 1993, he won a record amount of WSOP events - three. He even went on to win the 1995 Hall of Fame championship.

All of his wins have been from playing Texas Holdem, but he plays all games. He currently lives in the San Francisco area and remains a circuit player today.

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