As I was flying home from Vegas, Phil “The Poker Brat” Hellmuth was accepting his 11th WSOP bracelet from the two men he passed on the list of most bracelets won, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson. Hellmuth had shared the honors with Texas Dolly and the Orient Express since he captured his 10th World Series of Poker bracelet last year, but his victory in event #15, $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘Em, left him alone on the top of a mountain of gold bracelets.
“This is the one I really wanted,” Hellmuth said afterward in a
post-tournament press conference. “I have so much respect for Doyle and
Johnny. To now be at the top of the all-time (WSOP wins) list is really
about as good a feeling as I have ever had.”
“Poker players everywhere measure themselves against each other by how
many WSOP bracelets they have,” Commissioner of the World Series of
Poker Jeffrey Pollack said. “Now, all WSOP bracelet holders must
measure themselves against Phil Hellmuth. He is a true sports champion.”
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