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Phillip Jerome Hellmuth, Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, “poker brat” personality.

He is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. World Series of Poker In 1989, the 24-year-old Hellmuth became the youngest player to win the Main Event of the WSOP by defeating the two-time defending champion Johnny Chan in heads up play. He held that distinction until 2008, when 22-year-old Peter Eastgate became the (then) youngest Main Event champion. At the 2006 World Series of Poker, Hellmuth captured his record 10th World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em with rebuys event.

At the time, this tied him with fellow poker legends Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan. However, unlike Brunson and Chan, all of Hellmuth’s bracelets are in Texas hold’em. At the 2007 World Series of Poker, Hellmuth won his record-breaking 11th bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event Hellmuth also holds the records for most WSOP cashes (75) and most WSOP final tables (41), recently overtaking TJ Cloutier. At the Main Event of the2008 World Series of Poker Hellmuth made a deep run finishing in 45th place out of a field of 6,844. He was the last former champion standing at the event when he was knocked out.

Hellmuth took home $154,400. Hellmuth has won $6,106,838 at the WSOP and ranks 9th on the WSOP All Time Money List. In October 2008, Hellmuth launched www.pokerbrat.com, a webstore where customers can purchase Hellmuth and non-Hellmuth brand poker gear. In May 2009, Phil Hellmuth released the book Deal Me In: 20 Of The World’s Top Poker Players Share The Heartbreaking and Inspiring Stories of How They Turned Pro. Hellmuth was born in Northern Madison, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison for three years before dropping out to play poker full time. He is married and has two sons.