Heading into the 2021 World Series of Poker, the headlines were supposed to be about the grand return to live poker action after the unavoidable move to online action for the 2020 WSOP. While that’s still part of it, much of the attention has been pulled away by Phil Hellmuth, which is just as the Poker Brat probably likes it.
The World Series of Poker has always been a showcase for Hellmuth, who has won more bracelets at the event than any other player. Hellmuth hasn’t slowed down a bit, coming into the tournament off a string of successes in high stakes showdown battles against luminaries like Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Negreanu.
But it’s one thing to play well when you’ve got a 50/50 chance of winning. It’s another to grind out tournaments over dozens upon dozens of entrants, most much younger players. Perhaps being bearish on Hellmuth’s chances at the WSOP was only natural. “Philling” It Up
But he has proven any doubters wrong with his play so far in the 2021 WSOP. Hellmuth hit three final tables in the first few weeks of the event, often doing so in disciplines a bit off the beaten path. People who know him as only as Texas Hold’em type are finding out just how varied his skill level can be.
In true Hellmuth fashion, there has also been some controversy as well. One of his legendary tirades , coming after he lost a key hand in one of those final tables, probably went a bit too far. Many poker fans and fellow players wondered why he didn’t face any repercussions for it (although he did apologize afterwards).
The only thing that was missing from Helmuth’s incredible run was an event victory. But he took care of that this past week by picking up the 16 th bracelet of his career, adding to his record total. And he continued his trend of performing well in non-Hold’em events. His Latest Bracelet
In this case, it was a No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw event which packed in 272 entrants ponying up the $1,500 buy-in. It was by no […]
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