Phil Hellmuth wins 12th WSOP Bracelet
Phil Hellmuth wins 12th WSOP Bracelet in Event #18: Seven Card Razz, of the 43rd World Series of Poker. Hellmuth proves he’s got what it takes to be a champion by extending his bracelet lead on Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan who both have earned 10 WSOP bracelets.
This is Phil Hellmuth first non-holdem bracelet to add to his collection, last year Hellmuth was unsuccessful at capturing gold and finished runner up in three 2011 WSOP events. Hellmuth hasn’t won a World Series of Poker tournaments since 2007.
Hellmuth’s 12th WSOP bracelet for first place finish in the event #18 is worth more than his $182,793 winnings for the event.
Phil Ivey almost won his 9th WSOP bracelet but was instead beaten by Andy Frankenberger heads-up in WSOP Event #17: Pot-Limit Hold’em.
Phil Hellmuth wins 12th WSOP Bracelet
Phil Hellmuth was up against a tough field of players with five WSOP bracelet winners on the final table including: Brandon Cantu, Scott Fischman, Brendan Taylor, Barry Greenstein and Michael Chow.
Phil Hellmuth eliminated Brandon Cantu in third place and was heads-up with Don Zewin who has 18 WSOP cashes to his name since 1989. The epic heads-up battle lasted over three hours, with Hellmuth taking down first place in the end.
2012 WSOP Event #18: Seven Card Razz
Buy-in: $2,500
Prize pool: $702,975
Players: 309
2012 WSOP Event #18 Results
- Phil Hellmuth – $182,793
- Don Zewin – $113,024
- Brandon Cantu – $74,269
- Scott Fischman – $54,248
- Brendan Taylor – $40,167
For all the results of Event #18 Seven Card Razz see the World Series of Poker website.
Phil Hellmuth WSOP Bracelets
WSOP Event | Tournament | Prize |
1989 WSOP | No Limit Hold’em World Championship | $755,000 |
1992 WSOP | Limit Hold’em | $168,000 |
1993 WSOP | No Limit Hold’em | $161,400 |
1993 WSOP | No Limit Hold’em | $173,000 |
1993 WSOP | Limit Hold’em | $138,000 |
1997 WSOP | Pot Limit Hold’em | $204,000 |
2001 WSOP | No Limit Hold’em | $316,550 |
2003 WSOP | Limit Hold’em | $171,400 |
2003 WSOP | No Limit Hold’em | $410,860 |
2006 WSOP | No Limit Hold’em | $631,863 |
2007 WSOP | No Limit Hold’em | $637,254 |
2012 WSOP | Seven-Card Razz | $182,793 |
Phil Ivey misses 9th WSOP Bracelet
While Phil Hellmuth was playing heads-up with Don Zewin, Phil Ivey was also on the final table of WSOP Event #17: Pot-Limit Hold’em. Phil Ivey even had the chip lead going into his heads-up match with Andy Frankenberger, but was unsuccessful in claiming his 9th WSOP bracelet finishing in 2nd place.
2012 WSOP Event #17: Pot-Limit Hold’em
Buy-in: $10,000
Prize pool: $1,682,600
Players: 179
2012 WSOP Event #17 Results
- Andy Frankenberger – $445,899
- Phil Ivey – $275,559
- Ali Eslami – $199,623
- Alexander Venovski – $147,345
- Manuel Bevand – $110,731