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Presentation Of a Poker Star
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Poker Star Phil Hellmuth, JR.
Date of Birth: 7/16/64
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin
Now Resides: Palo Alto, CA
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2 boys
Started playing poker: In college in 1985
Favorite poker game: Hold 'em
Ambition: To be the best poker player of all time
Hobbies: My website, www.philhellmuth.com, writing and business
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Favorite Movie: The American President and The Matrix
Favorite Music: '80s and '90s rock and roll
Favorite Place in the world: Esalen, located south of Monterey Bay and Pebble Beach
Favorite Celebrity: Any celebrity that keeps their family #1
Major Poker Accomplishments:
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6 WSOP Bracelets, including the 1989 WSOP 'big one'
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17 final tables at the WSOP
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4 Hall of Fame bracelets, including the 1995 championship event
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Several Bike 'Diamond Jim Brady' or 'Legends' titles, including the 1988 championship event
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A couple of 'Carnavale of Poker' titles with a 2nd (1998) and a 3rd (2000) in the championship event in the three times that they have held the event
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2nd in the U.S Open Championship event in 1996
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At least twenty other titles worldwide
Most respected poker players:
Ted Forrest has a great heart and plays great poker, Johnny Chan plays great poker and manages to spend time with his six children, Annie Duke is a huge family person and shes manages to play great poker as well. I like the poker players that keep their priorities right.
If you could change anything in the world, what would it be?
I would like everyone in the world to truly 'see the good' in everyone else. I believe that if that were the case, then we wouldn't have wars, murders and cruelty anymore. I am not denominational in my religous choices, but I believe that Buddha had it right when he told his followers, 'It is important to see the good in everyone.' I have a long way to go in my life to get to where I would like to be, but when I am at my best I am able to see the good even in some of the slimiest poker players out there. Sometimes it is hard, but I can always find something good in them eventually.
If you could change anything in the poker world, what would it be?
I would like to find a way to make the general public understand poker. I believe that if the public understood poker, then it would become 'bigger than golf' worldwide. I mean anyone of any age (John Bonetti-71, Daniel Negreanu-25), sex, religion, race or nationality can play and enjoy this game. Physical prowess is not required in poker. You can use your mind to participate in the poker game even if you're no star or master.
Whether you aim to become a poker star or not, why not play poker online?
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