Hellmuth: “The competition with Ivey is about 20 bracelets”
- Filed under: High Stakes Results, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, WSOP
- Date: Jun 27,2010
Phil Hellmuth, who holds the record of won WSOP bracelets (11), couldn’t win his 12th one from the WSOP Event #41 / $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo. In final results Hellmuth ranked only seventh and was understandably very disappointed.
Unlike “normally”, this time Hellmuth chased the bracelet in Omaha, not Hold’em. “This seems so unfair, did you see how they played? I played only seven hands during the day and three times I bumped into aces. It shouldn’t happen. I played splendid poker, better than ever, and that’s why being eliminated felt very unfair.”
Poker News was there as Hellmuth claimed his prize money of about $30,000. Overall, that money is nothing to Hellmuth - especially alongside the bracelets.
“Phil Ivey just won a bracelet. Congrats to him. This is all about competition between us. One day he may beat me in the amount of WSOP bracelets, but not yet as I myself still have 11 bracelets.” As a NL Texas specialist Hellmuth didn’t hesitate to name this Hi/Lo as his best tournament of this summer.
According to Hellmuth, it is - above all - about accomplishments and records. “Ivey may leave me behind, but that won’t happen before I have 17 or 18 bracelets. So this competition between Ivey and me is about 20 won bracelets.”
Source: Poker Nyhederne and TheHendonMob
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