At one point, he was down to just 60,000 at the 15,000/30,000 blind level. While Hellmuth did end up on top, his tournament had its ups and downs.

Rather, the extension of his record seemed to be of greater value as it gives his proponents more reason to argue that he is one of the best to have ever played the game. It was not the money, however, that meant the most to Hellmuth. Hellmuth earned $803,818 plus various bounties for the win, which happened with little fanfare as it concluded in the early morning hours at an outside table in the Paris Ballroom. The victory came in Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty, a tournament that drew 642 runners that generated a $4,044,600 prize pool.

The most decorated player in WSOP history was already six bracelets ahead of his next closest competition with 16 gold bracelets, and at the 2023 WSOP he extended that lead by adding No. When it comes to the World Series of Poker (WSOP), they don’t come much bigger than Phil Hellmuth. Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results.

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