2012 World Series of Poker

Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj98
Prize
$1,451,527
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
108
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Hellmuth in the House

We saw a tall man donned in black wandering the tournament floor greeting the players and shaking hands. It didn't take us long to realize it was none other than 12-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth.

After shaking hands with everyone at Table 457, Hellmuth occupied the seat left by the recently departed David Singer. The "Poker Brat" is no doubt looking to improve upon last year's runner-up finish in this event, though it won't be easy going as he's seated with the likes of Barry Greenstein, Michael Mizrachi and Allen Cunningham.

Bruno Fitoussi is also seated at that table, so at least Hellmuth has someone to reminisce with on what it's like to come up just shy of a Poker Player's Championship title (Fitoussi finished runner-up to Freddy Deeb in 2007).

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Phil Hellmuth
150,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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