Phil Hellmuth: camera hogging charity hero
Hellmuth haunts the cameras at the baseball ahead of his seventh year hosting the "All in for kids" charity event.
His wife may have denied him the opportunity to appear on American reality TV show "Wife Swap" recently, but it was never going to be long before Phil Hellmuth wriggled his way back on screen.
Evidently looking to make up for lost time, Hellmuth booked himself a front row seat at last weekend's World Series of Baseball match between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals.
As a result, the Poker Brat was on the big screen no less than three times during the game - check out a couple examples of his haunting camera magnetism below:
PIC: me behind the Giants! RT @GeeNiko @phil_hellmuth Enjoying the game Phil #couldyoubeanyclosertotheaction
— Phil Hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) October 26, 2014
PIC: @westcoastbill Hunter Pence and I celebrating! RT @FiVeMaTeO @phil_hellmuth GO GIANTS !! #worldseries
— Phil Hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) October 26, 2014
Phil goes All-in for Kids again
Dan Shak's "All-in for Kids" charity poker tournament is set to return for a seventh year tomorrow night in New York, and Hellmuth - as has been the case each year since its inaugural run in 2008 - will be hosting the event.
Every year Shak aims to raise money for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) - a top ranked institution in the US - and receives help from the WPT Foundation. In total, the event has raised over $5m for the charity.
"This is an exceptional event", said CHOP CEO Steven Altschuler. "While our young patients come to us from all around the world, we treat thousands of children right here in New York, making this event even more special."
Hellmuth will be joined by fellow poker pros Vanessa Selbst and Andy Frankenberger, along with WPT Anchor Lynn Gilmartin and WPT Commentator Vince Van Patten.
