17 Bracelets. 14 2nd place finishes. Won the 1989 main event. As well as the 2012 WSOPE main event. (Only player to ever win both). The last two bracelets were won in 2021and 2023, where solvers and math have taken poker into a new era. An era they said he could no longer win in. They don't agree with the way Phil plays because regardless of the winning outcome, a solver simply would have done differently. The new players have become so consumed with the input and output, they've lost and forgotten what makes Phil so great in the first place; his instincts and reading ability. I could go on and on, digging into his records but all I'm trying to say is that Phil Hellmuth is 100% in the discussion for GOAT status. The proof is right in front of you. Most 1st and 2nd place wins of any player and has won through all eras of poker.
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now that wsop no longer holds the supreme league authority as acquired by gg, those titles in that small company diminish in value.