Phil Hellmuth wins first PokerGO Tour title
A victory for the Poker Brat in the US Poker Open to secure his 71st career title.
Almost exactly a year ago Phil Hellmuth had a career-low moment when he made a terrible call in the US Poker Open. 12 months on and he is celebrating his first-ever PokerGO Tour trophy.
Hellmuth took down the $10,000 No Limit event in the US Poker Open last night, defeating a field of 88 for the $211,200 first prize.
He won the event in find style too, flopping a flush then turning a straight flush against the Queen High flush draw of Jeremy Ausmus.
This was his 71st career title and he spoke about what has got him so many trophies afterwards:
"I have something," he said. "I have this thing called reading ability. And a lot of the younger generation doesn't understand that. They see me make these plays and they're like, 'That's a bad play. That's a bad play.' But if you know that they can't call then I feel like it's a great play. Sometimes they don't give me enough credit, so it's kind of nice."
The US Poker Open continues with Hellmuth in contention for the Player of the Series title:
| Position | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Phil Hellmuth | $211,200 |
| 2nd | Jeremy Ausmus | $149,600 |
| 3rd | Jesse Lonis | $105,600 |
| 4th | George Wolff | $88,000 |
| 5th | Aram Oganyan | $70,400 |
| 6th | Allan Le | $52,800 |
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