Phil Hellmuth, the record-holder, is finished successful World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, so says Shaun Deeb.
Deeb instructed WSOP reporter Jeff Platt on Monday that not solely does he imagine the “Poker Brat” will not sooner or later seize his 18th bracelet. He additionally gave himself a strong probability of finally surpassing Hellmuth.
PokerNews caught up with Hellmuth on Tuesday on the World Sequence of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) sequence within the Bahamas to get his ideas on Deeb’s feedback. He took problem what the reigning WSOP Participant of the Yr needed to say, and recommended that “he was trolling me.” However he then stated “he may not have been.”
“He is just a little unusual generally,” Hellmuth stated of Deeb.
Is Hellmuth Completed?
Deeb gained his eigth bracelet in October, leaving him 9 titles behind Hellmuth, who has six extra bracelets than anybody else in historical past. Phil Ivey is in second place with 11. Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and Erik Seidel are the one different gamers with no less than 10.
Regardless of proudly owning lower than half of the Poker Corridor of Famer’s gold bracelets, Deeb instructed Platt there is a 60% probability he’ll catch as much as Hellmuth inside a dozen years. He instructed PokerNews that he wasn’t trolling, and defined why he would not suppose the poker legend will win one other bracelet.
“I feel he would not attempt onerous sufficient to win, he tries too onerous to outlive,” Deeb stated of Hellmuth. “He is wealthy sufficient, he ought to be going for the win much more. He ought to be placing in additional quantity. He shouldn’t be maxing every part for one bullet and play a number of the smaller area huge stuff. However that is Phil. He is a singular particular person.”
“I might be shocked if he wins one once more however, you understand, something can occur with a number of the small fields. However, yeah, it is onerous for him to win. Folks sort of know his tips. He sort of tells his opponents find out how to play in opposition to him. And that is not the very best technique while you’re making an attempt to entice folks, telling all of them day you are going to entice them.”
Hellmuth, nevertheless, defended his poker recreation, saying, “I discover it attention-grabbing, folks have no idea how good I’m. They do not know the data that I’ve. So, for those who’re taking part in poker with me on the Sequence and I am drained and I make a mistake, that does not fairly present the total potential.”
Hellmuth holds most significant WSOP information, together with bracelets (17), cashes (198), and ultimate desk appearances (79). He is even tied with Jeremy Ausmus for many ultimate tables in a single sequence (7), a file he set in 2021.
The BetRivers Poker ambassador is the one participant to win no less than one bracelet in 5 separate many years. However Deeb, 39, thinks Hellmuth, 61, is previous his prime and finished with successful bracelets. Hellmuth gained his first WSOP title in 1989 when he beat Chan, the two-time defending champion, heads-up within the Principal Occasion. His most up-to-date bracelet was the $10,000 Tremendous Turbo Bounty in 2023.
Deeb, who will turn into eligible for the Poker Corridor of Fame subsequent summer season, is a two-time WSOP Participant of the Yr. He is gained eight bracelets prior to now 11 years. It actually is not out of the query for him to achieve 17 bracelets inside the subsequent 12 years. However Hellmuth stated he has his sights set on attaining his longstanding objective of successful 24 bracelets.
Phil Hellmuth Wins Report-Extending seventeenth World Sequence of Poker Bracelet
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Connor Richards
Senior Editor U.S.
