Trying To Be The Greatest With 12

Date: 2007.06.25 | Category: Hand Of The Week | By: Phil Hellmuth   

After winning my record-breaking 11th bracelet on June 11, I was walking all over cloud nine. But, as I write this, I’m still in the middle of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and I want more!

On June 17, I entered the $3,000 buy-in no-limit Hold ’em event. Two days later, I was at another final table gunning for bracelet No. 12, and this one was an ESPN final table (to be aired in September).

To separate myself by two bracelets from the great Johnny Chan (10) and Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson (10) would be quite a feat. I just had to beat nine more players. The problem was that I was short-stacked, with only $213,000, when the average stack was $480,000 in chips.