Hellmuth Chip Leading at World Series of Poker Final Table in Quest of 18th Bracelet

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Jun 17, 2025 2 min read

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet record could be broken before Tuesday's session concludes ... by the current record-holder.

Phil Hellmuth, off to an otherwise slow start to the summer, is deep in Event #47: $2,500 Mixed O8/Stud 8. He was among the 575 entrants seeking the $244,674 first-place prize, along with the gold bracelet.

Winning the bracelet would give the "Poker Brat" 18 for his Hall of Fame career. That would put him seven ahead of his closest competitor, Phil Ivey, who won his 11th last summer after a 10-year drought.

Poker Brat Looking to Extend WSOP Record

Hellmuth didn't come out of the gates firing on all cylinders at the 2025 WSOP. He's locked up his eighth cash, but the previous seven were all for less than three times the buy-in. The 1989 world champion reached his first final table of the series on Tuesday, just a few days after he vowed to start playing "great poker" and not get down on himself for his early series results.

The poker legend entered Day 3 in the mixed event 13th in chips out of 27 remaining players. Shaun Deeb and Benny Glaser were among those who bagged chips on Monday. But both went out before the final table began.

Glaser, seeking his third bracelet of the summer, busted in 16th place for $9,257. Deeb, trying to join Glaser in the seven-bracelet club, went out in 12th place for $11,269.

Hellmuth, on the other hand, has consistently increased his stack throughout the session. He shot up the leaderboard into the top five early in the day and then started battling Jason Daly for the chip lead. The two poker players have traded the chip lead many times on Day 3. Tobias Hausen has also spent some time on Tuesday at or near the top of the chip counts.

Hellmuth last won a bracelet — his 17th — in 2023 when he took down the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty for $803,818.

Jon Turner was eliminated in 10th place ($14,010), setting up a final table with Hellmuth and Daly neck-and-neck for the chip lead. Kevin Choi, at the time of publishing, was a bit behind in third place. All nine remaining players have a guaranteed minimum payout of $17,784. A winner could be crowned on Day 3, but the tournament staff has the discretion to bring the players back on Wednesday if the final table runs too late.

Chip Stacks Entering the Final Table

Hellmuth is attempting to win his first live poker tournament since the bracelet win in 2023. Poker fans can follow along with PokerNews coverage throughout the final table in the $2,500 mixed event.

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