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Phil Hellmuth

Photo: World Poker Tour · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Net Worth

$28M

Profession

poker player · author

Born

July 16, 1964

Profile

Six decades after his Madison, Wisconsin birth and four decades after his first Las Vegas bust-out, Phil Hellmuth has built a fortune that no tracker of tournament databases quite captures in full.

Sources of Wealth

Live tournament poker winnings
The primary and dominant source, with Hendon Mob tracking over $31M in documented live earnings across 400+ cashes spanning four decades.
$20.2M
72%
Sponsorships & endorsements
Hellmuth has held poker-site sponsorships and various brand partnerships throughout his career, a noted secondary income stream cited across multiple sources.
$3.4M
12%
Media, TV & book royalties
Hellmuth is a bestselling author and has participated in multiple television and movie projects, generating royalty and appearance income.
$2.2M
8%
Merchandise, poker apps & business ventures
Hellmuth has his own clothing line, a poker app, and was a founding partner in Poker Central, the 24/7 poker TV channel.
$1.4M
5%
Cash-game & private poker income
Undocumented private cash-game play is a known part of professional poker player income and likely contributes a small share to overall wealth.
$840K
3%

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