Phil Hellmuth has put even more distance on his peers at the World Series of Poker.
Hellmuth extended his own record by winning his 16th WSOP bracelet late Sunday at the Rio, defeating a field of 272 entries in Event 31, the $1,500 buy-in No-limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, to take home $84,951.
Hellmuth, the 1989 WSOP Main Event champion, now has six more bracelets than his next closest rivals — Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey. (The WSOP awards trophy bracelets for tournament victories.)
Hellmuth said he was excited to win a bracelet in No-limit 2-7, a favorite of high-stakes cash game players such as Brunson and Chip Reese when Hellmuth entered the poker world.
