▁Seven ▁Card ▁Stud ▁Hi - Lo , ▁Seven ▁Card ▁R azz , ▁and ▁O ma ha ▁hold ' em ▁( P ot ▁Lim it , ▁Lim it , ▁and ▁Hi - Lo ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mixed ▁games ▁like ▁H . O . R . S . E ▁and ▁the ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁P oker ▁Player ' s ▁Championship ; ▁his ▁first - ever ▁W S OP ▁final ▁table ▁( and ▁first - ever ▁W S OP ▁c ash ) ▁was ▁in ▁Seven ▁Card ▁Stud ▁Hi - Lo ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁his ▁second - ever ▁W S OP ▁final ▁table ▁( and ▁third - ever ▁W S OP ▁c ash ) ▁was ▁in ▁Pot ▁Lim it ▁O ma ha ▁hold ' em ▁w / R eb u ys ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁( H is ▁third - ever ▁W S OP ▁final ▁table ▁( and ▁fifth - ever ▁W S OP ▁c ash ) ▁was ▁his ▁Main ▁Event ▁victory ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 .) ▁Of ▁those ▁ 2 2 ▁events , ▁Hell m uth ▁has ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁six ▁times . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker , ▁Hell m uth ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁player ▁in ▁W S OP ▁history ▁to ▁win ▁three ▁bra ce lets ▁in ▁one ▁W S OP . ▁( W alter ▁" P ug gy " ▁Pear son ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁ 1