▁fifteen ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker ▁bra ce lets . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Event ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker ▁( WS OP ) ▁and ▁the ▁Main ▁Event ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker ▁Europe ▁( W SO PE ), ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁induct ee ▁of ▁the ▁W S OP ' s ▁P oker ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Hell m uth ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁temper amental ▁" p oker ▁br at " ▁person ality . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Hell m uth ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁attended ▁Mad ison ▁West ▁High ▁School . ▁His ▁ad oles c ence ▁was ▁troubles ome , ▁and ▁issues ▁with ▁gr ades ▁and ▁friends ▁were ▁t ough ▁on ▁Phil , ▁who ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁" ug ly ▁du ck ling " ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁where ▁he ▁dropped ▁out ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁full - time ▁pok er ▁player . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁K atherine ▁San born , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁psych iat rist ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University , ▁and ▁their ▁two ▁sons , ▁Phill ip ▁III ▁and ▁Nicholas . ▁ ▁P oker ▁career ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ,