7 ▁W S OP ▁Main ▁Event ▁in ▁a ▁race ▁car . ▁Hell m uth ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁in ▁the ▁Rio ▁All ▁Su ite ▁Hotel ▁and ▁Cas ino ▁par king ▁lot ▁and ▁hit ▁a ▁light ▁fi xture . ▁He ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁car ▁for ▁a ▁lim o , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁Main ▁Event ▁two ▁hours ▁late . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁W S OP ▁Main ▁Event , ▁Hell m uth ▁verb ally ▁ab used ▁another ▁player ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁one - round ▁penalty . ▁After ▁a ▁private ▁meeting ▁with ▁W S OP ▁Commission er ▁Jeff rey ▁Pol lack , ▁the ▁penalty ▁was ▁over ru led , ▁and ▁Hell m uth ▁finished ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 4 5 th ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker , ▁Phil ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁three ▁tournament s , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 - 7 ▁Draw ▁Low ball ▁Championship , ▁the ▁Seven ▁Card ▁Stud ▁Hi - L ow ▁Split - 8 ▁or ▁Better ▁Championship , ▁and ▁The ▁P oker ▁Player ' s ▁Championship ▁eight - game ▁mix . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Hell m uth ▁won ▁his ▁ 1 2 th ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker ▁bra ce let ▁in ▁the ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁Seven - Card ▁R azz ▁event , ▁defe ating ▁Don ▁Z ew in ▁and ▁ear ning ▁$ 1 8 2 , 7 9 3 . ▁Z ew in