▁had ▁finished ▁third ▁to ▁Chan ▁and ▁Hell m uth ▁when ▁Hell m uth ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁bra ce let ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁bra ce let ▁Hell m uth ▁has ▁won ▁in ▁a ▁non - hold ' em ▁event , ▁and ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁bra ce let ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁player ▁in ▁W S OP ▁history ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁bra ce let ▁in ▁four ▁different ▁dec ades ▁( J ay ▁He im ow itz ▁won ▁ 6 ▁bra ce lets , ▁sp anning ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁and ▁Billy ▁B ax ter ▁won ▁ 7 ▁bra ce lets , ▁also ▁sp anning ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ). ▁Hell m uth ▁also ▁collected ▁$ 2 , 6 4 5 , 3 3 3 ▁for ▁his ▁fourth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁buy - in ▁" Big ▁One ▁for ▁One ▁Drop " ▁tournament , ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁tournament ▁c ash ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Hell m uth ▁won ▁his ▁ 1 3 th ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker ▁bra ce let ▁in ▁the ▁€ 1 0 , 4 5 0 ▁W SO PE ▁No