▁as ▁a ▁drop - in ▁comment ator . ▁Hell m uth ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁P oker ▁After ▁Dark ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season , ▁winning ▁$ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Hell m uth ▁returned ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁and ▁claimed ▁his ▁second ▁P oker ▁After ▁Dark ▁title , ▁winning ▁another ▁$ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Hell m uth ▁is ▁the ▁Season ▁ 3 ▁champion ▁of ▁Late ▁Night ▁P oker . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁P oker ▁EM ▁ 7 - Card ▁Stud ▁Main ▁Event ▁in ▁Austria , ▁bil led ▁the ▁largest ▁ 7 - Card ▁Stud ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Phil ▁defeated ▁ 4 3 7 ▁other ▁players ▁to ▁win ▁$ 1 0 6 , 2 5 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Hell m uth ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁He ads - Up ▁P oker ▁Championship . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Men ▁N gu yen , ▁Paul ▁Phill ips , ▁H uck ▁Se ed , ▁L yle ▁B erman ▁and ▁Antonio ▁Es f and i ari ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Chris ▁Fer g us on ▁whom ▁he ▁defeated ▁in ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁three ▁games . ▁While ▁trying ▁to ▁repeat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁to ▁Ch ip ▁Re ese . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Hell m uth ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Party P oker . com