Above: Phil with some of his celeb pals after hosting this year's "Tiger Jam" charity event. L-R; Phil Hellmuth, Andy Roddick, Tiger Woods, Chris HarrisonHats off to Hellmuth, as despite all the many haters and the exponential increase in poker talent since Hellmuth began his poker odyssey, he is still chasing the poker dream on the table as well as fame and fortune off it, and the release of his autobiography, "The Poker Brat" last month was reason enough for the WSJ to run a profile on the 53 year old WSOP legend. The article gives a brief overview of Hellmuth's poker resume (14 WSOP titles, $21m in live tourney earnings), and a little of his background prior to poker - nothing that the serious poker fan won't already have heard on any number of occasions. How "Mr Hellmuth" (as he is repeatedly referred to in the article) upset his academically high-flying father (PhD, J.D, & MBA) by pursuing a career as a professional poker player, allegedly telling his son, "There’s no such thing as being a professional poker player, that’s like being a drug dealer.” before winning him over by becoming the youngest ever (at the time) winner of the Main Event in 1989. You can read the WSJ article in full here

Source: Wall Street Journal August 14, 2017 00:56 UTC