The Ultimate WSOP Stats: Hellmuth’s Bracelets, Mateos on the Hunt

While the record-breaking Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2024 (WSOP) is down to its final days, we are going to walk through a few interesting statistics from the entire WSOP history. We’ve witnessed remarkable achievements over the years, and it’s time to place them into perspective!

Phil Hellmuth: Most Event Wins

When you think about the poker player who collected the most event wins during the World Series Of Poker, there can only be one correct answer: Phil Hellmuth.

Over the years, he has collected a whopping amount of 17 golden bracelets. It’s remarkable that Phil Hellmuth has won most of those bracelets (11) after 2000.

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To make a rough comparison: Three players from the all-time top 10 of the bracelets leaderboard such as Doyle Brunson, Johnny Moss, and Johnny Chan, all had won their bracelets during the ‘70s and ‘80s when the playing fields were significantly smaller. It makes Phil Hellmuth’s achievement of collecting 17 bracelets over the years even more impressive.

Phil Hellmuth’s Trophy Gallery

Year	Event	Buy-In	Place	Prize
2023	54th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em	$10,000	1st	$803,818
2021	52nd Annual World Series of Poker, Event #31: No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw	$1,500	1st	$84,951
2018	49th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels)	$5,000	1st	$485,082
2015	46th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #17: $10,000 Razz Championship	$10,000	1st	$271,105
2012	World Series of Poker Europe, Event #7: €10,540 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event	€10,450	1st	€1,022,376
2012	43rd Annual World Series of Poker, Event #18: $2,500 Razz	$2,500	1st	$182,793
2007	38th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #15: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em	$1,500	1st	$637,254
2006	37th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #34: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Rebuy)	$1,000	1st	$631,863
2003	34th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em	$3,000	1st	$410,860
2003	34th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #12: $2,500 Limit Hold’em	$2,500	1st	$171,400
2001	32nd Annual World Series of Poker, Event #5: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em	$2,000	1st	$316,550
1997	28th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #15: $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em	$3,000	1st	$204,000
1993	24th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #9: $5,000 Limit Hold’em	$5,000	1st	$138,000
1993	24th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em	$1,500	1st	$161,400
1993	24th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #7: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em	$2,500	1st	$173,000
1992	23rd Annual World Series of Poker, Event #8: $5,000 Limit Hold’em	$5,000	1st	$188,000
1989	20th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #14: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT – World Championship	$10,000	1st	$755,000

Another impressive statistic is that Phil Hellmuth has cashed in 194 different events during the World Series of Poker, and a whopping total of 63 events he even managed to get a top-six finish! In other words, in 1 out of 3 events he cashed in, he managed to get a top-six finish!

Daniel Negreanu: Most WSOP Cashes

Daniel Negreanu is a synonym for the one player who grinds the absolute most events at the World Series Of Poker. Not only does he have an incredible seven golden bracelets, of which one of this year’s WSOP, but he is also the leader when it comes to the number of live cashes during the entire event’s history.

Year	Tournament	Buy-In	Place	Prize
2024	55th Annual World Series of Poker	$50,000	1st	$1,178,703
2013	World Series of Poker Europe	€25,600	1st	€725,000
2013	World Series of Poker Asia Pacific	A$10,000	1st	A$1,038,825
2008	39th Annual World Series of Poker	$2,000	1st	$204,874
2006	WSOP Circuit – GRAND CASINO TUNICA	$10,000	1st	$755,525
2004	35th Annual World Series of Poker	$2,000	1st	$169,100
2003	34th Annual World Series of Poker	$2,000	1st	$100,440
1998	29th Annual World Series of Poker	$2,000	1st	$169,460

While there are eight events listed in the table above, one of them is apparently not awarded with a golden bracelet keepings Negreanu’s count at 7. With that said, for the purpose of our statistics, we’ve taken all WSOP events into consideration. This means that the WSOP Europe and the WSOP Asia Pacific are also counted.

If you compare the percentage of the amount of top-six finished for Daniel Negreanu versus the total cashes (236), then you would end up with 20%, significantly lower than the 33% of Phil Hellmuth.

So, if you ask yourself if Phil Hellmuth has the right to say he is the best player of the entire World Series Of Poker when it comes to results? Yes, he does! Not even Phil Ivey is close with having 94 total cashes and 28 top-six finishes, of which 11 are bracelets.

Euro 2024 Final vs WSOP Day 5

With a total of 464 players remaining, Day 5 of the World Series Of Poker is about to start. All of the remaining players are looking to continue their journey which might end up with a grand final table score. The minimum prize earnings at the final table is $1,000,000, and the top prize is a whopping $10,000,000!

Plenty of big names are still in the mix. Names such as Phil Ivey, Andrian Mateos, Jesse Lonis, Aleksejs Ponakovs, John Hennigan, Maria Ho, Tony Dunst, and Bin Weng are just a couple elite names who are considered serious competition for the rest of the field.

The finalists of the Euro 2024 are also known, with Spain entering the final as the people’s favorite. Be it a coincidence, but Spanish pro Adrian Mateos might be one of the fan favorites to reach far in this year’s Main Event of the World Series Of Poker.

Remaining Spanish Players in the World Series Of Poker 2024 Main Event

Player	Country	Chips
Valeriano Toledano Moreno		1,750,000
Jose Carlos Lopez Fibla		395,000
Andres Gonzalez		2,650,000
Jose Aguilera		1,240,000
Pol Vela		1,690,000
Adrian Garcia		3,100,000
Samiyel Duzgun		969,000
Alejandro Queijeiro		2,310,000
Adrian Mateos		4,500,000
Francesc Davila		1,355,000

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