Phil Hellmuth has finally done it.  He has cashed in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.  With 17 players remaining, Hellmuth was the third short stack and got into a three way hand with very short stacked Robert Mizrachi.  By seventh, Phil only had a pair of nines, but Mizrachi had all baby cards and a straight draw.  The only thing that could save him was a five.  He caught a pair of deuces, and finished on the bubble.

Most of you at home are probably thinking Big deal.  He will probably get a min-cash.

Lets assume Hellmuth gets a min-cash.  If that is the case, he will get $108,503.  There were a couple of bracelet winners this year that didnt take much more than that home.

Next, this means that Hellmuth finished around the top 10% of the best all-around poker players in the world.  For many years, Hellmuth has been considered one of the best NL Holdem tournament players, but many have joked about his mixed game ability.

I wont lie.  I am one of them.  Ive actually won last long bets with friends during the 2008 WSOP where I bet against him making Day 2 of Stud events.  It is kinda hard to make those bets anymore.

Hellmuth has finished in the money in the $50k Poker Players Championship, as well as finishing runner-up in the $10k NL 2-7 Championship and the $10k Stud 8 or Better Championship.

As always, dont write off Hellmuth being able to make a run and make Day 4 of this event.  If he makes Day 4 and even the final table, he could be a force.  Of course, he has a bit of work as he is the 2nd short stack with 510k in chips.

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