{"id":5817,"date":"2017-09-01T03:54:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T08:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/?p=5817"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:30:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T22:30:15","slug":"phil-hellmuth-has-eyes-on-elusive-wpt-title-as-he-headlines-legends-of-poker-final-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/phil-hellmuth-has-eyes-on-elusive-wpt-title-as-he-headlines-legends-of-poker-final-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Hellmuth Has Eyes On Elusive WPT Title As He Headlines Legends of Poker Final Table"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Credit: Photo courtesy of WPT\/Joe Giron)<\/div>\n

The legendary 14 times WSOP champion, Phil Hellmuth, has reached the final table of the 2017 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker Main Event, giving himself the best shot yet at the elusive WPT title. However, there are still many hurdles left before he can add the cherry on top of his exemplary poker resume in the form of 5 other competitors in the final lineup, including a brick wall of an obstacle that is none other than the two-time WPT champion J.C. Tran who has bagged a massive chip lead of 8,295,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier (1,225,000) who is also a two-time WPT champion himself. <\/p>\n

Tran, who continues his pursuit of the slippery 3rd WPT title, took to twitter to provoke the Poker Hall of Famer, Helmuth, who is perceived by himself and many others to be his main roadblock in this mission. <\/p>\n

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Me looking at Phil Helmuth and thinking to myself I'm getting my 3rd WPT title before you are going to get your first. Haha
photo cred @wpt<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ahBYMdvgG1<\/a><\/p>\n

— JC TRAN\ud83d\udcaf (@jctran23) August 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n