Hellmuth in hunt for WSOP bracelet No. 14

Phil Hellmuth is one of 12 players remaining in the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in Razz Championship and will try for his record 14th bracelet Monday.

Hellmuth, the all-time WSOP bracelet leader known as the “Poker Brat,” will open with the third-largest chip stack when play resumes at 2 p.m. at the Rio Convention Center.

Hellmuth is typically associated with No-limit Hold ‘em, but the resident of Palo Alto, Calif., has a history of success in Razz. He won the $2,500 buy-in Seven-card Razz event in 2012 for his 12th bracelet and finished second to Ted Forrest in last year’s $1,500 buy-in Seven-card Razz tournament.

“First step’s first, I think we have 12 left,” Hellmuth told PokerNews.com. “There are probably some short stacks, so I have to make the final eight and then see what happens from there.”

The field for the Razz Championship is loaded with big-name professional poker players. Eight-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel of Henderson is in fourth place, while bracelet winners Shaun Deeb of Las Vegas, Mike Gorodinsky, Thomas Keller, Mike Leah, and Brandon Shack-Harris also remain.

Shack-Harris was the runner-up in this event last year.

England’s Adam Owen will have the chip lead when play begins.

The tournament drew 103 entries for a prize pool of $968,200. The winner will earn $271,105.

CHIP COUNTS

Adam Owen (Folkestone, England) 591,000

Thomas Keller (Chandler, Ariz.) 535,000

Phillip Hellmuth (Palo Alto, Calif.) 307,000

Erik Seidel (Henderson) 284,000

Mike Leah (Toronto) 242,000

Mike Gorodinsky (St. Louis) 239,000

Stephen Chidwick (Deal, England) 235,000

Jyri Merivirta (Helsinki, Finland) 225,000

Shaun Deeb (Las Vegas) 155,000

Eric Wasserson (Penn Valley, Pa.) 141,000

Brandon Shack-Harris (Chicago) 58,000

Trevor Jones (Worth Palm Beach, Fla.) 39,000

OTHER BRACELET WINNERS

Event No. 12 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed — Idan Raviv (Holon, Israel) $457,007

Event No. 13 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better — Konstantin Maslak (Volgograd, Russia) $269,612

Event No. 14 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout — Barry Hutter (Hollywood, Fla.) $283,546

Event No. 15 $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship — Shaun Deeb (Las Vegas) $318,857