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==Personal life== Hellmuth was born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and attended [[Madison West High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moe |first=Doug |date=June 14, 2018 |title=World champ 'Poker Brat' Phil Hellmuth publishes memoir |url=https://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/columns/world-champ-poker-brat-phil-hellmuth-publishes-memoir/article_c131f409-19ce-58d9-a698-725ba85ff160.html |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=Channel3000.com |language=en}}</ref> He had trouble with grades and friends during school and said at the time he was the "ugly duckling" of his family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaudon |first=Gaelle |date=September 10, 2015 |title=Phil Hellmuth: Interview with the Man with 14 WSOP Bracelets |url=http://somuchpoker.com/phil-hellmuth-interview/ |access-date=July 7, 2018 |website=So Much Poker |language=en-US}}</ref> He moved on to the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] for three years, where he dropped out to become a full-time poker player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Alexandra |date=August 11, 2017 |title=Phil Hellmuth, 'Poker Brat' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/phil-hellmuth-poker-brat-1502474525 |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=[[Wall Street Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Torelli |first=Alec |date=April 13, 2015 |title=A MEMORABLE NIGHT OF POKER ON POKER NIGHT IN AMERICA |url=https://www.alectorelli.com/a-memorable-night-of-poker-on-poker-night-in-america/ |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=[[Alec Torelli]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Since 1992, he has lived in [[Palo Alto, California]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=McSherry |first=Lauren |date=March 29, 2006 |title=The gambler |url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/print/2006/03/29/the-gambler |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=[[Palo Alto Online]]}}</ref> with his wife, Katherine Sanborn,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burnett |first=Andrew |date=September 8, 2021 |title=Phil Hellmuth and Kathy Sanborn; 31 Years of Harmony Between Psychiatrist and Poker Pro |url=https://www.pokertube.com/article/phil-hellmuth-and-kathy-sanborn-31-years-of-harmony-between-psychiatrist-and-poker-pro |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=PokerTube |language=en-US}}</ref> who is a psychiatrist at [[Stanford University]], and their two sons, Phillip III and Nicholas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finkel |first=Michael |date=June 27, 1994 |title=He Knows When to Hold 'Em |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/06/27/he-knows-when-to-hold-em-with-his-brash-style-of-play-phil-hellmuth-jr-has-won-millions-at-poker |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault |language=en-us}}</ref>
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