PokerFlow
Phil Hellmuth withdrew from WSOP tournaments due to COVID-19
Phil Hellmuth withdraws from WSOP tournaments due to COVID-19 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is skipping World Series tournaments after testing positive for C…
June 20, 2026
Phil Hellmuth withdraws from WSOP tournaments due to COVID-19
17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is skipping World Series tournaments after testing positive for COVID-19. The player announced this on his social media on Friday.
"Why have I missed so many great WSOP tournaments this week? I've got COVID, sadly… I won't play until I get a negative test"
WSOP policy provides for a full buy-in refund for medical withdrawals before a tournament starts. Previous major illness-related withdrawals at the WSOP include Daniel Negreanu in 2022 and Jason Koon in 2023.
Read next
Player disqualified from WSOP tournament for smoking at the table
June 20, 2026
Eelis Pärssinen won the $25,000 PLO High Roller at the WSOP for a prize of $2.16 million
June 20, 2026
Negreanu proposed running a WSOP Classic tournament without late registration and re-entry
June 19, 2026
How former teacher Naoya Kihara spun up from a single blind and won two WSOP bracelets in one week
June 19, 2026
