Hilbert Shirey

{{short description|American poker player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{infobox poker player

|name=Hilbert Shirey

|nickname=Hillstreet

|image=Hilbert Shirey croped.jpg

|caption=Shirey at the 2006 World Series of Poker

|hometown=Winter Haven, Florida

|wsop bracelet count= 3

|wsop money finishes= 25

|wsop main event best finish rank= 7th

|wsop main event best finish year= 1991

|multi-year wsop winner=

|wpt titles=None

|wpt final tables=1

|wpt money finishes=4

|updated=2010-01-30

}}

Hilbert Shirey is an American professional poker player.

Shirey has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He won his first WSOP bracelet in 1987 in a No Limit Hold'em event.{{Cite web |title=18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8034 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His other two bracelets both came in 1995, one in Pot Limit Hold'em and the other Pot Limit Omaha.{{Cite web |title=26th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1995, Omaha Pot Limit |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7895 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=26th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1995, Hold'em Pot Limit |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7894 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In Rick Reilly's book Who's Your Caddy, Shirey is noted as "Hillstreet" in the Dewey Tomko chapter.

He is longtime golf partners with Tomko, and currently resides in Winter Haven, Florida.

As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,480,000.{{Cite web |title=Hilbert Shirey's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=216 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database Poker Database |language=en}} His 25 cashes at the WSOP account for $794,142 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Hilbert Shirley |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=748 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=WSOP.com}}