Phil Ivey Biography
Phil Ivey has very quickly become one of the top poker players in the
world. He has racked up five WSOP gold bracelets since jumping into the
poker fire a few years ago and has many final table finishes including six
in WPT events. His poker exploits have earned him the title of the “Tiger
Woods of Poker.” His style at the table is calm and cool rarely getting over
emotional. He doesn’t talk much to the other players and remains incredibly
focused seemingly to take in everything…while his opponents may rant, rave
or even cry while slowly withering away. He always conducts himself as a
professional and this has earned him great respect at the tables amongst his
peers.
Born in 1976, in California, Phil Ivey actually grew up in New Jersey. He
honed his poker skills in Atlantic City where he used a fake ID to get into
the casinos as a teenager. With five or six years of fairly competitive
poker under his belt, in 2000, he won his first World Series of Poker gold
bracelet at age 23 for Pot Limit Omaha, taking away $195,000. While he’s
most known for his No-Limit playing ability, he’s also a very good Seven
Card Stud player. In fact, he won the 2002 WSOP Seven Card Stud event and
made it to the final table in 2003.
His successes at the tables continue to mount. In 2005, in Monte Carlo, he
won two tournaments within 24 hour of each other for a total of $1.6 where
the final table of the second tournament consisted of John Juanda, David
Ulliot, Chris Ferguson, Mike Matsow, Phil Hellmuth and Gus Hansen. And at
the 2006 WSOP he took home about $850k in prize money over a two week
period.
His total live tournament winnings exceed $7.4 million as of 2007. He
currently lives in New Jersey and can be found playing on-line at Full Tilt
Poker where he is part of the Team Full Tilt poker pro line up.
Phil Ivey Fun Facts and Finishes
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In 2006, at the WSOP, Phil Ivey won a total of nearly $850k over a two week
span!
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In 2005, won the WSOP $5,000 Pot-limit Omaha Tournament which earned him
$630,000
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In 2005, won the Monte Carlo Millions tournament taking home $1 million!
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In 2005, won the FullTiltPoker.Net Invitational in Monte Carlo earning $600k
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In 2003, finished second in the World Poker Open.
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In 2003, made the final table at the World Series of Poker Main Event.
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In 2002, took home three gold bracelets, tying Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest
for the most wins in a single year.
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In 2002, won the Seven Card Stud WSOP title
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In 2000, won the Pot Limit Omaha WSOP title.