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[DanielNegreanu]

So I'm trying to make this a weekly feature on FCP and when the week is over the thread will be closed and moved to Player Profiles so you can read them whenever. Remember, keep the chit chat to a minimum and make your questions short and sweet. Ask me about Ivey...

[no not baxter]

i dont even know where to start........

[vbnautilus]

Have you ever seen him tilt? He seems to have a very flat emotional style, I wonder how much this is just his natural state and how much it is self control at the table.

[051103]

What is the largest bet you have seen him make?

[keith crime]

He's clearly a degenerate gambler do you ever see him running into financial troubles"You know when you lose so much money you can't breath - i like that feeling"

[FCP Bob]

When you Ivey, Juanda and Cunningham all started out at about the same time did you think that it would be Ivey who would end up being considered the best ?

[banksa]

have u ever seen him like fall asleep at a tables seems like the guy never stops

[I_fold08]

what is Ivey's worst game

[DanielNegreanu]

vbnautilus, on Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 1:25 PM, said:

Have you ever seen him tilt? He seems to have a very flat emotional style, I wonder how much this is just his natural state and how much it is self control at the table.

That's the amazing thing about Phil. When we were younger he was the most likely to tilt because he has such a wild and aggressive style, especially in Stud. In the last five years, though, the guy just doesn't tilt in poker anymore. If he feels like he's not "all there" he'll often play for like 15 minutes and then just quit and go do something else.

[no not baxter]

FCP Bob, on Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 4:27 PM, said:

When you Ivey, Juanda and Cunningham all started out at about the same time did you think that it would be Ivey who would end up being considered the best ?

was Ivey the hardest worker of the four?

[DanielNegreanu]

51103, on Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 1:26 PM, said:

What is the largest bet you have seen him make?

He is probably the biggest regular gambler in the world and almost certainly the biggest gambler in Vegas. I won't touch on amounts, but it's A LOT.

[Canuckickstan]

I've heard it said that he is the Tiger Woods of poker, is he a hit with the ladies ?

[DanielNegreanu]

keith crime, on Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 1:26 PM, said:

He's clearly a degenerate gambler do you ever see him running into financial troubles"You know when you lose so much money you can't breath - i like that feeling"

I think he'll be fine. If he ever had to go back to "work" he could do it.

[kepper]

Is Phil Ivey the Tiger Woods of poker?

[DanielNegreanu]

FCP Bob, on Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 1:27 PM, said:

When you Ivey, Juanda and Cunningham all started out at about the same time did you think that it would be Ivey who would end up being considered the best ?

We all felt that Allen was the most knowledgeable about poker and knew all the right answers to the puzzles. Juanda was the most disciplined back then, Ivey was the wildest and most raw, but I thought I'd be the best of the group. Having said that, Juanda didn't think Ivey was going to make it, but I knew he'd make it for sure. I saw loads of talent in him and saw drive in his eyes.

[Sick Boy]

What would you say Ivey's biggest strengths/weaknesses are as a person?

[kingcon31]

You have regarded Phil as the best player in the world, and most people say that Chip Reese was the best of all time. How far do you think Phil is away from catching Chip of that title? In what games and areas of poker is Phil better and what games and areas does he have to improve to become the best of all time in your opinion?

[DanielNegreanu]

I_fold08, on Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 1:30 PM, said:

what is Ivey's worst game

Hmmm... I think if I had to pick one game to play him heads up I would choose Omaha HL first and limit hold'em second. He is great at both, but I think Omaha HL might be his worst game.

[DanielNegreanu]

no not baxter, on Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 1:33 PM, said:

was Ivey the hardest worker of the four?

Yeah I'd say so. He certainly became the hardest worker in poker when he went broke.

[delved]

Where would you rank Ivey as one of the greatest poker players of all time?