Tournament Accomplishments:

Tied WSOP Record winning three gold bracelets in one year
Five Gold Bracelets Total in Four Different Events:
2000 $2500 WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Champion
2002 $1500 WSOP 7 Card Stud Champion
2002 $2500 WSOP Stud H/L Champion
2002 $2000 WSOP S.H.O.E. Champion
2005 $5000 WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Champion
Won $500,000 at First Ever Live televised event in the USA
20th on WPT Money List: $1,152,896
Six WPT Final Tables
11th on All-time Money List
19 Cashes at the WSOP
WSOP Earnings: $1,468,293
Total Tournament Earnings: $4,392,669


Cash Game Accomplishments:

There isn't a high limit player in the world that works harder or works more than Phil Ivey. Phil's biggest strengths are his ability to "outlast" his opponents while playing marathon sessions. Phil will rarely quit if there is someone willing to continue. He excels playing long hours and is an excellent short handed player.

He plays in the biggest cash games in the world on a regular basis where million dollar swings are the norm. Phil has arguably won more money playing poker in the last five years than anyone on the planet. Both his tournament and cash game skills are well respected amongst his peers.

Best Game: 7 Card Stud. Phil cut his teeth on the game playing $1-$5 stud at the Taj. Within about six months he was already playing in the $75-$150 games.

Worst Game: Omaha H/L. It's hard to call it his worst game because he's come along way in the game. It's probably his worst game by default really.

Strengths: Endurance, creativity, focus, shorthanded skills, dedication. You could go on and on about Phil's strengths really. He is a student of the game and the fact that he respects all of his opponents skills is what keeps him sharp. He takes no one lightly.

Weaknesses: No real poker weaknesses to speak of. What remains to be seen though is whether or not he can keep up this torrid and exhausting pace for years to come. If he's not careful he could run himself ragged and burn out too early. He needs to make sure that he takes enough time away from the game to keep him interested.

Cash Games: 10
Tournaments: 9
Emotional Stability: 9
Heart: 10
Short Handed: 10
Ring Game: 8.5
No Limit Hold'em: 9

Other Notes: Phil doesn't spend much time worrying about what others think of him. His priorities are winning money at poker. Since he plays in the biggest cash games in the world that means a smaller tournament schedule. He isn't in this game for the fame or noteriety, he is in it for the money all the way.

He doesn't do any self promotion whatsoever, but the public is fascinated by his skills and his presence at the table which makes him one of the most popular players in the game today. He's not one to talk about how great he is... he simply proves it.

Daniel you forgot to mention that he has one of the best stare downs in the game... he will burn a hole thru your body with his eyes

Johnny Juanda has the best stare....no contest there....Ivey doesnt really stare at you....he'll just glance by moving his eyes, not his head.

he's my brotha from a different motha, if i had 5% of his skill id drop out of school to play poker. I love how he just wants to play poker and thats it, nothing crazy just poker.

amazing player, my second favorite, gr8 profile daniel!

Ivey is scary good right now probably the best and he hasn't even reached his potential quite yet

When he took out DAgostino to claim the title awhile back during the ceramony he looked like he was still in game mode... Either that or he was just so mentally exhausted he didn't care...Then again it wasn't that much money he just wanted the title he could win that much money in a capped pot in a cash game...

Everyone says he's one of the best tourney players but he's never in tourney shape because he'll play crazy long sessions just before tourneys so he doesn't play to his ability...

Phil has a really good way of keeping a good attitude when he gets a bad beat. In the 2003 WSOP, Freddy Deeb caught a lucky card on the turn making a set of kings, beating Phil's set of sevens. Freddy impatiently asks for his chips and Phil calmly tells him to "Relax". After the chips switch sides Phil says "It must be the shirt" looking at Freddy's red checkered looking shirt. Phil is a very aggresive but great tourny player

He's a great stud player as well.

phil is the best.. thats right the best poker player in the world because of his ability in both tournament and cash games... alot of players are considered great players because of their great tournament play but most of them wouldnt last an hour in the cash games he plays (and wins) in...

I would have to agree with Phil's preference for cash games over tourney games. Tourney games are worthwhile if you make the final table and can make some money otherwise I consider it a waste of time.

Lol, Phil Ivey rocks. I think he gets docked money if he smiles. I remember that event he won(turning stone right?) I believe the director said "okay Phil, you can smile now." That is what is so great about Phil Ivey, he looks the same whether he wins 1 million dollars or loses 1 million dollars. He almost has a "where am I?" look on his face.

Phil Ivey seems to be the most focused player at the table no matter who else he is sitting with. This guy is great for the game and he is alot of fun to watch. Without a doubt he is in my top five favorite players.

Then Freddy said something like "If you're still around tomorrow I'll let you wear it".... Ivey said something like "you'd have to pay me sumthin"

Not to my surprice, my favorite player just won another gold bracelet

Go Phil. You are the best.

yeah, Phil is a great player. Daniel forgot to mention that he finshed 10th, just off the final table, in 2003. With that size field (800+), thats an impressive accomplishment especially when u consider that the hand he went broke with was impossible to get away from. I think he had a full house and got outdrawn when someone else made a bigger boat on the river. I think it was Farha. Check my info, Im not completely sure.

Lol no it was moneymakers AQ that outdrew phil's 99

Yeah I just watched it on ESPN. The board was Q-9-x-Q and Ivey went all in with 9-9 and was called by moneymakers A-Q. The A fell on the river and Ivey was out. If hed won that hand, he probably wouldve been the favorite at that point. He wouldve been the chip leader and imo the best player of the remaining 10.

Phil Ivey is the second greatest player of all time in my opinion. Only Ungar was better, but he's not around anymore so Phil is currently the best in the world in my opinion.

Definatley agree, Most of the pros when asked who they think is the greatest player today will say Ivey.

...my favorite player...period...kid is pure skill and dedication...

hes definately a great player with great instincts, and is a commonly feared player

I got a chance to watch Ivey this year while working at the World Series of Poker. He was at the table on day 5 of a player I was tracking as a media person. I watched as hand after hand he picked up the blinds from the cutoff/button, making fools out of the competition to his left. Then again, how can I blame the players on his left when he makes this play at the blinds. Clearly, it is a play at the blinds, and the blinds know it, everyone knows it. The problem lies here, how are you going to call it if you're one of these inexperienced internet qualifiers? Call and then play a big pot from out of position against the best poker player in the world? I don't think so.

Anyways, just wanted to note how dominant he is in tournament poker on the hands that are non-confrontational that ESPN doesn't televise. The guy is a machine, and will double his stack at points in the tournament without a single showdown or confrontation past the flop.

Last updated on Oct. 28th, 2005.

Ivey has to be my greatest overall inspiration in the poker circuit today. Besides his great play, intense focus, and unrelenting aggression, his overall enthusiasm for the game is something for all players to aspire to. This guy really is the face of modern poker. People make an arguement for internet players being the "New Generation" of poker players, but I think that Ivey's drive to improve his game is what makes him worthy of such high praise and success. He doesn't get up and scream when he wins, or sit and bitch and moan when he loses. He's a human sponge that absorbes everything the game has to offer and takes it as a learning experience. I saw a show on FSN recently in which he said something to the effect of, "I've never played a perfect poker session. I make a mistake of some sort everytime I sit down and play poker." This view to me is what makes him such a poker role model. He is constantly forcing himself to get better at all facets of all games, and that is what will ensure him eventually going down as the best overall poker player of all time

Next time you watch Ivey play, look at his eyes. They are all over the place, he sees everything. i think that's what makes him so great. i think he has eyes in the back of his head. He is just awesome. I bet he could read people that are on the other side of the casino. LOL

He's the best! I love his demeanor at the table. It was cool to see him in the Omaha final cracking on Helmuth about his play (something like "everybody knows you're a goofball").

Ivey is a stone-cold killer at the table!

How is this for an idea.... have the top 10 pros particpate in a million dollar winner take all athletic comp.. ex.. golf, basketball, darts, pool, nl holds. Daniel would rock them all

I'd take Ivey in that.

From what I hear, I wouldn't put a lot of money on Ivey for the golf part. But If you added video games of any sort I think he'd take it by a landslide

Supposedly Phil will bet on anything especially golf. Ivey holds characteristics of both the old school proposition gamblers and the new school poker pros. It's no wonder why a personality like that has become such a rising poker star.

i wonder if he ever got out of control with sports betting or any of that?

He's the best.

I know he gambles on golf, but I've heard that he (used to, at least) get wrecked by Erick Lindgren on a regular basis. I read that Phil hired someone to help him with his game though, and now made some sort of challenge to E-Dog.

Am I the first to say this:

Phil Ivey is the Tiger Woods of poker.

If I'm the first, i can't believe it.

I think you are the first person ever to say that, LOL kudos!

not even close.

Said about him years ago, and he says, he doesnt wanna be compared to tiger, cuz tiger always dominates, and he feels he still needs to improve. This was a while back mind you.

How do you make Phil Ivey look like a Donkey? Put a camera on him! (Rim Shot!)

What a TV jinx this guy has! I have only seen him look good in one TV tourney a few years ago. It was that one with John DeAgistino (spelling?) icon_confused.gif

I know he is considered the "best player in the world" by many of his peers however, I have yet to see it.

Yes. You are definitly better then Phil Ivey. He should really work on his game so he can gain your approval.

Quit being nice Blue58, that person is obviously just dumb.

gotta love phil, he's fun to watch.

I don't understand why it's thought that his least strong game is Omaha like the intro says. Generally in Atlantic City his least favorite game was actually holdem--which he learned late. He was a 7-stud, then hi-low specialist after that--especially Omaha 8 and Stud 8. He's got WSOP titles in S.H.O.E. and TWO in Omaha PL--so I just don't agree he's weak in any form of Omaha, cash or tournament----------

He learned omaha before hold'em? Isn't that like learning to walk before you crawl? Learning omaha first actually might make your hold'em game better right away. There's really nothing else to learn and it's far less complex.

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That's funny--"learning to walk be fore crawling"--Like Tiger Woods learning golf before he could tie his own shoes. Phil was playing the low limit 7-stud first at the Tropicana. He'd sometimes move to our Thursday $15-$30 7-hi low game. Occasionally some fish(s) would come in and they'd switch to O-8, but it's easy to pick up, if you already know Stud 8 hi-low. Later Ivey went up the street to the Taj and play in the $75-$150 Stud game--The only time he'd play Holdem was $50-$100 limit, bored out of his mind, waiting to get in the big mixed or stud game.

I love Ivey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love his stare-down Hard not to be a little nervous with his look

I thought this was one of the FUNNIEST things seen on the WSOP. I loved that line, "Must be the shirt."

I love Phil Ivey's game and, based only on what I've heard from others and what I've seen on t.v., he seems like a very respectful and classy young man. He's fearless, has uncanny instincts, and his only weakness as far as I know seems to be Ace-Queen. How many times has he gotten burned by this hand? He will win the main event sometime soon. If Moneymaker didn't suck out on him in '03, I think Phil might have won it then.

Thanks for the great info on Ivey, guys! I'm very curious of his particular style of play when he is in a bad position - is he becoming tight or aggressive, and so on. It will be great if someone can describe a situation where Phil Ivey was in a bad position, and how it ended! Thanks in advance!

Bryan Nelson

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