Biography
Phil Ivey, real name Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. is widely regarded as one of the best poker players to ever grace this earth. His massive personality and phenomenal poker skills have taken him to the top of the poker world throughout the past 20 years. To try your hand at becoming one of the best, we suggest Carbon Poker for USA players. He was born in Riverside, California on Feburary 1st 1976, and started playing poker around his twenties were he got his first nickname "No Home Jerome" come from the ID he used to play at the local casino and later on he got the nickname "Tiger Woods of Poker".
It was from here Ivey started to hone his skills and slowly start to become noticed as a very scary opponent.
"The Corporation" vs Andrew Beal
Perhaps one of the most notable stories surrounding Ivey’s poker career is that of his Heads Up battle with billionaire banker Andrew Beal back in 2006. According to several reports around that time, Ivey and Beal played three days of poker against each other, with Ivey coming out on top with a cool $16.6m profit. This whole saga stemmed from an ongoing battle between Beal and several top players for many years before that, in which the players then decided to club together, coin themselves ‘The Corporation’ and take on Beal. It was also reported that the $16.6m win meant that ‘The Corporation’ had won back $10m they had lost to Beal previously and added the $6.6m to their bankroll as a whole.
World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour
Phil Ivey have had a glorious poker carrier having won ten World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets as well as one World Poker Tour (WPT) Final and also appearing nine times at the final table.
Awards
Ivey was named Poker Players of the Year by "All In Magazine" in 2005 and 2009
As TheHendonMob reports Phil Ivey has accumulated more than 23 million dollars from tournaments alone, and over $10m in online winnings. A big percentage of this money came from other regular high stakes players such as Patrik Antonius, Viktor Blom, and Tom Dwan.
Official Website
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High Stakes 'Short Deck' Poker with Phil IveyThe exciting 'short deck' version of poker makes its way to the high stakes arena at the 2018 Triton Series. With a €200,000 buy...
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Phil Ivey: Great Bluff Against Winfred YuPhil Ivey making an amazing bluff against the amateur Winfred Yu
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ACOP 2014 - Phil Ivey InterviewPhil Ivey talking about his MBP experience and sharing some advice on how to make headway in poker
11 years ago13,824Published 11 years ago
Life of Ivey - Limos and CoptersPhil Ivey loves Limousines and Helicopters! Poker Road follows the life of Ivey.
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Kings and Queens of America - Chrysler Commercial Featuring Phil IveyChrysler 300 commercial featuring some successful Americans, including Phil Ivey
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Life of Ivey - Let's Steal StuffPoker Road follows the life of Phil Ivey. Amanda Leatherman checks in with Phil Ivey following his second bracelet of the 2009 WSOP.
10 years ago13,548Published 10 years ago
Phil Ivey vs Gavin Smith - Part 1Phil Ivey vs Gavin Smith on Poker After Dark.
9 years ago13,499RPFC,Published 9 years ago
Ivey League Video: Phil Discussing Decision Making FactorsPhil Ivey's coaching video on decision making factors in certain tough spots
8 years ago13,239BestPokerVids,Published 8 years ago
Alec Torelli - Overbetting with Phil IveyAlec Torelli explains overbetting in poker using a hand from the Aussie Millions, involving Phil Ivey and Dario Sammartino, as an ...
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