Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey, real name Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. is widely regarded as one of the best poker players to ever grace this earth.

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.

Read More
15 years ago5,942

Published 15 years ago

Phil Ivey Foundation Fundraiser

Poker may be his passion, but Phil Ivey is doing great things off the felt. Emily Gimmel tells you about his tournament with a pur...

3 years ago6,039PokerTube,

Published 3 years ago

Phil Ivey 2020 Interview - "The Fire Is BACK. I'm A Reborn Poker Player"

Phil Ivey talks to Barry Greenstein about business pursuits, playing high stakes above his means, and reigniting his passion for p...

6 years ago6,044BDJB,

Published 6 years ago

Phil Ivey is Back & Ansky Retires!

Doug Polk is back with his news show where he breaks down all of the hottest topics of the week! This edition includes:Phil Ivey r...

9 years ago6,111BestPokerVids,

Published 9 years ago

Welcome to the Ivey World Jason

Phil Ivey picks up a huge bluff by Jason Mercier

3 years ago6,171BestPokerVids,

Published 3 years ago

Phil Ivey Owns Andrew Feldman For $227,000

Phil Ivey moves all-in with the nuts vs Andrew Feldman in the Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Cash Game. Try your hand at poke...

8 years ago6,182BestPokerVids,

Published 8 years ago

Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson Playing $10k Lodden Thinks

Ivey and Brunson in a big game of Lodden thinks

9 years ago6,210BestPokerVids,

Published 9 years ago

Aussie Millions 2015 - Phil Ivey vs the Rest

Mr. Ivey's competition at this year's Aussie Millions

3 years ago6,347PokerTube,

Published 3 years ago

Tom Dwan Full Tilt Cash Game Compilation

Watch the genius of Tom Dwan as he takes on the world's best in a giant live cash game held by Full Tilt Poker. Featuring Mik...

3 years ago6,354BestPokerVids,

Published 3 years ago

Phil Ivey - How I Became One Of The Best In The World

Phil Ivey continues his conversation with Barry Greenstein. They reminisce about the old days, including Phil's family roots, and ...

9 years ago6,355ThePokerAces,

Published 9 years ago

Hand Sweat Fabian Quoss vs Phil Ivey - Aussie Millions 2014

We seat Fabian Quoss playing this hand against Phil Ivey during the Aussie Millions 2014.

Suzie’s Vegas Dreams Come True

It’s every player’s dream to head out to Vegas and return with jewellery, but poker-loving Suzie Williamson’s story had a unique twist to it.

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom In The Call Of The Century!

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom’s call in the early hours of the morning to lift the partypoker MILLIONS Germany Main Event has to go down as the ‘Call of the Century’ so far.

Daniel Negreanu Off the Tourney Circuit Because of Surgery

Daniel Negreanu’s return to the top-flight of high-stakes tournament poker with an excellent run this week at the US Poker Open will have to be put on hold.

Who the Best Poker Player in the World Is, According to Daniel Negreanu

Canadian poker legend Daniel Negreanu revealed who he thinks is the best NLHE player in the world currently.

‘Irrelevant’ Luke Schwartz Needles ‘Biggest Life Pigeon’ Doug Polk

Luke ‘_fullflush1_’ Schwartz tweeted a series of petty polls on Twitter, reigniting a long-standing feud between the poker pros.

Tom Dwan and His Fiancé in Australia

According to durrrr they didn’t go Australia for the Aussie Millions - they are just there to watch some tennis.

How Chris Moneymaker Teaches Poker

Chris Moneymaker hosted “poker boot camps” around the United States where he taught all levels, from absolute beginners to professionals.

Poker Pro David Paredes Talks About Helping with Molly's Game

The movie is getting good coverage for its handling of the poker scenes it does contain. Much of that handling is down to poker pro David Paredes.

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

Aussie Millions Kicks Off on January 17th

The focus of the poker world shifts down South once again, as the Aussie Millions is returning to the Crown Casino in Melbourne on January 17th.

WSOP Bracelet Winner Sued Over Legal Fee Debts

WSOP bracelet winner Francois Safieddine is being sued for $236,000 by a Denver-based law firm which represented the poker player in two separate lawsuits.