Poker Player Profile: Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey, also known as the ‘Tiger Woods of Poker’, is one of the leading representatives of the next generation of professional poker players. Ivey has earned a reputation as a true professional, building his $8 million fortune by winning over a dozen major tournaments.

Phil Ivey Stats:

Birth Date: 01/02/1976

WSOP Bracelets: 5

Tournament wins: 16

Money finishes: 89

Total prize money: $8,949,083

Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phil Ivey Bio:

Born in California, Phil Ivey relocated to New Jersey with his family as a 3 month old. Ivey began taking poker seriously in his early twenties, having picked up the game from his grandfather as a child. He worked on his game at casinos in Altantic City and in cash games with his colleagues at a telemarketing firm, where he worked after completing his education.

Phil Ivey Poker Career:

Phil Ivey began playing in major tournaments in Las Vegas after befriending poker professional Barry Greenstein, who mentored the young player through his first year in major tournament poker.

Success was not slow in coming to the young Phil Ivey and in 2000 he won the first big tournament he entered, taking home over $50k as winner of the Jack Binion Poker Open.

Since taking down his first big tournament, Phil Ivey has been a prolific winner, claiming five World Series of Poker bracelets in only seven years. Although Ivey has never won the main event at the World Series of Poker, the fact that he has claimed bracelets in five different formats is testament to his skillful all-round play.

To date Phil Ivey has cashed over $1 million on two occasions, by winning the LA Poker Classic in February of 2008 to claim a prize of $1,596,100, adding this title to his previous $1 million win at the Monte Carlo Millions tournament.

Phil Ivey Playing Style

Phil Ivey is a brilliant all-round poker player, with a dazzling command of poker strategy. He possesses the rare ability to remain totally calm in even the most tense of situations, by maintaining his focus to recover from bad beats and low chip positions. A true gambler, Ivey thrives on risk, and sheer bravado helps him keep his opponents under constant pressure.

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