Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey is the best poker player in the world today.

Net Worth: $100 Million

• Source of Wealth: Poker
• Birthdate: February 1, 1976
• Birth Place: Riverside, California, USA
• Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Marital Status: Married Luciaetta Ivey (m. 2002–2009)
• 9 World Series of Poker bracelets
• 1 World Poker Tour title

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$/A$)
2000	$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha	$195,000
2002	$2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	$118,440
2002	$2,000 S.H.O.E.	$107,540
2002	$1,500 7 Card Stud	$132,000
2005	$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	$635,603
2009	$2,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball	$96,367
2009	$2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo / 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	$220,538
2010	$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	$329,840
2013A	A$2,200 Mixed Event	A$51,840

World Poker Tour Titles

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
2008	$10,000 L.A. Poker Classic	$1,596,100

Greatest Feat:
In February 21-23, 2006, he played heads-up Limit Texas Hold'em versus Texas billionaire Andy Beal. With stakes at $30,000/$60,000 and $50,000/$100,000, Ivey won over $16,600,000 over the course of three days, during a heads up match at The Wynn Resort. Ivey was playing for "The Corporation", a group of poker professionals who pooled their money and took turns playing against Beal. Earlier in the month, Beal had beaten the Corporation out of over $13,000,000.  Phil Ivey was the only man able to defeat Andy Beal at his own game, high stakes heads-up limit hold'em.


Phil Ivey's HUHU FL HE strategy:

Step 1. Raise pre-flop in position
            Raise pre-flop in the big blind with (1:1)
            Ax, Kx, Q3s, Q6, J8, T7s, T9, 98s, 33+
Step 2. Continuation bet on the flop and turn 100% of the time
Step 3. Leaving after losing one buy-in
            Keep playing when winning

"I'm a firm believer in learning the game by playing the game."  

                                                               -- Phil Ivey

Why is Phil Ivey so good?

a) hyper aggressive maniac
b) 100% focus
c) Phil's reads
d) stop-loss
e) intimidating and fearsome reputation
f) unlimited bankroll

IHateJuice: "Phil Ivey is the final boss in Fixed Limit heads-up"

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