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Monday, November 3, 2014

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"



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Ivey
http://www.thehendonmob.com/poker_tips/dont_read_this_tip
http://www.sitandgoplanet.com/multitable/mtt_strategy/Phil-Iveys-Tournament-Strategy.html

Originally published in: http://www.heads-up-fixed-limit-texas-hold-em-poker.com/p/phil-ivey.html