Tag: Phil Ivey

  • Phil Ivey in WSOP Main Event?

    Back in May, Phil Ivey made a very strong statement that he had no intention of playing in any WSOP events this year. This statement was made along with Ivey expressing his disappointment in Full Tilt Poker over their non-payment of player funds. And it preceded his big $150 million lawsuit against FTP, which was blasted by…

  • New High Stakes Online Poker Scene

    With US high stakes online poker players out of commission for a while following the Full Tilt and PokerStars shutdown, it will be interesting to see who will step up in the absence of guys like Phil Ivey, Dan Cates, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond and Tom “Durrrr” Dwan. Obviously Gus Hansen doesn’t really have to do…

  • Phil Ivey Website under Construction

    One of the strangest things in all of poker is that the best player doesn’t have his own website. However, all of this is about to change since Phil Ivey currently has a website under construction right now. And it’s about time since there are plenty of no-name online poker players who have their own…

  • Negreanu Takes Ivey’s Spot As All Time Tournament Poker Winner

    Phil Ivey has sat at the top of the all time biggest tournament poker earners for a while now, but thanks to a million dollar runner-up finish in a recent $100k American Poker Tour No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller event in the Caribbean, Daniel Negreanu has stolen Ivey’s crown. Negreanu has made only two larger…

  • Is Phil Ivey Too Young For The Poker Hall Of Fame? Doyle Brunson Thinks So.

    Back in August the nominations for Poker Hall of Fame 2010 opened and the poker world has been on the edge of their seats waiting to find out which poker greats will make the cut this year. One of the prime candidates for admission into the Poker Hall of Fame, in the eyes of many…

  • Phil Ivey Blows Fans Away With Ninth WPT Final Table

    The World Series of Poker is the biggest thing on everyone’s minds in the poker world right now, but Phil Ivey is taking a little bit of the spotlight of the WSOP by setting records with his 9th World Poker Tour final table. Everyone knows that Phil Ivey is awesome, with eight WSOP bracelet wins…

  • Phil Ivey Wins 8th World Series Of Poker Bracelet

    It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to most poker enthusiasts that Phil Ivey is continuing to kick some serious butt in this year’s World Series of Poker. This week he took home his 8th WSOP bracelet in he $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Ivey has been on a roll since his first WSOP bracelet win in…

  • Poker Prop Bets Abound in 2010

    Prop bets have always been big in poker, with professional players making all sorts of ridiculous personal bets. Vegetarians have gone carnivore, players have golfed for a whopping $18,000 per hole, moved to Israel, gotten tattoos and more. The most recent prop bet in the world of professional poker is between players Phil Ivey and…

  • “The Nuts” of the Poker World: ESPN’s Top 10 Poker Stars

    There are certain names that are synonymous with poker greatness-Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Helmuth… but these are some of the best players of all time. Have you ever wondered who the best poker players of the moment are? The players that you should be following and watching right now for inspiration? ESPN…

  • Phil Ivey Takes Lead as All Time Winnings Leader for Tournament Poker

    Phil Ivey is known as one of the best all around poker players in today’s poker world and he has now proven himself as poker’s all time tournament winnings leader as well. Last month he finished in second place in the Aussie Millions $100,000 Australian Dollar buy-in, winning $600,000 Australian Dollars and surpassing Daniel Negreanu…