Poker Player Profile - Phil Ivey!

Phil Ivey

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Phil Ivey is one of the greatest poker players on the scene right now. With a great track record he’s well deserved it. Having won five bracelets the sky’s the limit for this young poker star, often dubbed “The Tiger Woods of Poker”

Ivey was born in Riverside, California but his family moved to Roselle, New Jersey while he was only three months old. In the late 1990s he started crafting his poker skills and he got the nickname “No Home Jerome” because of the ID card he used when practicing in Atlantic City. None did he know that all his hard work would pay out in the way it has.

In 2002 Phil Ivey won three of his bracelets, tying with Ted Forrest and Phil Hellmuth Jr for the most wins in a single year. This is far from the only great accomplishment from this professional poker player. In 2006 Ivey was playing for “The Corporation” against Texas billionaire Andy Beal. After three days of exciting play Phil had won over $16,000,000, putting an end to a possible poker career for Andy Beal.

Phil Ivey currently resides in Las Vegas with his wife Luciaetta where he can be seen, if not playing poker of course, enjoying a game of golf. There is no sign of Phil stepping down from the game of poker in the near future. And why should he? The man is a genius at the poker tables!

Related links:

- Phil Ivey's Official Website
- Phil Ivey on Fulltilt Poker

Facts about Phil Ivey

Professional Since

2000

Marital Status

Married

Favorite Poker Game

No Limit Texas Holdem

Poker Accomplishments

February 2008, Los Angeles, United States

$ 9,900 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event 2008 L.A. Poker Classic

Place

1st

Winnings

$1,596,100

November 2005, Monte Carlo, United States

$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em 2005 Monte Carlo Millions

Place

1st

Winnings

$1,000,000

June 2005, Las Vegas, United States

$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005

Place

1st

Winnings

$635,603

July 2004, Verona

$ 10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship Poker

Place

1st

Winnings

$500,000

April 2003, Las Vegas, United States

$ 25,000 WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em 2003 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship

Place

3rd

Winnings

$253,313

April 2003, Las Vegas, United States

$ 2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 2003 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship

Place

1st

Winnings

$66,930

April 2003, Las Vegas, United States

$ 1,500 Seven Card Stud 2003 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship

Place

1st

Winnings

$58,782

January 2003, Tunica, United States

$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship – WPT The Fourth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open

Place

2nd

Winnings

$290,130

May 2002, Las Vegas, United States

$ 2,000 S.H.O.E. 33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002

Place

1st

Winnings

$107,540

April 2002, Las Vegas, United States

$ 1,500 7 Card Stud 33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002

Place

1st

Winnings

$132,000

February 2002, Los Angeles, United States

$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2002 L.A. Poker Classic

Place

1st

Winnings

$79,550

May 2000, Las Vegas, United States

$ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha, 31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000

Place

1st

Winnings

$195,000