Phil Ivey
Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. is an American professional poker player who has won eleven World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title, and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables. Ivey is regarded by numerous poker observers and contemporaries as the best all-around player in the world. In 2017, he was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. He is also an ambassador for WPT Global.
Background
Ivey first began to develop his poker skills by playing against co-workers at a New Brunswick, New Jersey, telemarketing firm in the late 1990s. He was introduced to the game by playing five-card stud with his grandfather as a child. One of his nicknames, "No Home Jerome", stems from the fake ID card he secured to play poker in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in his teenage years. He was given the nickname "The Phenom". His other nickname is "the Tiger Woods of Poker".Poker
Live poker
World Series of Poker
Ivey's first breakthrough at the WSOP came in 2000, when he won a Pot Limit Omaha event for his first career bracelet. In winning the tournament, Ivey was the first person to defeat Amarillo Slim heads-up at a WSOP final table. Ivey's tournament accomplishments include winning three bracelets at the 2002 World Series of Poker, tying Phil Hellmuth Jr, Ted Forrest, and Puggy Pearson for most World Series tournament wins in a single year. He won a Pot Limit Omaha event once again in 2005 for $635,603.In 2009, Ivey won his sixth career bracelet in the $2,500 No-Limit 2–7 Draw Lowball Event of the 2009 WSOP. He defeated a field of 147 players to catch his bracelet. He won a heads-up battle against John Monnette. He proceeded to win another bracelet in the $2,500 1/2 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 1/2 Omaha Hi/Lo event besting a field of 376 people. He defeated Ming Lee heads-up.
In the 2010 World Series of Poker, Ivey received the most votes for the Tournament of Champions.
At the 2010 WSOP, Ivey won his eighth bracelet in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event in a final table made up of other notable players, which included Bill Chen, John Juanda, Jeff Lisandro, and Chad Brown. At the 2024 WSOP, Ivey won his 11th bracelet in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship for $347,440.
Between 2002 and 2009, Ivey finished among the top 25 players in the Main Event four times, in fields ranging in size from 600 entrants to just under 7,000. Ivey finished 23rd in 2002, 10th in 2003, 20th in 2005, and 7th in 2009. Ivey's 10th place finished in the 2003 WSOP Main Event was one place short of the final table. He was eliminated by eventual champion Chris Moneymaker on a hand where Ivey's full house was defeated by Moneymaker's larger full house on a river card. In his 7th place finish in 2009, his lost to Darvin Moon's when a queen paired Moon on the flop; he ended his 2009 Main Event with winnings of $1,404,002.
With 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, Ivey currently has the second most WSOP titles all-time, second only to Phil Hellmuth. Also, at age 38, he was the youngest player to ever win ten bracelets. He broke Hellmuth's mark of 42 years old at the time of his tenth bracelet. In addition, no other player has accumulated ten bracelets more quickly; it took Ivey only 14 years from the time of his first bracelet to his tenth. He is the all-time record holder for most bracelets won in non-Holdem events, with all 11 of his victories coming in non-Holdem events. His 2010 win gave him the lead over Billy Baxter. He is the WSOP record holder for most mixed-game bracelets having won five in his career. He won one in S.H.O.E. in 2002, Omaha Hi/Lo / 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo in 2009, H.O.R.S.E. in 2010, WSOP APAC Mixed Event in 2013, and Eight Game Mix in 2014.
Notable World Series of Poker statistics
| Year | Event | Opponent | Result | Win | Loss | Win% |
| 2000 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Amarillo Slim | Win | X | ||
| 2002 | $1,500 Limit 7 Card Stud | Toto Leonidas | Win | X | ||
| 2002 | $2,500 Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | Sirous Baghchehsaraie | Win | X | ||
| 2002 | $2,000 Limit S.H.O.E | Diego Cordovez | Win | X | ||
| 2003 | $3,000 Limit Razz | Huck Seed | Loss | X | ||
| 2005 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | Robert Williamson III | Win | X | ||
| 2006 | $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Sam Farha | Loss | X | ||
| 2007 | $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | Chris Reslock | Loss | X | ||
| 2009 | $2,500 Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball | John Monnette | Win | X | ||
| 2009 | $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud HL/8 or Better | Ming Lee | Win | X | ||
| 2010 | $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | Bill Chen | Win | X | ||
| 2012 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | Andy Frankenberger | Loss | X | ||
| 2013A | $2,200 Mixed Event | Brandon Wong | Win | X | ||
| 2014 | $1,500 Eight Game Mix | Bruce Yamron | Win | X | ||
| 2022 | $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Loss | X | ||
| 2024 | $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | Danny Wong | Win | X | - | |
| 11 | 5 | .6875 |
| Cashes | Final Tables | Wins |
| 53 | 29 | 11 |
up to december 22,2024
| Year | Event | Result | Winnings |
| 2000 | Limit 7 Card Stud | 12th | $5,145 |
| 2000 | Pot Limit Omaha | 1st | $195,000 |
| 2001 | Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | 6th | $18,165 |
| 2002 | Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | 9th | $7,640 |
| 2002 | Limit 7 Card Stud | 1st | $132,000 |
| 2002 | Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | 8th | $5,860 |
| 2002 | Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | 1st | $118,440 |
| 2002 | Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | 14th | $3,720 |
| 2002 | Limit S.H.O.E | 1st | $107,540 |
| 2003 | Limit Razz | 2nd | $36,000 |
| 2003 | Limit 7 Card Stud | 3rd | $53,560 |
| 2003 | Pot Limit Omaha w/re-buys | 9th | $10,720 |
| 2005 | Omaha Hi-low Split | 54th | $2,410 |
| 2005 | Pot Limit Omaha | 1st | $635,603 |
| 2006 | Limit Hold'em | 21st | $9,476 |
| 2006 | Omaha Hi-low Split | 2nd | $219,208 |
| 2006 | H.O.R.S.E. | 3rd | $617,760 |
| 2007 | World Championship Seven Card Stud | 2nd | $143,820 |
| 2007 | H.O.R.S.E. | 4th | $65,424 |
| 2008 | H.O.R.S.E. | 24th | $7,998 |
| 2008 | World Championship Seven Card Stud | 9th | $37,130 |
| 2008 | World Championship H.O.R.S.E. | 12th | $159,840 |
| 2008 | H.O.R.S.E. | 6th | £13,750 |
| 2009 | Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball | 1st | $96,367 |
| 2009 | Omaha/Seven Card Stud HL/8 or Better | 1st | $220,538 |
| 2009 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 44th | $4,883 |
| 2010 | Event #27: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better | 52nd | $3,182 |
| 2010 | Event #33: Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 12th | $16,074 |
| 2010 | Event #37: H.O.R.S.E. | 1st | $329,840 |
| 2012 | Event #15: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 7th | $34,595 |
| 2012 | Event #24: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 3rd | $136,046 |
| 2012 | Event #32: H.O.R.S.E. | 5th | $99,739 |
| 2012 | Event #35: Mixed Hold'em | 8th | $21,699 |
| 2013A | Event #3: Mixed Event | 1st | $51,840 |
| 2014 | Event #12: Pot-Limit Hold'em | 22nd | $5,030 |
| 2014 | Event #48: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 30th | $6,836 |
| 2014 | Event #50: Eight Game Mix | 1st | $166,986 |
| 2018 | Event #33: Poker Players Championship | 9th | $111,447 |
| 2019 | Event #58: Poker Players Championship | 8th | $124,410 |
| 2022 | Event #22: Seven Card Stud Championship | 3rd | $108,233 |
| 2022 | Event #32: H.O.R.S.E. | 26th | $5,544 |
| 2022 | Event #63: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 37th | $16,171 |
| 2023 | Event #43: Poker Players Championship | 6th | $228,793 |
| 2024 | Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. | 4th | $239,850 |
An "A" following a year denotes bracelet won at the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific