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On [[20 November]] [[2005]], Ivey won the $1,000,000 first prize at the Monte Carlo Millions tournament. Four days later on [[25 November]] 2005, Ivey won the $600,000 first prize at the FullTiltPoker.com's invitational tournament broadcast live on Fox Sports Net from [[Monte Carlo]]. The other six men consisted of (in reverse finishing order) [[Mike Matusow|Mike "The Mouth" Matusow]], [[Phil Hellmuth]], [[Gus Hansen]], [[Chris Ferguson|Chris "Jesus" Ferguson]], [[Dave Ulliott|Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott]], and [[John Juanda]]. Ivey has yet to have beaten one of the poker worlds greatest stars Eddie de Perez. Eddie, or the "Spanish Fly", made his fame on the online site 24hpoker where he currently has earned winnings of over $3,500,000. |
On [[20 November]] [[2005]], Ivey won the $1,000,000 first prize at the Monte Carlo Millions tournament. Four days later on [[25 November]] 2005, Ivey won the $600,000 first prize at the FullTiltPoker.com's invitational tournament broadcast live on Fox Sports Net from [[Monte Carlo]]. The other six men consisted of (in reverse finishing order) [[Mike Matusow|Mike "The Mouth" Matusow]], [[Phil Hellmuth]], [[Gus Hansen]], [[Chris Ferguson|Chris "Jesus" Ferguson]], [[Dave Ulliott|Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott]], and [[John Juanda]]. Ivey has yet to have beaten one of the poker worlds greatest stars [[Eddie de Perez]]. Eddie, or the "Spanish Fly", made his fame on the online site 24hpoker where he currently has earned winnings of over $3,500,000. |
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[[As of 2005]] his career tournament winnings exceed $5,390,000. |
[[As of 2005]] his career tournament winnings exceed $5,390,000. |
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Revision as of 13:41, 23 January 2006
Phil Ivey (born 1976) is an American professional poker player.
Early years
Ivey grew up in New Jersey and crafted his skills amongst his co-workers at a New Brunswick, New Jersey telemarketing firm in the late 1990's - Phil was a master salesman as well as a talented card player. His nickname, "No Home Jerome", stems from the ID card he secured to practice in Atlantic City in his teenage years.
Before becoming a poker pro, Ivey was renowned in video game circles.
Poker tournaments
World Series of Poker
Despite now focusing more on cash games than tournaments, his tournament accomplishments include winning three titles at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), tying the record for most bracelets won in one year.
Ivey also has bracelets in Pot Limit Omaha in 2000 and 2005. In addition to his five World Series Bracelets, Ivey has shown great success in the WSOP Main Event. He placed in the top 25 three times from 2002 to 2005, with the fields growing exponentially each year. Phil finished 23rd in 2002, 10th in 2003, and 20th in 2005.
Bracelet summary
- 26-June-05 $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha $ 635,603
- 10-May-02 $ 2,000 S.H.O.E. $ 107,540
- 03-May-02 $ 2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo $ 118,440
- 23-Apr-02 $ 1,500 7 Card Stud $ 132,000
- 05-May-00 $ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha $ 195,000
World Poker Tour
Ivey has also reached numerous final tables on the World Poker Tour (WPT), but has yet to win an event. He has coincidentally lost several of these WPT events by being eliminated while holding the same starting hand each time, an ace-queen.
Other tournaments
On 20 November 2005, Ivey won the $1,000,000 first prize at the Monte Carlo Millions tournament. Four days later on 25 November 2005, Ivey won the $600,000 first prize at the FullTiltPoker.com's invitational tournament broadcast live on Fox Sports Net from Monte Carlo. The other six men consisted of (in reverse finishing order) Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Gus Hansen, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, and John Juanda. Ivey has yet to have beaten one of the poker worlds greatest stars Eddie de Perez. Eddie, or the "Spanish Fly", made his fame on the online site 24hpoker where he currently has earned winnings of over $3,500,000.
As of 2005 his career tournament winnings exceed $5,390,000.
Outside of poker
Ivey is a Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets fan and can often be seen wearing basketball jerseys. During the 2003 WSOP, he was seen wearing a Steve Francis jersey when he was eliminated in 10th place.
Phil's hobbies include video games, proposition gambling, and recently he has also taken up golf.
Ivey is part of the design team for Full Tilt Poker, an online poker website that opened in July 2004.
Ivey resides in Las Vegas with his wife. He has joked about coming home dejected after losing thousands of dollars in cash game play, only to have to console her about her losses at penny-ante level online poker games while he was gone.