Phil Ivey Total WSOP & Circuit Earnings: $5,243,500 WSOP Bracelets: 7WSOP Cashes: 36WSOP Earnings: $4,861,490Circuit Cashes: 3Circuit Earnings: $382,010Birthdate: 1976Birthplace: Riverside, CAResides: Las Vegas, NV• Arguably the best poker player in the world, Phil Ivey is the youngest player to attain five WSOP Bracelets, none of which were in a Hold'em event. In 2005, Ivey was named Bluff Magazine's 2005 Player of the Year. • Ivey is known for playing high-stakes. He once beat Texas billionaire Andy Beal out of $16 million over the course of three days in $25,000/$50,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads Up. Ivey is a regular at the $4,000/$8,000 mixed cash game (The Big Game) at the Bellagio. • Ivey's family moved from Riverside, CA to New Jersey when he was a young child. After attaining an ID from a colleague named Jerome at the telemarking firm he worked at, Ivey began playing poker in cardrooms around Atlantic City. He earned the nickname "No Home Jerome" from the countless hours he spent at the casino.
Tournament data:
Event Date Place Winnings
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship NL Texas Hold'em (Event 57) 7/3/2009
7th
$1,404,002
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker NL Hold'em Shootout (1,000 player max) (Event 41) 6/21/2009
8th
$16,739
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 30) 6/14/2009
44th
$4,883
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker Omaha/Seven Card Stud HL/8 or Better (Event 25) 6/11/2009
1st
$220,538
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold’em (Event 13) 6/5/2009
18th
$18,467
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball (No-Limit) (Event 8) 6/2/2009
1st
$96,367
2008 World Series of Poker Europe H.O.R.S.E. (Event 2) 9/22/2008
6th
£13,750
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 45) 6/25/2008
12th
$159,840
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. (Event 22) 6/11/2008
24th
$7,998
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship Seven Card Stud (Event 14) 6/7/2008
9th
$37,130
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. (Event 26) 6/15/2007
4th
$65,424
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship Seven Card Stud (Event 11) 6/6/2007
2nd
$143,820
2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. (Event 20) 7/12/2006
3rd
$617,760
2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Omaha Hi-low Split (Event 12) 7/6/2006
2nd
$219,208
2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Limit Hold'em (Event 4) 6/29/2006
21st
$9,476
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans No-Limit Hold'em Championship 5/25/2006
14th
$19,380
2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold'em Championship (Event 42) 7/7/2005
20th
$304,680
2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha (Event 27) 6/26/2005
1st
$635,603
2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Omaha Hi-low Split (Event 5) 6/6/2005
54th
$2,410
2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe No-Limit Hold'em Championship 5/8/2005
2nd
$299,360
2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Rio Las Vegas No-Limit Hold'em Championship 3/20/2005
8th
$63,270
2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em (Event 7) 4/28/2004
34th
$4,420
2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold'em (Event 2) 4/23/2004
14th
$13,820
2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold'em Championship (Event 36) 5/19/2003
10th
$82,700
2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha w/re-buys (Event 33) 5/16/2003
9th
$10,720
2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker Limit 7 Card Stud (Event 31) 5/14/2003
3rd
$53,560
2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker Limit Razz (Event 27) 5/11/2003
2nd
$36,000
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event 35) 5/20/2002
23rd
$40,000
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Limit S.H.O.E (Event 23) 5/10/2002
1st
$107,540
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 20) 5/7/2002
14th
$3,720
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo (Event 16) 5/3/2002
1st
$118,440
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo (Event 10) 4/27/2002
8th
$5,860
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Limit 7 Card Stud (Event 5) 4/23/2002
1st
$132,000
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 3) 4/21/2002
9th
$7,640
2001 32nd Annual World Series of Poker Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 23) 5/11/2001
6th
$18,165
2001 32nd Annual World Series of Poker Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 17) 5/6/2001
15th
$4,775
2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha (Event 14) 5/6/2000
1st
$195,000
2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em (Event 8) 5/1/2000
5th
$35,640
2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker Limit 7 Card Stud (Event 3) 4/26/2000
12th
$5,145
