Poker player Phil Ivey is acknowledged by his peers as the best all-around poker player in the world. The late Chip Reese once said, “Phil Ivey is the closest thing to Stu Ungar I have ever seen.” That’s awfully high praise for this “kid” from New Jersey. Since his days playing cash games as “Jerome” Phil has taken the poker world by storm. He now plays in the highest cash game in the world at the Bellagio along with fellow professional poker players Barry Greenstein, Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Harmon and Dan Negreanu. The “Big Game” typically has limits of $8000 / $4000 and swings of hundreds of thousands of dollars per session.

Phil Ivey has a reputation for being extremely aggressive and willing to take risk when he feels he can exploit his opponent. Phil is also an extremely tough heads-up player as well.

Ivey has 5 World Series of Poker bracelets to his credit. He has also made 7 World Poker Tour Final Tables although he has yet to win one.

In February of 2006 Phil won over $10 Million dollars during a three day heads-up session against Texas banking mogul Andy Beal.

Overall, Phil Ivey has over $7 Million dollars in tournament winnings since 2000.

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