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| '''Phil Ivey''' (born in ]) is a professional ] player. | '''Phil Ivey''' (born in ]) is a professional ] player. | ||
| Ivey is sometimes called the ] of poker because of his young age, relative success, and because he is ]. At the ] in ] he won 3 titles, tying the record held by ] and ]. |
Ivey is sometimes called the ] of poker because of his young age, relative success, and because he is ]. At the ] in ] he won 3 titles, tying the record for most bracelets won in a year, also held by ] and ]. | ||
| In ] he finished 10th at the main event of the WSOP after ] in which ] (the eventual winner) knocked him out. |
In ] he finished 10th at the main event of the WSOP after ] in which ] (the eventual winner) knocked him out. As of ], he has won over $2,500,000 dollars and 4 WSOP bracelets in tournament poker. | ||
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Phil Ivey (born in California) is a professional poker player.
Ivey is sometimes called the Tiger Woods of poker because of his young age, relative success, and because he is African American. At the World Series of Poker in 2002 he won 3 titles, tying the record for most bracelets won in a year, also held by Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest.
In 2003 he finished 10th at the main event of the WSOP after bad beat in which Chris Moneymaker (the eventual winner) knocked him out. As of 2004, he has won over $2,500,000 dollars and 4 WSOP bracelets in tournament poker.