Phil Ivey Blows Away Competition With Life Time Winnings

Poker News - January 27th, 2010 - Written By Bonnie

It has been said by many in the industry that poker player Phil Ivey is by far one of the best all round poker players of our time. His career winnings alone are enough to place him on poker's All-Time Money List. The Aussie 2010 USD $100K Challenge tournament earned him a second place finish, with a payday of a cool $600,000. With that single win to add to the many championship titles won throughout his career, his career earnings now total more than $12,802,783.

Ivey has become a menace to other players, combining expert skill with a stare down that could shake up even the most fortuitous of players. Ivey's calm and collective composure throughout a tournament, whether it be live or during an Online Poker Tournament, has made him one of the most feared opponents in the poker world. He has dominated the World Series of Poker time and time again, and after his 2009 World Series of Poker winnings, Ivey has a total of 5 World Series Of Poker bracelets, and is one of the few professional poker players that hold multiple bracelets earned at any World Series Of Poker events. To date, Ivey has earned 7 World Series of Poker Bracelets and is listed 6th on the All-Time Bracelets List. Ivey not only gets noticed for being one of the youngest professional poker players to score so many bracelets, but he is also acknowledged for doing so in record breaking time.

Ivey's winnings at the 2009 World Series of Poker increased his tournament career winnings by $1.4 million. In addition to his career being on the fast track to the upper echelons of the poker world, he has also become a member of Team Full Tilt, a group of elite professional poker players which represent one of the most trusted online poker rooms around, Full Tilt. The member of this team, besides Phil Ivey, include Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham, Patrik Antonius and Tom 'durrrr' Dwan.