Phil Ivey — Professional Poker Player
A well-known and established professional poker player, Phil Ivey currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. At 35-years of age, Ivey is an eight-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner, good for fifth all-time. Known in the poker community as one of the best all-around players in the world, Ivey is adept at both tournament and cash game poker.
Born in Riverside, California, Ivey’s family moved to New Jersey when he was a young child. Ivey started to play poker with co-workers in New Jersey and has since accumulated more than $16 million in lifetime tournament winnings. He is the youngest player to attain eight WSOP gold bracelets, all of which were in events other than no-limit hold’em. Ivey plays in the world’s highest stakes cash games and has a room named after him at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. This year, Ivey has made five WSOP final tables to push his WSOP career earnings to $6,249,783.
Biggest Win: Won 2012 Aussie Millions High Roller Challenge — $2,058,948