If we ask the pro poker players where will put their money in a group of players they will answer you one name and that would be Phil Ivey. However, Phil is seldom seen by the population winning a huge poker competition.
He already had 8 Final Tables in the WPT comp and 1 win. Phil also won 6 WSOP bracelets. However, there is no Texas Hold ‘Em bracelets for him even if its the only poker of its kind seen on television.
He gained his reputation as the most excellent player in the world because he is a very good cash game player who rakes millions of dollars every year in the competitions. But these tables are not familiar to the average players. Cash games are his way of living and tournaments are not his primary concern.
Phil’s effectiveness as a poker player can be seen on the bracelets he won on the WSOP. He have 6 bracelets from 5 dissimilar categories. He is knowledgeable on a variety of game making him capable of battling against the best players such as Doyle and Co. and still win the comp.
This Ultra-High Stake games you need to choose what games you’re playing during a round. For instance, Sammy Farha is playing, you can expect that there would be a PLO game in the rotation that will be played. This is because each poker player has his favorite game which they will try hard to include in the rotation.
Philis also very adept on the 7 Card Stud and has already won 2 PLO bracelets plus two bracelets from various events. Additionally, he also had managed to grab a final table at the H.OR.S.E competition.
He’s the only one who can be better in a variety of games that Phil Ivey. What kind of stakes will Phil go with? An example would be his play with Texas billionaire Andy Beal in 2006 wherein the stakes is at $25,000/$50,000. His very fortunate, he won $16,000,000 in that event for three days.
There are rather a lot of adept players in the universe but there is no greater than Phil Ivey himself? For me his the most excellent poker player in this generation and he only need to win a Main event for his critics to debate no more.