Tag Archives: Phil Ivey

Did Phil Ivey Cheat in Baccarat?

Poker players around the world know Phil Ivey as an amazingly successful professional poker player who has won nine World Series of Poker bracelets. His most recent win was the $2,200 AUD Mixed Event at the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently ranked 5th in the All Time [...] Continue reading

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Profielen Merson, Koroknai en Sylvia

Greg Merson: 28,725,000 chips
Greg Merson begon net zoals veel andere poker spelers met poker, na de overwinning van Chris MoneyMaker bij het WSOP Main Event in 2003. Uiteindelijk besteedde hij meer tijd aan het online spelen van poker dan het studere… Continue reading

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WSOP Tweet Relief: Who Are These People?

No Phil Ivey. No Michael Mizrachi. Not even a Bryan Devonshire or Ben Lamb.
In other words, no real “marquee” name driving the poker pro ship towards the biggest final table of the year. Daniel Negreanu even says he’s only heard of five of them.
But th… Continue reading

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WSOP 2012: Vanessa Selbst finishes 75th for $88,070

It’s a sentence that just doesn’t look right on the page. After Vanessa Selbst barnstormed the 2012 World Series of Poker and outperformed every member of Team PokerStars Pro, it just felt natural to continue writing stories about her winning, survivin… Continue reading

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2012 World Series of Poker Shuffles Player Of The Year Races

As expected, the summertime running of the 2012 World Series of Poker has shuffled up the various Player of the Year races compiled by many of the top outlets in the poker industry. After leading the top three POY races for much of the first half of 2012, former World Champion Jonathan Duhamel has fallen [...] Continue reading

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Getting Mental with Jared Tendler at 2012 WSOP

Tendler released The Mental Game of Poker last year and the book quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed poker books in years.
Professional players like Dusty Schmidt, Ben “NeverScaredB” Willinofsky and Lex Veldhuis are all huge funs of… Continue reading

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Phil Ivey Divorce Settlement Ends Up in Nevada Supreme Court

After having arguably one of the finest performances at the World Series of Poker in its history, Phil Ivey is the subject of discussion in the court system of the state of Nevada. Prior to Christmas 2009, Ivey and his then-wife, Luciaetta, filed a joint petition for dissolution of their marriage that was granted by [...] Continue reading

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2012 WSOP: Michael Hack Leads Day 2C Players, 1753 Survivors Head To Day Three

The final Day Two of the 2012 World Series of Poker Championship Event has wrapped up its play, sending the survivors from the day off to the first day that the field will join together this afternoon in the Amazon Room at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino. At the start of the Day [...] Continue reading

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Phil Ivey eliminated during first level of Day 2B

LAS VEGAS — The world’s top-ranked poker player will not be the 2012 WSOP main event champion. Phil Ivey entered Day 2B with one of the shortest stacks among the 2,300-plus players in action on Wednesday and was eliminated during the first hour of p… Continue reading

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Full Tilt Poker’s Ray Bitar Released on Bail

According to a story with Forbes.com, Bitar will return to his home in Glendora for the first time in over a year where he will be monitored electronically.
Bitar’s bail terms had him post a $2.5 million personal recognizance bond and add a warehouse… Continue reading

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