I'm sure there probably isn't a clear answer to this but how is that someone is this good at a game like poker? I mean, with variance the way it is, how is it that Ivey's dominating like this -- in all disciplines of poker, no less?

He's making the year's of Monnette and Frankenburger seem pedestrian at the rate he's going. And, their years would be so boss (and, obv., they still are by so many standards) in any other year.


At any rate, I think that what Ivey is doing is great in really proving that poker is a game of skill and not just some degen-gambling-sinful act the gov. would have you believe!

just sick what Ivey is doing time to take one down champ.

So Ivey IS playing the one drop

i wonder if any1 has won poy without a win?

Is he!?

incrdible top 5 and iam sure Hellmuth will have one more good run at it.

Here's what I got from a pokernews report

9th or better in this event will push him back into first.

update: Tuckman just said that both will be streamed, one with commentary and one without, and he's leaning towards commentating the PLO.

Lets say Ivey will make this final table his 5th then his chances for makeing 6 are most i would say in event 39 10k PLO event 42 2500$ omaha 8/ 7card stud 8. event 45 50k players championship, event 50 5k no limit.Event 52 2500 10 game mixed event 55 1million one drop and event 56 and 57 10k short handed nlh 3k PLO8. I can see him make up to 7 final table this year.

are there multiple commentary options and which is best

thanks anyone

Interesting that when I was trying to find out who made the most FT in one WSOP, the most I came across was 5 by Daniel Negreanu in his POTY WSOP (2004). So, if Ivey is able to do it in event #35 he'd tie that, and I agree that he'd have a good shot of at least 1 or 2 more FT in the events you listed, molinn9.

FYI, the $2,500 8-Game (event #37) numbers (from PokerNews):


477 players (12 fewer than last year -- but both Phils are in -- haha)

Pays top 48 finishers as follows:

1st: $271,312
2nd: $167,637
3rd: $106,564
4th: $76,841
5th: $56,277
6th: $41,844
7th: $31,578
8th: $24,188
9th & 10th: $18,795
11th & 12th: $14,823
13th & 14th: $11,850
15th & 16th: $9,603
17th-24th: $7,900
25th-32nd: $6,587
33rd-40th: $5,599
41st-48th: $4,763

I think ChipsAhoya is in.
I think Oscillator is in.
I know mixgameADDict is in.
Anybody else?

Glglgl. Gogogo!

Most bracelets: Phil Hellmuth (12)
Most earnings: Jamie Gold ($12,073,694)
Most cashes: Phil Hellmuth (89)
Most final tables: Phil Hellmuth (46)
Youngest bracelet winner: Annette Obrestad (2007 WSOPE Main Event; 18 years, 364 days)
Oldest bracelet winner: Paul McKinney (2005 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em; age 80)
Most bracelets in one year: Puggy Pearson (1973), Ted Forrest (1993), Phil Hellmuth (1993), Phil Ivey (2002), Jeff Lisandro (2009) (3 bracelets)
Most cashes in one year: Nikolay Evdakov (10 cashes, 2008)
Most consecutive years with at least one bracelet: Bill Boyd (1971 - 1974), Doyle Brunson (1976 - 1979) (4)
Most consecutive years with at least one cash: Berry Johnston (29, 1982 - 2010)
Oldest WSOP event participant: Jack Ury (2010; age 97)

Sadly they dont have listen who has made most final tables in one year on there wikipedia

ivey and helmuth both have 5 FTs in a year as well

very impresive

The Berry Johnston stat is amazing.

gogogo gerber in #33!!!

any way ivey is giving opponents a piece of his bracelet bets to bow down like dogs?

thats one of those records that might not ever get broken. Also impressive for any records list imo

how about Hellmuth? couldnt he easy break that record also

Well If I had to put money on someone else. it would easily be him. however, im not sure what his streak is currently at

Ivey obv has never won a bracelet in Hold Em, it'd be pretty awesome if his first was in an event that played both of the Hold Em variants.

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So there are only 2? PLHE does not count?