more like 120k+ watch imo

He couldn't even beat Chris Moneymaker ....some aura.

I don't know, if this isn't a sock account I just find it incredibly weird that you have been registered since 2002 and have only made 15 posts. And this is one of them.

HAHAHAHA

From now on my choice of candy is gummy bears.

Great thing about playing at the Hustler here in LA, the $1/$2NL tables where us plebians play are right next to Larry's big game 7-card stud table. Playing my low stakes game 5 feet away from Phil Ivey makes it really fricken cool.

Big fan of ActionJeff. Gl bro.

i'm still a huge ivey fanboy anyway, but my one experience playing with him was really disappointing

in 6 max wsop event he got moved to my direct right, then openlimped the cutoff when i was on the button FOUR times, all four times i raised... the first two he folded, the third he called and check/folded the flop, and the fourth he folded again...

this wasn't even first level or anything either, it was like 200/400/ante or something, it was pretty ridiculous

i think it was a day or two after the lakers got knocked out, and towards the end of the series so he was drawing thin on all his prop-bets, and was probably depressed...

but it was still so disappointing, i mean he's one of the guys that is such a hero you don't even want the honour of outplaying them, you want them to actually be godlike to further your faith in what human beings are capable of

i can honestly say that i hope to play with him again this year and that he has his A game going and wtfpwns me along with everyone else

ya man thats pretty sick, he prolly just couldnt play his a game which was good for u but sucked at the same time so sick ahah

If I were you I would get a tattoo saying "I iso-raised Ivey."

I would have it on my forehead.

At the EPT London in 2006 the tourney went on break and everyone piled toward the bar to get a cheeky drink in before the restart. Ivey struts up to the nearby roulette table and throws down about £5k in chips on various numbers. The number comes up and Ivey walks away. Only 3 or 4 people were watching this, and I was standing there omfg'ing at how ****ing cool he is.

the only person Chuck Norris fears is Phil Ivey.

just think if ivey never had bankroll management. just some guy on the atlantic city boardwalk hah

lol this is awesome

so did you accomplish your obvious mission to try and make yourself feel "cooler" by letting him know this?

yeah he seems like the type that gets depressed over losing a bet.....wait....good post though i would probably prefer him to soulcrush me as well

For how universally revered and respected Phil Ivey is, I've never heard many interesting anecdotes about him.. Perhaps this is due to his private and standoffish nature

I was thinking that as well, he seems like some sort of poker playing robot. But then you see him interact with other pros on TV and he almost seems like a kid.

you need help.

+1, lol awesome thread!

might not be an interesting story, but here is my phil ivey encounter:

wsop last year, some 1500-3k nlh event. i don't have a lot of chips left. someone busts at our table a few seats to my right and a little while later a floorperson comes over acting like a ***** schoolgirl and tells us we are getting someone special. a few minutes later i look up and Phil Ivey is walking over to the table with an entourage of floor guys while everyone stares as he walks past. One guy brings him to his seat and is trying to make small talk with Phil, acting like they are good buddies that will be going out for a drink after the tournament. Phil is showing limited response, and when he sits down at the table he gives a look to the general direction of the rest of the table like who the f is that guy what a loser. We all laugh.

Now I don't know about you guys, but whenever I've played a wsop tournament and get a seat change, they give me the little thing that says where my new seat is, I pick up my chips myself and search through the ***** zoo to find my new seat. An exception is if you have to move far and have a ton of chips that are tough to carry by yourself, then a floorperson will help you. So as Phil walks over I'm thinking these floorguys are carrying his massive stack. Phil Ivey with a big stack to my right, that should be fun to watch and also good for maybe a nice double up if he's opening every pot...

When he sits down, he sets down his stack, which is a small handful of chips. He has less chips than I do. lol. other than owning the floorguy's life with his eyes, he says and does nothing, and as I remember it no one else speaks either. He looks generally kinda annoyed to be there. he keeps his stack the same maybe losing a bit, I increase mine slightly. Then, it comes to him in LP, and he shoves his small stack all in. folds to me i look down at 55, i go all in over top. he has A5o, I hold up. as soon as the river is dealt, he gets up without looking or speaking to anyone and walks quickly out of the room. later i would print off the cardplayer update of the hand. the end.

So when are we gonna get those gummy bears?
i'm feeling kinda impatient.

ivey is the man yo

What a dumbass, how can you say no to a gummy bear from Ivey.