Phil Ivey Hendon (2024)

FAQs

Is Phil Ivey sober? ›

Ivey has been sober for four years—and his life is better for it. I was just like, That's enough.

Even though they were two of the first “young guns” of poker along with John Juanda and Allen Cunningham, and though they are great friends, when they are on the poker table: Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey are polar opposites. Daniel is talkative and social; Phil is stoic and calculating.

As of 2023, Ivey's total live tournament winnings exceed $38.3 million. He has 11 cashes in his live poker career worth at least $1 million. Over $9.2 million of his total winnings have come from cashes at the WSOP. He is currently ranked 11th on the all-time money list.

Phil Ivey – Net Worth $125 Million.

How Did Phil Ivey Make his Money? A better question might be "how didn't he make his money?" Ivey's main skill is as a poker player, but he has tried his hand at investments, sports betting, table games, and most famously at advantage play baccarat.

Britain's High Court ruled Wednesday that Genting Casinos UK does not have to pay him the 7.7 million pounds ($12.4 million) he was seeking. The casino's lawyers convinced the court that Ivey's use of "edge sorting'' tactics was not legitimate and that the casino did not have to pay.

Daniel Negreanu says Phil Ivey is the best poker player of all time.

Phil Hellmuth won the battles with Daniel Negreanu, and now he has won the war. Hellmuth completed a three-match sweep of their “High Stakes Duel” on the subscription video service PokerGO on Wednesday, winning a $200,000 buy-in heads-up No-limit Hold'em showdown.

Negreanu was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1974, seven years after his parents, Annie and Constantin, emigrated from Romania. He can speak Romanian fluently.

Outside of 2016 and the COVID year (2020), he's cashed for over $1 million every year since 2011, and 14 times in his life. In October 2022, he picked up his second largest score ever — $3.3 million — for winning the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl in Las Vegas, the only town he plays poker in these days.

Is Phil Ivey still gambling? ›

These legal battles have affected his ability to play and win in major tournaments. Despite these challenges, Phil Ivey continues to play poker and is widely regarded as one of the best in the game.

Justin Bonomo is the biggest winner in poker based on tournament results. His record includes a bevy of WSOP bracelets, Triton titles and EPT honours. Put simply, if there's a poker tournament title up for grabs, Bonomo has probably won it. Not only has he won titles, he's won money, and a lot of it.

Instead of simply listening to lectures and taking notes, you dive into real issues, make and defend decisions, feel the pressure and take action. It's a true simulation of the realities of business. Ivey is among the very select few schools around the world to teach in this innovative way.

In the Ivey classroom, you'll develop your confidence as you apply what you've learned, while being challenged by your classmates and faculty. They'll offer perspectives from real-world business experience as you work through each case, imparting years of knowledge in just 12 transformational months.

Ivey's ancestors became valuable assets to the mining industry. The family immigrated to Canada in 1841. Before law became a family trade, the Iveys managed farms and brokered grain. It was during his undergraduate studies in 1943 that Ivey met his wife, Beryl Nurse.

It is often described as a wonder drug for people who need intense concentration during periods of study. Students rave about the stuff. Obviously, Adderall can be used by poker players to increase performance level, and, by the sounds of it, it is commonly used in the United States due to being easy to source.

Luciaetta Ivey

Phil Ivey / Wife (m. 2002–2009)

Yes, especially if you're playing poker in person and can analyze the actions and responses of other people at the table with you. Phil Ivey's lessons on mental strategy and bluffing are in-depth, actionable and effective, and easily applicable to poker strategies you may already know and love.