| Phil Ivey, sometimes known as "The Tiger | | | | - May 10, 2002 - $2,000 S.H.O.E. (a rotation |
| Woods of Poker", was born in Riverside, | | | | of Stud, Hold'em, Omaha and Stud Hi/Lo) - |
| California on February 1, 1976. His family | | | | $107,540 Prize |
| moved East to New Jersey when he was three | | | | |
| months old and that is where he lived until | | | | - May 3, 2002 - $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo |
| he became a Poker star. | | | | - $118,440 Prize |
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| As a child, he played cards with his | | | | - May 5, 2000 - $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha - |
| grandfather who tried to teach him the evils | | | | $195,000 Prize |
| of gambling. This exposure to card playing | | | | |
| actually was a motivating factor to young | | | | Not only did he win three titles in the 2002 |
| Phil to make gambling his career. | | | | WSOP but he tied the record for most |
| Consequently, at the age of 16, he announced | | | | bracelets won in one year. |
| to his family and to his teachers that | | | | |
| professional gambling was his goal in life. | | | | Ivey had great success in other Tournaments. |
| | | | He won the $1 million first prize at the |
| At the age of 18, he obtained a fake ID and | | | | Monte Carlo Millions Tournament on November |
| began visiting casinos in Atlantic City where | | | | 20, 2005. Several days later, he walked away |
| he honed his skills in Poker: Limit, No | | | | with the $600,000 first prize at the |
| Limit, Stud, Omaha and Poker Tournaments. At | | | | FullTiltPoker.com's Invitational Tournament |
| the age of 20, he made Atlantic City his | | | | which was broadcast live from Monte Carlo on |
| home. | | | | Fox Sports Net. |
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| When Phil turned 21, he began playing in the | | | | Phil Ivey had another success in February |
| World Series of Poker and making a name for | | | | 2006 when playing against Texas billionaire |
| himself among the well known players. He | | | | Andy Beal in Las Vegas. Several of Ivey's |
| played in Las Vegas, then in Long Beach, | | | | Poker colleagues had pooled their money and |
| California and is now back in Vegas playing | | | | took turns playing against Beal. Earlier in |
| in the high limit area of the Bellagio. | | | | the month, he took them for ten million |
| | | | dollars. Ivey then played Beal for the group |
| Phil Ivey's World Series of Poker Bracelet | | | | and over the course of three days, took him |
| Wins: | | | | for sixteen million dollars. Beal stated that |
| | | | because of his loss to Ivey, he is giving up |
| - June 26, 2005 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - | | | | Poker! |
| $635,603 Prize | | | | |
| | | | As of this writing, Ivey's tournament wins |
| - April 23, 2002 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud - | | | | are in excess of $6,000,000. However, he |
| $132,000 Prize | | | | states he will now be focusing more on cash |
| | | | games then on Tournaments. |