You'd have to be a moron, to think this guy doesnt have money. Does he go broke? Who knows. The thing he has going for him that the rest of us dont is he is invested in a company that will always replinish his funds. All of us on here dont have that. We cant go blow 2 mil this year and know we still have a company they made us 5 mil in gambling in the same year.
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Yeah his share in Full Tilt is worth millionsComment -
Gold where do you come up with this shit? This kid will never go broke, he might lose his bank roll but he will never go broke. You guys are laughing about a $30 million bank roll? The Iveys are set for the next 5 generations minimum, just off his gambling winnings. He isnt some ghetto kid with a jump shot, who will piss $30 million in salary away in 5 years, this guy can and will dominate high stakes card games for the next 50 years. So many haters on this place its sad, Phil Ivey has more gamble and guts then anybody on this forum, this kid should be an icon in this place, instead we got a bunch of jealous haters trying to burn his legacy to the ground. Go get em Philly!!!!
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Idk I've had quite a few ivey bets personally...Gold where do you come up with this shit? This kid will never go broke, he might lose his bank roll but he will never go broke. You guys are laughing about a $30 million bank roll? The Iveys are set for the next 5 generations minimum, just off his gambling winnings. He isnt some ghetto kid with a jump shot, who will piss $30 million in salary away in 5 years, this guy can and will dominate high stakes card games for the next 50 years. So many haters on this place its sad, Phil Ivey has more gamble and guts then anybody on this forum, this kid should be an icon in this place, instead we got a bunch of jealous haters trying to burn his legacy to the ground. Go get em Philly!!!!
haha but this post is
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Phila Eagle football owner from years ago
If mult Billion dollar companies go broke investing he can too
every compulsive gambler dies broke, no one is excemptComment -
How come these poker guys can hang out in the USA when they operate illegal gambling websites.Comment -
The sites are in no way illegal.
It is merely questionable if it is illegal for people located in the United States to wager on them, as with any sportsbook. There is NO law on the books as to any online gambling being illegal in the U.S. anyway. The Wire Act has been ruled to specifically NOT pertain to internet gambling by the Federal Appeals Court from the Fifth Circuit (one step below the Supreme Court which did not take the case) but the Department of Justice "interprets the law to include online gambling". If there were a clearcut answer, none of us Americans would be able to play poker or casinos or sportsbooks online already.
Additionally, there is a growing movement that will probably result in a law being passed within a year that specifically carves out an exception from the UIGEA for online poker as a game of skill. Much the same as that fraud of a law has an exception for betting on horse racing online...for no apparent reason whatsoever other than revenue and lobbying.Comment -
1. 100% wrong, he is universally considered one of the best in the world by people in the poker community...the ones most qualified to form such an opinion
2. 100% wrong...guess you don't play. Poker has legally been declared a game of skill by courts in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts and there is a bill about to be introduced to Congress this year.Last edited by KKoz9; 02-19-09, 01:45 AM.Comment -
Ivey is one of the most consistent poker players in the world if not the most in the last ten years.
JJ whats with the super gay avatar?
Vin, I agree 100% with you regarding cash games. Ivey rakes in mad cash along with Negrano.
Both are capable players who can also win tournaments which is a grind more then anything.I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand. ~Jonathan SwiftComment -
People seriously think he isn't worth much and is bad at poker? Lol.
For someone who is predominantly a cash game playing playing the nosebleed stakes against the best players, 5 WSOP bracelets and a WPT titles is a hell of an achievement.
Also, there is the documented win of $16 Mill in 3 days vs Andy Beal (not saying the money was his, just saying that he isn't a bad player!)
His all-time tourney winnings stand at $10 million.
With regards to online cash games, check http://www.highstakesdb.com. It tracks all the high stakes action on FTP.
It has Ivey as the BIGGEST winner online with $7.946.916,84 since Jan 1st 07
He also is a founding member of FTP and it is assumed he has sizable equity in the company... considering Clonie Gowen is suing FTP and the lawsuit values the company at $4 Billion... you do the math.Comment -
Meh, I guess I had to expect it.
Long-time reader... so many douches on this forum and threads like this make me realise how little some people know before they post fake information. Decided to register an account to actually post some true facts.
Many apologies, it won't happen again. Thanks for being so welcoming
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you do realize that the only way he had enough money to play in that game with Beal is because all the pros combined their money and let him play right?Comment -
He's worth tens of millions without a doubt...what's the point in arguing about it anyway
...nobody here knows for sure anyway.
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Well said. Lots of people are jealous of the success. Every forum is home to outspoken rejects who have been silenced or ignored in the real world and feel compelled to inflate their own self worth by trash talking others. Its rather ironic that other poker players, gamblers, and sports bettors have anything negative to say about this guy.
Ivey is a legend in the gambling world. He should be treated that way.
Oh, and in regards to this:
Really? You instantly lack credibility and can't be taken seriously after saying something like this. I try never to outright insult anyone on a forum, but you sir are an idiot.Comment -
I wish I was as "broke" as Phil Ivey.Comment
