[pat venditto]

[blueghost]

he makes more money than 95 percent of the posters here just by sitting on his butt and collecting checks from part ownership in FULL TILT ,never go broke,besides that the best or near the top best cash game player in the world

[2daBank]

he makes more money than 95 percent of the posters here just by sitting on his butt and collecting checks from part ownership in FULL TILT ,never go broke,besides that the best or near the top best cash game player in the world

only 95% .....love to hear who around here doing better than him

[jjgold]

Phil your a compulsive gambler

[OmgUrMom]

wow 95% of the posts in this thread are retarded

[2daBank]

wow 95% of the posts in this thread are retarded

that is generally what happens when the thread topic is retarded in the first place

[OmgUrMom]

that is generally what happens when the thread topic is retarded in the first place

Hmm, I never made that correlation but I think your probably right

[davidnc76]

I highly doubt Ivey will be the "M.C. Hammer" of poker. Hammer was a one hit wonder in the music industry, he lived way beyond his means. Ivey is a skilled poker player. It would be safe to say that the guys face is worth hundreds of thousands. The man is a smart business man who hit the jackpot early in the poker boom. There is more money to be made with future tournaments, book deals and other ventures. If I had to bet on someone losing it all it would be Tom Dwan. Durr could in fact be the Vanilla Ice of the poker world.

[statnerds]

You have to give the guy credit for becomming what he did coming from a humble background.He can hold his head up high that he truly is a self made person and that's rare these days.

that is one of the most misinformed statements i have read on this forum, which says a lot.

America is mostly self made people, which is the beauty of our great country. opportunity is out there for everyone. i'll agree that more and more people are making excuses for why they can't do something, but the American spirit is still strong. like 80% of Americans are employed by small business. the majority of people with children want to give those children a better life than they had, except for the ones that have government as a daddy. there is absolutely no excuse for someone in America not to succeed.

and Ivey probably makes millions upon millions of dollars on investments, endorsements, etc. he will be fine.

[Shelton]

His BLACK ain't he dont shock me

[krk1030]

As long as he is not banking on FTP being around forever he is fine.

[JohnnyDr@ma]

wow 95% of the posts in this thread are retarded

very true, even jjgolds posts in this thread are retarded

[OmgUrMom]

I highly doubt Ivey will be the "M.C. Hammer" of poker. Hammer was a one hit wonder in the music industry, he lived way beyond his means. Ivey is a skilled poker player. It would be safe to say that the guys face is worth hundreds of thousands. The man is a smart business man who hit the jackpot early in the poker boom. There is more money to be made with future tournaments, book deals and other ventures. If I had to bet on someone losing it all it would be Tom Dwan. Durr could in fact be the Vanilla Ice of the poker world.

you name the only player possibly better than Phil Ivey as the one who will go broke?

[Extra Innings]

Broke crackers ITT

[Phightin' Phils]

this is the dumbest thing ive ever read

[PhilIvey]

You fukkin nit wit, I have over 1000 videos

Phil make a video saying your a compulsive gambler

Made a video specially for you

[Yi]

I don't think Ivey is stupid enough to lose it all. Sure, he likes to play crap and gamble on sports but the fundamental difference between him and us, Sports Gamblers, is that he's an elite poker player, and you don't become one unless you analyze everything base on EV and long term success.

[FishFace5]

.
They made a thread specifically about this thread on 2+2.

[kmarinouofm]

Are you guys serious?????? Do you know what full tilt is worth???????? M.C. Hammer???? B.C. your a retard for that 1. And he's not an asshole. Quick story. WSOP 2009, Main Event Day 1. They want to make Ivey's day 1 table the feature table. Everyone at the table is pumped (endorsement $, gonna be on tv, ect). Ivey finds out, goes to tourney administrators and says he doesn't want to be on feature table day 1. (too slow) They grant his wish (of course) and the rest of the table is disappointed (obviously). He realizes how they missed out and gives everyone at the table 5k just cause. I have like 3 more stories like this if you guys are interested.

i would like these stories posted or pmed to me.. more points when i read them.. great story.. really great story

[lol@donks]

words fail me. its like saying jesus will one day grind himself out and be an atheist. lurked here for a while normally like this forum, but lol @ this thread
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...ink-he-754449/

[lol@donks]

.
They made a thread specifically about this thread on 2+2.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...ink-he-754449/

[BigdaddyQH]

He will be fine, but he is a easy mark at a poker table. All you have to do is nail his tail with a bad beat. He loses it completely and totally. A bad beat completely unnerves him. He is an excellent player, but he has no self control. He completely blew the Championship last year when he had one bad beat at the final table and never recovered mentally. He will never get another chance like that again, because he does not have the nerve for it. Don't let his looks fool you. You never see him in high limit private games because he would get killed in them. He does not have the mentality or that type of game. He is a sharp businessman, but a terrible gambler. It may not break him financially, but eventually it will kill him.

[BettingWizard]

ivey go broke?

if he declared bankruptcy today, he would become a multi-millionaire by the end of the month, at the latest

[FishFace5]

He will be fine, but he is a easy mark at a poker table. All you have to do is nail his tail with a bad beat. He loses it completely and totally. A bad beat completely unnerves him. He is an excellent player, but he has no self control. He completely blew the Championship last year when he had one bad beat at the final table and never recovered mentally. He will never get another chance like that again, because he does not have the nerve for it. Don't let his looks fool you. You never see him in high limit private games because he would get killed in them. He does not have the mentality or that type of game. He is a sharp businessman, but a terrible gambler. It may not break him financially, but eventually it will kill him.

.
SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!
Bigdaddy you just made the most uninformed comment in an epically uninformed misguided thread.
There is not one bit of truth in your whole post.
The best comment was "that's why you never see him in high stakes private games"

[hunterwrot]

ivey is the man he will not go broke he will just win it back in cash games

[JohnnyDr@ma]

he also owns a piece of hellmuth's publishing company, you know that is worth a few million if not billions dollars

[mrmarket]

I don't know which is dumber: The fact that this thread exists or the fact that i actually read through the entire thing.

[tjlampe]

I like all these gamblers trying to give Ivey advice or even commen on his lifestyle

[icancount2one]

This thread is like garage bands sitting around talking shit on Muse, or American Idol contestants talking shit on Lady Gaga.

The only mistake Ivey ever made was getting involved with Buddy "Aces" Israel, but it seems he was the only one who was savvy enough to make it out of that whole mess scott free.

[SR]

You guys are forgetting the fact that like pete rose, there will always be suckers lining up to meet or better yet play him. These guys rake it in when whales ask to play a game with them. The rich guy gets an experience and the tv pro gets a payday, same as every celebrity. He can do that until he's dead, i.e. an endless source of atleast some level of wealth.

Hell he doesnt even have to move to vegas like wayne newton or every other has been, he already is right there lol.

[aggieshawn]

stupid thread

[Mantis]

4 pages and counting

[Fishhead]

he also owns a piece of hellmuth's publishing company, you know that is worth a few million if not billions dollars

Pleeez fred

[GiveMeaBJ]

How the **** can Phil Ivey ever go broke except when he is old and wrinkled? Let's start with the basics. The guys is internationally known as the best poker player in the world. He can get a ton of money just to appear in a room. He wins online and notoriously crushes the side games. If times got tough for Phil tell me who wouldn't throw money at him to have a piece of his action? People would be in line. Do you have any clue what you get just for being sponsored by Full Tilt? They pay all his tournament buy ins and give him $$$ to play online. Let alone that he bought out the majority of Full Tilts original backers and now gets $25 million a year from them. He gets the best sports picks from the sharpest gamblers. The only thing he can realistically lose at is Craps. If you think he is capable of blowing $100 million in a night of craps then yes he can go broke. Until then Ivey will stay rich and only get more rich as the days pass. He freerolls at every poker tournament for christ sake. Not to mention he always gets the best of any prop bet he makes win or lose he has the discipline to not make the bet unless the odds are in his favor.

[will2survive]

get off ivey's sac--he's a brilliant man