Full Tilt Poker's Phil Ivey Makes History
| 27 May 2005 |
Team Full Tilt's Phil Ivey is on a winning streak and making history, landing at the final tables of four major televised poker events in a row, with buy-ins ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Over the past two months, Phil Ivey has been giving competitors a run for their money, winning close to $800,000.
Phil Ivey started his unprecedented winning streak with a $10,000 buy-in at the World Series of Poker Circuit Tournament Event at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on March 22nd. Finishing in 8th place, Phil took home $63,270. The tournament will air on ESPN this summer. On April 1st at the 2005 World Poker Challenge at the Reno Hilton, which will air on the Travel Channel, Phil finished 3rd, with a $5,000 buy-in, winning $163,908. Building on his success, on April 24th Phil entered the 2005 Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas with a $25,000 buy-in, finishing 6th and taking home $264,195. Topping off his historic winning streak, he went on to finish 2nd at 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit in Lake Tahoe on May 11th with a $10,000 buy-in. This was the longest final table in WSOPC history. Coming in second, Phil took home $299,360. The tournament will air on ESPN.
"Phil Ivey continues to demonstrate that he is the best all around poker player in the game today," said Howard Lederer, a fellow member of Team Full Tilt. Ivey, one of the most respected poker players in the world, is a member of Team Full Tilt, the world-renowned poker champions behind online poker site www.fulltiltpoker.com. On www.fulltiltpoker.com, players can sharpen their skills with the Team Full Tilt pros, who collectively own 23 World Series of Poker bracelets. These champions include: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others.
Phil Ivey started his unprecedented winning streak with a $10,000 buy-in at the World Series of Poker Circuit Tournament Event at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on March 22nd. Finishing in 8th place, Phil took home $63,270. The tournament will air on ESPN this summer. On April 1st at the 2005 World Poker Challenge at the Reno Hilton, which will air on the Travel Channel, Phil finished 3rd, with a $5,000 buy-in, winning $163,908. Building on his success, on April 24th Phil entered the 2005 Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas with a $25,000 buy-in, finishing 6th and taking home $264,195. Topping off his historic winning streak, he went on to finish 2nd at 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit in Lake Tahoe on May 11th with a $10,000 buy-in. This was the longest final table in WSOPC history. Coming in second, Phil took home $299,360. The tournament will air on ESPN.
"Phil Ivey continues to demonstrate that he is the best all around poker player in the game today," said Howard Lederer, a fellow member of Team Full Tilt. Ivey, one of the most respected poker players in the world, is a member of Team Full Tilt, the world-renowned poker champions behind online poker site www.fulltiltpoker.com. On www.fulltiltpoker.com, players can sharpen their skills with the Team Full Tilt pros, who collectively own 23 World Series of Poker bracelets. These champions include: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others.
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