Phil Ivey has landed his eighth World Series of Poker bracelet, taking down the $3,000 HORSE tournament on Tuesday morning.
As a 22nd WSOP final table approached for the poker legend, Ivey was near to elimination and was the shortest stack for some time, but the stud games provided the rush he needed, with one round of Seven Card Stud turning his 100,000 chips into over a million.
Once at the final table, Ivey dealt out killer blows to such poker talents as John Juanda and Jeff Lisandro, who both own four WSOP bracelets of their own and at the heads-up stage, Bill Chen could offer little resistance to the Ivey charge.
Ivey’s eighth WSOP bracelet confirms to the poker world that he really is the master of all forms of the game. In contrast to Phil Hellmuth, whose eleven World Series of Poker wins have all come in Hold’em, Ivey has never actually won a Hold’em event at the WSOP and his victories have come across a wide range of poker formats. Seven Card Stud, Pot Limit Omaha, 2-7 Draw and SHOE, as well as High/Low Split forms of Stud and Omaha, all feature on the Ivey WSOP CV.
Erik Seidel, who also owns eight WSOP bracelets, said after Ivey’s latest triumph, “I think everybody understands that he’s the best player in the world, but I still don’t think he gets enough credit”, adding, “I don’t think people have a sense of how complex all these games are, or that he’s the best at every single one of them”.
Ivey himself may not have placed much stock in WSOP titles in the past, but more recently, he is starting to realise the seriousness of the events. He told reporters after his latest victory, “I enjoy winning bracelets. As I’m getting older I’m realizing my place in poker history”.
Ivey was genuinely unaware of the prize money for his HORSE victory, casually asking WSOP officials how much he had earned shortly after the last card was dealt. Those words were spoken by a poker player who is interested in winning WSOP titles and not prize money.
For the record, Ivey’s winnings were $329,840, though he has earned significantly more than that in side bets. Howard Lederer in particular will be sweating, after the two struck a $5 million prop bet that Ivey would fail to win two WSOP bracelets by the end of 2011. Lederer’s reaction to the news was posted on his Twitter page and simply said “…gulp”.
Stay tuned for more WSOP updates.
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