Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan both make inside straight draws on the turn. This 4 on the turn coolers Phil Ivey in what will be the biggest poker pot in live televised poker history.
Phil Ivey has topped the all time money list in poker tournament winnings. He overtook Daniel Negreanu who he’s been trailing since before the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Had Phil Ivey not lost with AK to Darvin Moon’s AQ this feat may have been accomplished back at the final table of that event. Daniel Negreanu states in his poker blog that Ivey is the most consistent winner in all the different styles of poker in the live high stakes poker games. He also states that :
“It’s my belief that Phil Ivey is the best poker player in the world, and that includes every format. I’ve played live with him, and cash, Hold’em, Stud, Omaha, whatever, and he is just the most consistently good player at everything- include online based on what his results look like. I don’t think anyone has won more money online, live play, or tournament poker, than Ivey. Pretty strong.”
Phil Ivey has proved himself to be the best in the world. He is has the best winning record in online poker cash games *, live cash games, and now world class poker tournaments.
Poker All Time Money List:
1st Phil Ivey $12,802,783
2nd Daniel Negreanu $12,432,367 *
3rd Jamie Gold $12,201,061
4th Phil Hellmuth Jr $10,991,871
5th Scotty Nguyen $10,955,557
6th Joe Hachem $10,856,216
7th Peter Eastgate $10,630,471 *
8th Allen Cunningham $10,398,118
9th Erik Seidel $9,814,424
10th T.J. Cloutier $9,787,199
11th John Juanda $9,730,882
12th Men ‘The Master’ Nguyen $9,221,767
13th Carlos Mortensen $8,894,713
14th Joe Cada $8,626,099
15th Jerry Yang $8,263,393
16th Johnny Chan $8,232,651
17th David ‘The Dragon’ Pham $8,194,767
18th Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson $8,032,900
19th Justin Cuong Van Tran $7,956,635
20th Paul Wasicka $7,628,127
Phil solidified his first place in our Top Ten Poker Accomplishments of all Time. Congratulations to Phil Ivey.
* Not sure what Ivey’s winnings are compared to Chip Reese and Doyle Brunson
* Daniel may have more than noted here
* Peter Eastgate just made money in a tournament and is not reflected here.
Today we will take a look at the five best H.O.R.S.E. poker players in the world. This takes into account both cash game and tournament action.
1. Phil Ivey
Whether it is live or online, clearly the best H.O.R.S.E. player on the planet is Phil Ivey. Considered by many the best all-around poker player on the planet, Ivey consistently crushes H.O.R.S.E. and other mixed games live and online.
Phil has three WSOP final tables in H.O.R.S.E., including finishing 3rd in the inaugural $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event in 2006. He also cashed in the same event in 2008. Ivey also has a bracelet in SHOE, which is H.O.R.S.E. minus razz.
Ivey is also one of the most consistent, if not the most consistent online H.O.R.S.E. player in history. This year alone, Ivey has won $1.9 Million in the high stakes H.O.R.S.E. games on Full Tilt poker. The next closest players has only won $1.4 Million.
Also, we cannot forget the Millions that Ivey has won inside Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio. Phil can pretty much do it all when it comes to H.O.R.S.E..
2. Doyle Brunson
Although he doesn’t play a lot of H.O.R.S.E. online, when it comes to live playing H.O.R.S.E. live, there aren’t many that can hang like Doyle. For decades, Doyle Brunson has been winning consistently at the high stakes live games in Vegas. Whether they were downtown at the Nugget, over at the now defunct Sands, or now at the Bellagio, if there is a high stakes mixed game, Doyle is there.
Doyle has also had his share of tournament success with H.O.R.S.E.. He took the $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. bracelet in 2003. In 2006, he was among those that made the final table of the first $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. He also cashed in the even in 2008. Brunson also has bracelets in Razz, Stud, and Stud 8 or Better. He also is the “Godfather of Holdem.” About the only game he doesn’t have a bracelet in is Omaha, and he has final tables in that game as well.
3. Barry Greenstein
“Bear” is among the greatest mixed game players on the planet but has had most of his success in live events. A regular staple of Bobby’s Room in Las Vegas, Greenstein has battled among the best and brightest and won Millions. Greenstein used to travel around California, playing in the most profitable games and excelling.
Greenstein’s greatest H.O.R.S.E. accomplishment in the tournament world was his 6th place finish in the $50,000 HORSE event at the WSOP in 2008. That same year, Greenstein took his 3rd bracelet in Razz. Greenstein plays all games well and is a force whenever he is at the table.
4. David Singer
Singer is a solid H.O.R.S.E. player that has had a lot of live success in the game, especially in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Singer made the final table of both the 2006 and 2007 WSOP $50k HORSE event, and both times finished in 6th place. In 2006, Singer also finished 6th in a major online H.O.R.S.E. event, giving him 3 high profile finishes in the game that year.
Singer also finished deep in two HORSE events at the WSOP in 2009, finishing 37th in Event #21 and 41st in Event #31. Singer also player some high stakes HORSE on Full Tilt. He is currently 43rd in the world in HORSE among high stakes players on Full Tilt.
5. Patrik Antonius
When you think of H.O.R.S.E., you probably don’t think of Patrik Antonius. However, Antonius has proven to be quite the solid H.O.R.S.E. player. He made the final table of the 2006 WSOP $50,000 HORSE event where he finished in 9th.
Most of Antonius’ success in the game has been online. This year alone, Antonius has won $1.2 Million in over 1,319 Session of HORSE online. Nobody else on the planet has won as much and played as many sessions. If Antonius could improve his tournament HORSE game a bit, he could potentially move up higher on this list.
Viktor Blom aka Isildur1 would continue to take a shot at the best poker player in the world. This time; he would have an advantage over Ivey by playing him on three screens at once. Ivey doesn’t like to play poker heads up on more than 2 at once.
Set over Set
Viktor fades the Ace and the heart
Phil was obviously uncomfortable on 3 screens and even stated it was making him dizzy.
Phil Ivey: head is dizzy
Phil Ivey: only going to play 2 for a bit
Isildur1: ok
Dealer: Isildur1 shows two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Dealer: Isildur1 wins the pot ($278,995.50) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Phil Ivey: another 10 min 3 screen break lol
System: The $2,000 Guarantee ($24+$2 Stud H/L) will be starting in 5 minutes.
Isildur1: ok hehe
Isildur1 would go on to win the second biggest pot in online poker history. Viktor Blom wins $1.2 million pot.
Isildur1: i am to tired to play only 2 tables
Isildur1: sry
Isildur1: i go to sleep else
Phil Ivey: have a goodnight
Viktor Blom aka Isildur1 would end up getting the best Ivey, taking over 1.5 million from him!
So Viktor has to clear pick his battles, he can’t beat Patrik Antonius , Tom Dawn aka durrrr, and Phil Ivey all at the same time. It does seem, that he has a chance if he plays each one individually.
Isildur1 VS Phil Ivey Part 1
Isildur1 VS Phil Ivey Part 2
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