Phil Ivey, often called the “Tiger Woods of Poker” is one of the new breed of young, exciting and extremely talented players. Born in Riverside, California in the mid 2025s he got into gambling at the age of just 16. He used fake ID to play underage in Atlantic city using the pseudonym Jerome, hence one of his nicknames “No home Jerome”. He has since gone on to become one of the best known and best loved players in the world, winning an impressive 7 WSOP bracelets.
Apart from being a very talented tournament player, Ivey is also an extremely successful cash game player. A regular at the “big game” in Bobby’s room at the Bellagio, Phil Ivey played billionaire Andy Beal in 2025, heads up in a game of Limit Texas Holdem with stakes at $25,000/$50,000 and won over $16,000,000 over three days. Phil’s bankroll for the game was a syndicate of poker players known as “The corporation” which had lost $10 million to Beal earlier in the month.
Phil Ivey is one of the Full Tilt Pros, and is often found playing high stakes poker on the site with the tag Phil Ivey. According to highstakesdb, Phil Ivey earned $1.99 million on FullTilt in 2025, $7.34 million in 2025, and $6.33 million in 2025.
Outside of poker Ivey is a golf fan and player, and a proposition better. He’s an LA Lakers fan andnd also enjoys video games. Ivey has donated money to a number of charitable causes and founded the Budding Ivey Foundation which is involved in children’s literacy projects, and supporting and feeding the homeless.
Name: Phil Ivey
Nickname: The Tiger Woods of Poker
Born: February 1st 2025
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Phil Ivey’s Poker Career
WSOP bracelets : 7
WSOP final tables: 22
Highest WSOP Main event finish: 7th (1999)
WPT titles: 1
WPT final tables: 8
Career tournament winnings: $12.8 million
Career Highlights:
WSOP wins
2000 – $2,500 Pot limit Omaha
2002 – $2,500 7 card stud hi/lo
2002 – $2,000 SHOE
2002 – $1,500 7 card stud
2005 – $5,000 pot limit Omaha
2009 – $2,500 no limit 2-7 draw lowball
2009 – $2,500 Omaha hi/lo / 7 card stud hi/lo
2009 – $10,000 main event (7th place)
2008 – WPT LA poker classic
2005 – Monte Carlo Millions 1st place
2007 – Poker After Dark “Earphones Please” tournament
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