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Phil Ivey Wins 9th Bracelet at 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific

by Wicked Chops Entity on 4.10.2013 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Phil Ivey is back to being Phil Ivey.

Phil Ivey is back to being Phil Ivey.

And he’s done it again.

Phil Ivey has won WSOP bracelet #9.

Ivey captured WSOP Asia Pacific Event #3 ($2,200 Mixed), earning $51,840 and that aforementioned ninth bracelet which, despite making five 2012 regular WSOP final tables, eluded him all last summer.

In fact, the only thing that Ivey racks up more than bracelets are pros that you’ve never heard of for his Team Ivey site.

Ivey defeated Brandon Wong ($32,039) heads-up for the title.

With nine bracelets, Ivey ties Johnny Moss and only trails Johnny Chan (10), Doyle Brunson (10), and Phil Hellmuth (13).

Missing out on bracelet number five was Daniel Negreanu, who bowed out in fourth for $16,336.

Get full results and payouts here.

* Photo courtesy WSOP.com.

Tagged as: 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific, featured, Phil Ivey, Poker News, WSOP Asia Pacific

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Ivey, Negreanu Battle for WSOP Asia Pacific Bracelet

by Wicked Chops Entity on 4.9.2013 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Let's just say Barry Greenstein has been waiting for the WSOP to add an Asian Pacific event to the calendar since he learned how to talk.

Let’s just say Barry Greenstein has been waiting for the WSOP to add an Asian Pacific event to the calendar since he learned how to talk.

The first WSOP Asia Pacific has netted its first marquee final table.

Event #3 ($2,200 Mixed Event) sees 2/3 of the Holy TriumvirateTM as the two big stacks. Phil Ivey leads the six-handed final table, stacked at 144,300. Ivey is going for his ninth all-time bracelet.* He’s closely followed by Daniel Negreanu with 129,000. This would be Negreanu’s fifth bracelet and first since 2008.

First will bank just over $51,000.

Some other guys you care significantly less about round out the final table. Follow the action here.

In related WSOP AP news, U.S. American Bryan Piccioli won Event #1 ($1,110 Hold’em Accumulator), earning $211,575. Jonathan Duhamel (ahem) finished fourth ($71,870) and Jeremy Ausmus came in fifth ($54,337). Get full results here.

Event #2 ($1,650 PLO) was captured by U.S. American Jim Collopy ($69,662). Get full results here.

* Ivey is the all-time bracelet leader among African-Americans. He currently has 8 more bracelets than Elix Powers. 

Tagged as: 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Poker News

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Phil Ivey Wins Over $11M Playing Punto Banco in London; Casino Refuses to Pay

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.9.2012 in Poker News | no comments

Crockfords is keeping about $11.7M out of Phil Ivey’s wallet.

Alternate Headline: Crockfords Is The New Full Tilt Poker

In a story that’s actually making international mainstream news, Phil Ivey won over £7.3M ($11.7M USD) playing Punto Banco, a variant of Baccarat, in London’s Crockfords casino about six weeks ago. The casino though believes Ivey won through collusion, and has only returned his £1M stake.

The casino, which is the oldest private gaming club in the world, is now in a tangle with Ivey’s lawyers over the money. From the sounds of it, Ivey did nothing wrong other than going on a sick heater, but the casino is trying to prove otherwise.

Read more about Ivey’s winnings (and witholdings) here.

Watch the CNN piece on it here.

Tagged as: Crockfords, featured, Phil Ivey, Poker News

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Phil Ivey Does Not Win 9th Bracelet Again

by Wicked Chops Entity on 6.20.2012 in Poker Tournaments | 3 comments

Remember when Phil Ivey was a baller?

Phil Ivey needs to get his shit together.

Ivey, the universally recognized best player in the word, apparently sucks now. He now leads the 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings again. He’s only cashed a ho-hum six times this WSOP. And he’s only made five final tables. Simply put, Ivey has lost his fastball.

Ivey’s latest embarrassment came in Event #35 ($2,500 Mixed Hold’em). In a field of 393, Ivey only finished eighth, banking $21,699.

The event was won by Chris Tryba, who earns $210,107.

Get full results here.

Tagged as: 2012 WSOP, Chris Tryba, featured, Phil Ivey, Poker News

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Big Monday: Hellmuth, Ivey, Phillips, Cada, Monnette All In Bracelet Contention

by Wicked Chops Entity on 6.18.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Phil Hellmuth is eyeing bracelet #13.

Monday is shaping up to be a big one at the 2012 WSOP. Three bracelets should be awarded, and all have major names in contention. Here’s the latest.

:: Event #29 ($1,000 NLH Seniors) – This played down to four remaining before they all had to take a 4:30pm dinner break and be in bed by 7. Two-time Main Event champ Dennis Phillips holds the chip lead with 5,335,000. He’s followed by Bob Phelps with 3,475,000. Hoyt Corkins (1,960,000) and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (1,620,000) also remain. Solid final four there.

:: Event #30 ($1,500 2-7 Lowball) – Larry Wright outlasted a stacked final table to claim his first bracelet. Wright earned $101,975 for the win. Brandon Cantu came in second ($63,048), LUCKY CHEWY (what a wookie) came in third ($41,445), Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi was fourth ($28,198), and Erick Lindgren was fifth ($19,676). Get full results here.

:: Event #31 ($1,500 NLH) – The field of 2,811 is down to 19. Leading the way is 2009 WSOP ME champ Joe Cada with 1,869,000. Also among the remaining are Cherish Andrews, a woman (1,383,000), the spectacularly-breasted JC Tran (339,000), and the man the myth the legend, Black Phil Ivey, Big Sldick, the one and only Dwyte Pilgrim (293,000). Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #32 ($10,000 H.O.R.S.E.) – The starting field of 178 is down to 15. John Monnette is making another run at 2012 WSOP bracelet #2, as he’s currently big stack with 825,000. He’s followed by David Bach with 645,000. Phil Hellmuth is fourth overall with 571,000. Also alive, albeit among the short-stacks, is Phil Ivey with 102,000. This event should carry major WSOP POY implications, as Monnette, Hellmuth, and Ivey are all currently in the top 10. Get full chip counts here.

Get extended WSOP coverage over at BLUFF here.

Tagged as: 2012 WSOP, Larry Wright, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Poker News

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