[J-Train]

Phil Ivey is one of my favorite poker players make no mistake about that. However the only things Ivey and Woods have in common is that they were both successful at young ages and they have complexions that are darker than is typical for the games they play.

Tiger Woods won six consecutive national amateur titles. Three US junior amateurs, three US Amateurs, he then declared he was going pro and he won in his first 6 starts. He was able to get his tour card in those six events. He then went on to win the masters by 12 and the US Open by 15. He has also won four consecutive majors, 8 majors total. Not to mention his 30 PGA tour wins worldwide. Another accomplishment is that he won four consecutive Accenture World Championships. Mr. Woods accomplishments in golf are truly unbelievable, all of us a blessed to be alive for his time.

Ivey is a tremendous poker player, however it is obvious that the poker world calls him the Tiger Woods of poker because they share a similar color of skin. I am yet to see Ivey dominate a tournament, throw out a fist pump, or be named player of the year for for six consecutive years. Lets stop calling Ivey the Tiger Woods of Poker just because they are young black men being successful in games in which a typical participant is older and white. Please.