Phil Ivey needs his own website

[CrazyN8]

yeah, it's best that he keeps silent. That increases his pimpness. Besides, he pwned the big game and seems to be doing alright on the tourney circuit - 5th in player of the years standings.

[jcmack13]

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Beyond his sheer talent, I think a large degree of Phil's mystique comes from the fact that he ISN'T readily accessible and seemingly has no desire to become so.

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Yeah. This is from Negreanu's site: link

"He doesn't do any self promotion whatsoever, but the public is fascinated by his skills and his presence at the table which makes him one of the most popular players in the game today. He's not one to talk about how great he is... he proves it."

I agree with the points about it being nice to see someone not constantly hawking themselves in the public eye, and I realize how paradoxical it is that this makes him more appealing. Stil l think it would be cool to click on a link and read, "Beat Chau Giang out of $450,000 last night, now i have to drive my SL600 over to the WPT final table, and after that, i'm playing golf with Chip for $60,000 a hole. Which club is the driver, again?" You know, just a modest journal chronicling the mundane day to day happenings of a poker pro.

[jcmack13]

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Phil is a GREAT player, but he's not that marketable IMO.

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Respectfully disagree. Here's my idea for the next FullTilt commercial, unless Nike has a trademark on its Tiger Woods ads:

Series of slow black and white shots of preferably fat white men in their early twenties sitting in front of their computer monitors, poker tables visible on the screen, looking at the camera and saying, one after the other "I am Phil Ivey."

-"I, am Phil Ivey."

-"I AM Phil Ivey."

Then cut to Phil himself, arms folded, "I am Phil Ivey."

-Cut to logo-
Play poker with the pros at FullTilt.net

You know, cuz, cuz they call him the "Tiger Woods of..." aww, you get it.

[mmbt0ne]

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Phil Ivey is the Chris Benoit of the poker world. Awesome at what he does, but seemingly no charisma and weak interview skills. To the midcard you!

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Chris Benoit lives in my home town.

[bvaughn]

I was mainly saying Phil's not marketable because he doesn't have much charisma or a schtick. He seems so quiet and withdrawn at the table that he nearly looks autistic. Maybe it is that he is so focused that he loses all personality, but there's a reason that goofballs like Antonio, Laak, Phil, etc. get the attention.

Phil may be a great guy with a great personality away from the table, but he lacks a connection to the common everyday recreational player - mainly because he doesn't act a little goofy in some way or another.

[Justin A]

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Phil Ivey is the Chris Benoit of the poker world. Awesome at what he does, but seemingly no charisma and weak interview skills. To the midcard you!

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Chris Benoit lives in my home town.

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Uh... ok?

[TheShootah]

The funniest thing ever was when Freddy Deeb caught the 2 outer on the turn of the WSOP, and was freakin out, and then Phil goes "Relax! Just relax!". And Deeb tells him that he can wear this hideous red and white "lucky" shirt tomorrow if he is still in, and Phil responds with, "You will have to pay me something!" Regardless, even when cracking jokes, he still seemed a little uncomfortable saying anything.

[ononimo]

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The funniest thing ever was when Freddy Deeb caught the 2 outer on the turn of the WSOP, and was freakin out, and then Phil goes "Relax! Just relax!". And Deeb tells him that he can wear this hideous red and white "lucky" shirt tomorrow if he is still in, and Phil responds with, "You will have to pay me something!" Regardless, even when cracking jokes, he still seemed a little uncomfortable saying anything.

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he wasn't uncomfortable - he was struggling with trying to hide his rage at Deeb's suck-out.

[ononimo]

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I agree with the points about it being nice to see someone not constantly hawking themselves in the public eye, and I realize how paradoxical it is that this makes him more appealing. Stil l think it would be cool to click on a link and read, "Beat Chau Giang out of $450,000 last night, now i have to drive my SL600 over to the WPT final table, and after that, i'm playing golf with Chip for $60,000 a hole. Which club is the driver, again?" You know, just a modest journal chronicling the mundane day to day happenings of a poker pro.

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That's exactly why I'd be shocked to see him ever do his own website or blog ... if he wrote stuff like that, asides like coming off as a major jackoff, he'd get ripped apart by this forum just like Negreanu does.

With a blog, he has everything to lose and very litte to gain. Keep in mind, he's a man who seems to think that every second he spends away from the "Big Game" is essentially money out of his pocket.

[Benal]

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Phil Ivey is the Chris Benoit of the poker world. Awesome at what he does, but seemingly no charisma and weak interview skills. To the midcard you!

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Interesting analogy, and accurate to boot.