Phil Ivey, the World's Best Poker Player Bar None?

[Kyle Stark]

Doyle says his son Todd and Todd agrees.

Of course I'll never play at those levels so I have to go by hearsay but I've read from different sources that Phil does the best in the big game now and it was Chip Reese in the past (even thought Barry still claims he's the biggest winner), but Todd crushes the smaller game so much that he doesn't play the big game.

I'm surpised nobody mentioned that Phil just doesn't care that much about tournaments because of the cash games...that one tournament he won against Diag, he had to get 2nd to break even because he lost some prop bets with barry. Tournaments for Phil is just about doing it cause he can, but his focus isn't really on them at all.

Here's Barry Greenstein's thoughts on many players including Phil and Todd.

And here's Negreanu's.

(again, old news but nobody mentioned it yet)