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

[J.Brown]

I really like Phil Ivey and how he plays, etc, etc, etc.

We all need to be honest about it though.........

ONLY TIME WILL TELL!

If we are debating this in 10 years there will be no debate, otherwise...........

just my thoughts, cheers, J.Brown

[Richard Tanner]

To Bill Brasky!!!!

Cody

[BarronVangorToth]

If you said he's one of the best - or even 2nd best - I'd say that you were probably on the right track. But I think we all know who the best of all time actually is.

Barron Vangor Toth
BarronVangorToth.com

[Elaboration]

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He's no Bill Brasky, though.

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nh.

He's like...the Tiger Woods of poker because he's a mixture of Thai, African, and Anglo...and he dominates, right?

Oh...Lon and Norman Chad are idiots? Oh yeah, I forgot.

[lastchance]

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If you said he's one of the best - or even 2nd best - I'd say that you were probably on the right track. But I think we all know who the best of all time actually is.

Barron Vangor Toth
BarronVangorToth.com

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ROFL. Great stuff.

[TheMainEvent]

I'd say if he's not the best, he will be soon enough. There are only a few players who someone might claim to be marginally better, and they're all at least 15 years older than Ivey.

[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)

[TheMainEvent]

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Doyle says his son Todd and Todd agrees.

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Oh ok. Only the two people least likely to have an objective opinion.

[Kyle Stark]

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Doyle says his son Todd and Todd agrees.

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Oh ok. Only the two people least likely to have an objective opinion.

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ya it was kind of one of those "well todd's the best, if you don't believe me just ask him or his dad" type thing.