Philip D. Ivey was born on February 1, 1976 in California. He is an American poker player who has five WSOP bracelets and one World Poker Tour Title in his bag. He has set a record of making the final table at the WPT eight times.
He enhanced his poker playing skills with his colleagues at a telemarketing firm in New Jersey. He is called with the name of “the Tiger Woods of Poker”. Now he focuses more on the cash games rather than the tournaments.
Besides poker, Ivey loves to play video games and golf. He is a big fan of Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. He finished in the third place at the inaugural World Series of Golf!. And you thought poker players are good at cards only!
An iconic American poker player, Doyle F. Brunson was born on August 10, 1933. He has been on the poker table for more than 50 years. He is not just a great poker player but also an author of many influential books talking about his favorite game.
The well known American poker player Allen Cunnigham was born on March 28, 1977. Before he decided to start playing poker professionally, he was studying civil engineering at UCLA. He started playing poker in the Indian casinos at the age of 18.
Phil Hellmuth is one of the three poker players who have won ten World Series of Poker bracelets. In 2007, he was inaugurated into the Poker Hall of Fame. He is one of the living legends who hold the record for most final tables cashes at the World Series of Poker.