This is why Phil Ivey is the greatest poker player of all time. You have to be RUTHLESS to survive in the gambling world.
A guy named Phil complaining about Poker and its not Hellmuth this time ...
What a stacked table too, Ivey Hellmuth Doyle & John PHan, this looks like 2005 WSOP.
I can hear most of it.
Phil: I said that's me
Doyle: No its not. You lost that very distinctly.
Random dealer: This is your hand
Phil: Alright
Doyle: I know you (inaudible) you just got/gotta (Inaudible)
Phil: I promise you you'll pay so that's that.
Doyle: Inaudible
Phil: I promise you you'll pay
Dealer: That's right here
Phil: That's all I'm gonna say, I'm not gonna say anymore. (Inaudible)
Doyle: You just got (inaudible) from a friend.
Phil: I promise you you'll pay. That's it.
Phil: I said that's me
Doyle: No its not. You lost that very distinctly.
Random dealer: This is your hand
Phil: Alright
Doyle: I know you (inaudible) you just got/gotta (Inaudible)
Phil: I promise you you'll pay so that's that.
Doyle: Inaudible
Phil: I promise you you'll pay
Dealer: That's right here
Phil: That's all I'm gonna say, I'm not gonna say anymore. (Inaudible)
Doyle: You just got (inaudible) from a friend.
Phil: I promise you you'll pay. That's it.
Probably the greatest ever poker player.
I think players like phil ivery and daniel negraneu have played poker for so long and they have so much experience, they almost develop a 6th sense when it comes to reading people. simply amazing.
I think jackson's mistake was not pushing all in on his second reraise. if he was strong that's what he would have done, but instead he was weak and he wanted to leave himself chips if his move didnt work. ivey read right through it.
It makes me mad to see all these rediculous lists of the "best poker players". There are so many variations and games within poker. Some players are amazing at mtt's and not too good at cash games (Matusow, maybe even Hellmuth). Dwan makes more money of PLO than NLHE which nobody seems to realize, and really hasnt done well in the live mtt scene, cash games (at least internet he's one of the best in the world). With that said though I would agree that Ivey is the best well rounded player.
I think the other most important thing about Ivey is the man literally has an aura surrounding him. Ask anyone. It doesn't matter what he does. Kind of like how Patrik Antonius can 4-bet A2o and flop A22 vs. AK.
Stu Ungar only beat 7 players? 1980-73 players, 1981-75 players, back to back WSOP winner, 1997-312 players. Now I agree that now days you have less talented players winning like Jamie Gold or worst yet Joe Cada, but again, Stu was beating guy like Chip Reece, Doyle Brunson, Steve Zolotow and Mike Sexton, hardly donkeys on the par of Cada or Gold.