Phil Ivey is the greatest poker player in the planet according to the professional poker players themselves. However, not all knew about him because he’s seldom seen playing in big tournaments.

Phil possesses 8 Final Tables in WPT events, and 1 win. He as well gets 6 WSOP bracelets (he won #6 mere days ago) but none of these bracelets are in Texas Hold’ Em, with a few exceptions Hold’ Em is the only poker game adaptation on television. Phil make a lot of money every year on the poker tables unknown to the ordinary citizens. That’s why he is so famous as the most excellent poker player in the world because he is a very good in cash game plays making it as his way of living. Tournaments are not his main priority. His experienced in various cash games is seen on the WSOP bracelets he owns.

His record as the finest poker player worldwide comes from his capability to win cash games, and winning millions every year. Nevertheless, these tables is not usual for the average citizen. He always plays his cash games first rather than the tournaments.

His ability to win cash games can be seen on his rewards. He got 6 bracelets so far from 5 different WSOP games. You see, if you want to be a superstar like him that plays against the best poker rivals like Doyle and Co., you need to have definite knowledge about all kinds of poker games, because in these games you’ll encounter a mixed combination’s of games each night.

At this high risk game, you need to choose what kind of poker should be played each round. For instance, if Sammy Farha is playing then expect that there would be PLO amongst the mixture of games. All professional and novice players alike has their own game preference and they fought hard just to make sure that their favored game will be on the rotation.

Phil Ivey is also played well in the 7 Card Stud. He already won 2 PLO bracelets and 2 mixed events bracelets so far. He also acquired a number of H.OR.S.E final table tournaments.

There is no other better player than Ivey concerning those games. He also play at high stakes games. How far can he go in terms of betting. Well, for the record last February of 2006, he played against Texas billionaire, Andy Beal in a Limit Texas Hold ‘Em game with $25,000/$50,000 at stake. Phil won a lot in three days, about $16 million.

Maybe you’ll pick another best player in the world according to your game play. But Phil Ivey can win them all and if I have to select, Ivey is still the best poker player in town. One deficiency he had from the start is that he never won a Main Event in his career, but once he get one then the discussion is over.