phil ivey poker Phil Hellmuth won his 16th WSOP bracelet on Sunday , sparking the G.O.A.T. debate , but there are arguments to be made that Phil Ivey deserves that title (or, perhaps, someone else?).
Hellmuth has six more gold bracelets than anyone else, including Ivey who has 10 (tied for second with Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan ). There are few who would disagree that he is the top performer in history at the World Series of Poker .
There’s even a case to be made that he’s the greatest tournament player overall, not just at the WSOP. And he’s even a better heads-up player than most give him credit for, especially considering he’s 7-1 on PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel show and won the 2005 NBC Heads-Up National Championship . And this is where the “but” comes into play. Phil Ivey Does it All
Although Hellmuth is the best in WSOP history, there’s more to poker than just winning bracelets. The “Poker Brat’s” online poker accomplishments are minimal and he doesn’t have the reputation as a cash game crusher in recent years. Ivey, on the other hand, is an all-around star.
On Full Tilt Poker prior to the Black Friday scandal , Ivey’s account had nearly $20 million in profits over 319,000 hands , an online poker record. His cash game reputation is also higher than Hellmuth’s.
The tournament results between the poker legends are fairly similar overall, with Hellmuth getting the nod in WSOP events. Both poker Hall of Famers have impressive resumes in this area. Hellmuth has the 16 bracelets to go along with $25.5 million in live tournament cashes, while Ivey has 10 bracelets and $32.3 million in cashes.
This weekend, Ivey will also make his debut on ‘Hustler Casino Live,’ which you can read about here . Phil Ivey WSOP Bracelet Wins
Where Ivey stands out ahead of Hellmuth as a tournament crusher is in World Poker Tour (WPT) events. Ivey’s two WPT titles and 11 final table appearances are far superior to Hellmuth winning zero titles and five times reaching a final table. Ivey and Hellmuth aren’t the […]
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