After years of being the world's biggest online poker winner, Phil Ivey has finally fallen off the top spot after a disastrous return to Full Tilt Poker in which the legend has been unable to gain any traction on the site.
Casing point, playing under his own screen name Ivey's profits hit $19,242,744 between 2007 and 2011, but since Full Tilt relaunched Ivey has shed $4,588,929 of his bankroll to show a reduced profit of $14,653,815 million overall.
On the other hand, Finland's Patrik Antonius had made $11,315,549 on the site prior to Black-Friday, and since returning to Full Tilt under his new pseudonym 'FinddaGrind' has continued much in the same vein and has added a further $5,084,330 to his winnings. Antonius's new overall tally of $16,399,879 means the 33 year-old has overtaken Ivey by $1,746,064.
At the nose bleed stakes Ivey could conceivably bridge the gap over a few successful sessions. However, the signs do not seem at all good for now as whereas Patrik Antonius seems to be on the ascendancy with $977,726 in profits for 2014, making him the third biggest winner of the year, Ivey by contrast is $4.7 million down this year making him the third biggest loser in 2014.
Back in 2010 when his online results were continuing to shine, Phil Ivey gave a rather revealing interview with pokerlistings in which he shed a light into what it takes to be a top player. As the 38 year-old explained at the time:
'In poker if you're going to get good you have got to learn to lose. ‘Cause poker is just like any other game or sport. But you are going to have to learn how to deal with losing in order to become a better winner. That's why I think poker is such a wonderful game. There are guys that play certain sports that (sic) hardly ever lose, but in poker, you are just going to have to lose.'
Ivey will now be hoping to use that self same positive approach to overcome his biggest ever downswing playing online. Meanwhile, with two multimillion dollar court cases hanging over his head related to casino card-edging allegations, Ivey at least learned some good news recently. After his ex-wife Luciaetta married a gentleman called Chris Rich, Ivey will will no longer be required to make the $180,000 per month divorce alimony payments he has shelling out over the past few years. Every little bit counts.
- Lucky You (2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- For six years, Dale Philip travelled to more than 50 countries after quitting his IT job to play poker full-time, winning up to £10,000 in a single month.
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While sometimes Phil Ivey seems superhuman, he is, of course, merely mortal. This week, the People's Champ navigated what many would call rough waters, both professionally and personally.
According to her Twitter account, Luciaetta married Chris Rich (also a senior partner in the Rich Ventures Group) on April 4, 2014. (She posted a photo of herself looking very beautiful in a white gown). Presumably, Phil Ivey's $180,000 alimony payments are now a thing of the past. Phil's ex-wife now goes by the name of Luciaetta Rich. Find the perfect Christopher Rich stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Select from premium Christopher Rich of the highest quality.
It was reported this week that Ivey took a massive beating on the Full Tilt Poker virtual felt dropping nearly $1 million in cash (roughly $945k over 8k hands according to Pokernews) at the nosebleed 2-7 Triple Draw and PLO tables. In fact, according to his graph over at HighStakesDB, since changing his name from his own 'Phil Ivey' to 'Polarizing' on FTP, Ivey has done nothing but dump cash – $3.3 million or so since December 2012.
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Maybe though, while he was playing his heart just wasn't in it. It was reported by Bluff Magazine's EIC Lance Bradley that Ivey's ex-wife, Luciaetta, has in fact, remarried.
Chris Rich Poker Game
Over the weekend Luciaetta, who went back to her maiden name of Roberts following the divorce, married Chris Rich, who just happens to be a Senior Partner at Rich Ventures, where Luciaetta has been working (according to her LinkedIn profile) since January 2013.
Chris Rich Poker Player
After years of being the world's biggest online poker winner, Phil Ivey has finally fallen off the top spot after a disastrous return to Full Tilt Poker in which the legend has been unable to gain any traction on the site.
Casing point, playing under his own screen name Ivey's profits hit $19,242,744 between 2007 and 2011, but since Full Tilt relaunched Ivey has shed $4,588,929 of his bankroll to show a reduced profit of $14,653,815 million overall.
On the other hand, Finland's Patrik Antonius had made $11,315,549 on the site prior to Black-Friday, and since returning to Full Tilt under his new pseudonym 'FinddaGrind' has continued much in the same vein and has added a further $5,084,330 to his winnings. Antonius's new overall tally of $16,399,879 means the 33 year-old has overtaken Ivey by $1,746,064.
At the nose bleed stakes Ivey could conceivably bridge the gap over a few successful sessions. However, the signs do not seem at all good for now as whereas Patrik Antonius seems to be on the ascendancy with $977,726 in profits for 2014, making him the third biggest winner of the year, Ivey by contrast is $4.7 million down this year making him the third biggest loser in 2014.
Back in 2010 when his online results were continuing to shine, Phil Ivey gave a rather revealing interview with pokerlistings in which he shed a light into what it takes to be a top player. As the 38 year-old explained at the time:
'In poker if you're going to get good you have got to learn to lose. ‘Cause poker is just like any other game or sport. But you are going to have to learn how to deal with losing in order to become a better winner. That's why I think poker is such a wonderful game. There are guys that play certain sports that (sic) hardly ever lose, but in poker, you are just going to have to lose.'
Ivey will now be hoping to use that self same positive approach to overcome his biggest ever downswing playing online. Meanwhile, with two multimillion dollar court cases hanging over his head related to casino card-edging allegations, Ivey at least learned some good news recently. After his ex-wife Luciaetta married a gentleman called Chris Rich, Ivey will will no longer be required to make the $180,000 per month divorce alimony payments he has shelling out over the past few years. Every little bit counts.
- Lucky You (2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- For six years, Dale Philip travelled to more than 50 countries after quitting his IT job to play poker full-time, winning up to £10,000 in a single month.
Chris Rich Poker Games
While sometimes Phil Ivey seems superhuman, he is, of course, merely mortal. This week, the People's Champ navigated what many would call rough waters, both professionally and personally.
According to her Twitter account, Luciaetta married Chris Rich (also a senior partner in the Rich Ventures Group) on April 4, 2014. (She posted a photo of herself looking very beautiful in a white gown). Presumably, Phil Ivey's $180,000 alimony payments are now a thing of the past. Phil's ex-wife now goes by the name of Luciaetta Rich. Find the perfect Christopher Rich stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Select from premium Christopher Rich of the highest quality.
It was reported this week that Ivey took a massive beating on the Full Tilt Poker virtual felt dropping nearly $1 million in cash (roughly $945k over 8k hands according to Pokernews) at the nosebleed 2-7 Triple Draw and PLO tables. In fact, according to his graph over at HighStakesDB, since changing his name from his own 'Phil Ivey' to 'Polarizing' on FTP, Ivey has done nothing but dump cash – $3.3 million or so since December 2012.
Chris Rich Poker Tournaments
Maybe though, while he was playing his heart just wasn't in it. It was reported by Bluff Magazine's EIC Lance Bradley that Ivey's ex-wife, Luciaetta, has in fact, remarried.
Chris Rich Poker Game
Over the weekend Luciaetta, who went back to her maiden name of Roberts following the divorce, married Chris Rich, who just happens to be a Senior Partner at Rich Ventures, where Luciaetta has been working (according to her LinkedIn profile) since January 2013.
Chris Rich Poker Player
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The divorce was a testament to Ivey's mainstream appeal in a sense as it was actually covered by media monster TMZ. Who knows what emotions Ivey may be feeling about the remarriage of his high school sweetheart, but according to Nevada divorce laws, with her remarriage, the reported $180k monthly alimony checks will come to a grinding halt…perhaps helping to ease the burden of his online losses.
