Phil Ivey has reached a pinnacle that no other poker player* has reached before, he is going to be on the cover of ESPN the Magazine. The magazine will also feature an in-depth look at the life of Phil Ivey and showing a side of him that many have not seen.

The magazine article will spotlight a side of Ivey that has not been exposed to the public, since he prefers to avoid publicity and concentrate on his poker game rather than being a celebrity and appearing on the headlines of the most important media sources.

Phil was kind enough to let the ESPN writer into his day to day life and experience the treatment that the best poker player in the world received in casinos world wide. They flew in Ivey’s private jet to some exotic locations were Phil did his thing.

But the article delves deeper than the great life that Phil has and into the top notch skills that Phil displays on the poker table. Ivey says that his level of play involves more psychological state of mind than mathematical. He can pick-up on tells that a regular person would not notice.

This should be a great article and I look forward to checking it out when it hits news stands on November 2nd.

The question is: will Phil Ivey being smiling on the cover? Or will he have his trademark poker scowl face?

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In the latest "Life of Ivey" video Barry Greenstein catches up with Phil Ivey as he prepares for the World Series of Poker November Nine in Cabo. Ivey is staying in Cabo until the WSOP and is on a "strict schedule" of yoga, cardio, weights and golf. He's staying at an amazing place in Cabo and you should check out the video embedded below to check it out.

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As we all know Phil Ivey made the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker. As we gear up for the final table of the main event Full Tilt Poker is offering you a piece of Phil Ivey. What does that mean? When you buy a piece of someone in a tournament you get a portion of their winnings. If they don't place in the money, you get nothing. Phil Ivey is guaranteed a minimum of $1.26 MILLION dollars. Talk about betting on a sure thing. Full Tilt is offering two options for it's members to get a piece of Ivey.

5% of Ivey

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1% of Ivey

Win a seat in an exclusive Freeroll to play for your share of a $50,000 prize pool. In addition to first-place prize money, the winner will be awarded prize money equal to 1% of Phil Ivey’s Main Event winnings.

5% of 1st place would be $427,321.75 not bad for watching Phil Ivey play poker. If you aren't already a member of Full Tilt Poker click this button to sign up. If you are a member, what are you waiting for? Get to the tables!

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Phil Ivey won his 7th bracelet in the $2,500 Omaha/7 Card Stud Hi-Lo mixed game. Here's how he did it:

In the final hand, Lee moved all in on third street with and Ivey made the call with . Ivey improved to three queens by the river and Lee finished with only a pair of jacks. Ivey’s three queens were enough to win him his second gold bracelet of the 2009 World Series of Poker and his seventh overall. Phil Ivey is now tied with Billy Baxter for fourth all-time in bracelet wins. In addition to his seventh bracelet, Ivey received $220,538 in prize money.

This further solidifies Ivey's position as the top poker player in the world and can only do more to improve his image at Full Tilt Poker (speaking of, here's a Full Tilt Poker Review). He is currently tied for 6th place on the all-time bracelet list and with one more will move into a tie for 4th. Can he do it this year? I certainly think there's a good chance, but wouldn't count on it. Winning a bracelet is HARD.

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Phil Ivey is back playing at Full Tilt Poker and from the looks of things he is back to his old tricks taking down Ziigmund for over a $500k in pots.

With LarsLuzak, Ivey and Ziigmund at the table, action quickly moved around until LarsLuzak folded at the first sign of Ivey's aggression on the flop. The turn was great for Ivey as he made a flush but decided to check and Ziigmund checked after him, oblivious to the trap he was falling into.

With four clubs in his hand and another four clubs on the board, Ivey was looking pretty confident on the river, especially considering that one of the clubs in his hand was an ace. He raised it to just over $100,000 which left him at roughly $50,000. It proved to be the right amount to lure Ziigmund into calling as Ivey gladly swiped away a $315,999 pot.

The two went on to play another pot where Ivey raked another $200k pot. It seems that Ivey's days of losing money online are behind him.

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