FTP: Ivey Up $1.3M In Three Days

Published on 04 Sep 08 13:27 by Drakhor

Recently, Phil Ivey announced that he wants to grind more online and thus return to his "groove". It seems he managed to do so after being up $1.3M in only three days.

According to highstakesdb's statistics, Ivey recorded a plus of $1,306,089 on Full Tilt Poker (FTP) - in only 3,829 hands. The biggest part of his winnings ($1,169,933) he made on the Pot-Limit Omaha High tables. He also scored big on the Omaha Hi/Lo tables.

On Monday, several fierce battles took place in the "Ivey Thunderdome" with Tom 'durrrr' Dwan amongst other players. In the end, Ivey left the table with over $400,000. Below a hand from the session:

Full Tilt Poker – Pot-Limit Omaha $500/$1,000

SB: Phil Ivey ($255,339)
BB: durrrr ($124,145)

Pre-Flop ($54,000):
Ivey raises to $3,000, durrrr raises to $9,000, Ivey raises to $27,000, durrrr calls

Flop ($248,289):
durrrr bets $54,000, Ivey raises to $108,000, durrrr calls all-in for $97,145

Turn ($248,289):

River ($248,289):

Ivey
durrrr

Thus, Ivey is the biggest cash game winner on FTP this month for now. An incredible $3,479,696 are on the American's Credit side since January.