Phil Ivey Conversation | Poker Life Podcast 

My man! Keep it up!

You spring that on us all casual-like

The man the legend himself. Durrr

Watching your hosting evolution over the years is awesome. You are so in the pocket even with Phil Ivey starring you down. Great questions and follow ups as well.

It's amazing being a poker player filled with the Holy Spirit... We never miss the Masonic non-verbal garbage. Still love u homie but I'll never stop tellin u to get away from lucifer. You may be callin him "the light" right now. By the 30th degree you'll know how bamboozled you got. 🔥❤

"Learn to enjoy losing." Hunter S. Thompson

You the real MVP

Thank you!

The next Landon Tice

Landon the 2nd

Thank you so much

@Best Of Reviews i just read your comment early into the vid and now i can’t stop hearing it. 😆 you know?

On film lol. You're not gonna hear him talk a lot at the poker table if those are the videos you mean.

He has a whole Masterclass about poker. He teaches it and talks in it

@Nbkk Jgfhk he can get a stake for any game in the world. He chooses to play less poker...its a good thing. He plays in all the biggest stakes when he plays

@Nbkk Jgfhk Being staked also can mean one is putting a limit on ones losses, by sharing the full cost of a buy in. Some winning players are happy to be staked, so being staked does not automatically mean one is losing.

@Nbkk Jgfhk ivey is a legend. You dont think he can get a stake for any game in the world with his skills and fame? Some rich whale would stake for millions just to be his friend. I mean JRB can get staked. Berkley has a $20 million backing deal. You dont think ivey could get backing deal for $10 million+ from a billionaire who is a fan of poker. He is one of the best poker players ever. Of course he can. Who cares if he is broke. He chooses to play less poker. He could play the highest stakesevery day if he wanted to.

@Nbkk Jgfhk lol stay mad

meditation really showing itself in his clarity

NO GTO or ICM is beating my good old BELLYFEELING i-hooo!

And where’s Brad Booth now?

🤣

Tell that to Robbi lol J4o ❤️

I think he said there’s easier ways to win than just guessing but I could be wrong. Either way, that’s one of the main things I learned from this interview too! Form now on that’s the only way forward for me.

That’s Joe Ingram

@@madting3109 wrong!

This comment is fucking legendary man. Props to this commenter

Papi blessed that guy with a conversation. Respect 🙌

Well done

thats the space meditation brings you

Thats us natural introverts to a tee..... Introspective...quiet....calm..relaxed and humble. If your an extreme introvert but like to be around ppl and enjoy activities with people. Thats us to tee.. Phil is literally me at the poker table (in terms of introvertedness NOT abilities to win millions of dollars....i win hundreds of pennies) lolol

Leave me alone

@@louiswalsh70 no

I'm 37. Completely agree.

Just makes what you need to get done waaaaay easier

I'm 30 and need to quit, struggling right now tbh.

@@keeponkeepinon1280 If you want my advice I'd recommend setting easy goals. Don't say, "I'm done with drinking forever". But rather say, "I'm gonna be sober all next month" It's a way more achievable goal and once you do that and see how much better you feel, it'll be easier to do it again.

@@keeponkeepinon1280 the ball is in your court , no flop turn or river bad beat story , just your Decision to quit

That’s true…but damn did I really want to know who he thinks are the best!

Ivey is overrated. In 2014, Ivey is the second biggest loser in online poker. In 2015, Ivey is the biggest loser in online poker. Nowadays, top poker players run circle on Ivey.

@@michaelss1294 FYI: Phil Ivey’s turds have more talent than your entire bloodline. 🙃

@@michaelss1294 FYI: Phil Ivey’s turds have more talent than your entire family. 😉

@@michaelss1294 Go play him. I’m sure you’ll do great.

comparing Tom Dwan to Phil Ivey is like comparing Henry Ford to some used car sales man.

Phil Ivey reminds me of Michael Jordan.

@@riverjustice There are some similarities about the way they express themselves. They both prefer to stay out of the spotlight and do their own thing as well.

Ivey is overrated. In 2014, Ivey is the second biggest loser in online poker. In 2015, Ivey is the biggest loser in online poker. Nowadays, top poker players run circle on Ivey.

@@michaelss1294 definitely was splashy online , but he’s an all around gambler as we all know now ..he’s a live pro for sure and has been killing it on the circuit also , definitely not overrated , online is a whole world in itself ..1000’s of hours people have and are putting in, with all the solvers , gto etc is not even worth the time for how good everyone has got , plus Ivey had full tilt money back then as well , soo was a different time then and all these kids that were just living in front of there computers were way ahead of long term live pros , but the 2014 online batch is f kids are probably terrible now compared to today’s players online .

@@user-rd7er3oq2j , Ivey got destroyed by these young upcoming pro. I am certain jungle man, Stephen Chadwick and many others can beat Ivey. How can a goat get demolish 2 years straight. Ivey is overrated.

@@michaelss1294 when did he get demolished?..you can look at high stakes data base online he was a winning player most the time , also he played at such nosebleed stakes a long time , was able to beat Andy Beal and save the corporation from losing millions , he’s been out in Macau also playing the largest cash games in the world ..i just don’t see your point , like the like of online wizards , limitless , true teller and the milkman ..yes are crushing anybody but geez ..they went next level with GTO , and millions of haves online ..as you may can tell ..I’m a huge poker nerd she can move around thr felt myself

@@user-rd7er3oq2j , how can a goat lose 2 year straight. That is not a goat, but mr. overrated. Only idiots call him goat.

Exactly!

🤣

He was just od DAT poker podcast for about 30 mins or so

you know what I mean?

Read this comment before i watched now all i got was you know

I wouldnt be able to speak clearly lol

@@calvinandhobbesdk I would

Phil has not given any interviews + Joey has been trying to get an interview with Phil for several years of course he is a bit nervous. I think it adds extra to the interview if you know what I mean.

It's because it's hard not to.... when Phil is staring you down across the poker table

@@lennartgustafsson3061 phil has given several interviews as of late

I’ve been in recovery for 13yrs and Definitely what I believe after watching his last three podcast interviews. I was wondering why he never said anything until he said he was going to talk about it in another interview, in this podcast. Anyone who plays poker has at least some slight obsessive compulsive disorder which goes hand in hand with addiction. A lot of people in poker could benefit from his openness about recovery, but then again, it’s his choice. He might not want to put that weight on his shoulders and is understandable also. I was already a huge fan but now I’m an even bigger fan! The recovery family runs deep!

@@EverDayBest maybe you’re right. He uses a lot of recovery lingo though. If you’re in a 12 step program you would understand.

@@EverDayBest that comes with the territory of drugs and alcohol.

Yeah, he was struggling with alcohol for a while, and had been losing a lot of money because of bad decisions at the time because of it. He started playing really well and started getting good results again not much longer after he cleaned up too. I have no idea if it he needed 12 step or wanted to go to any kind of rehab though. Possible I guess. Glad that Ivey was man enough to talk about his problems. Like he said these issues are all over poker. I mean Stu Ungar, who was a super genius and one of the GOAT poker players was an extremely bad drug addict most of his life, also a very bad gambling addict. Most poker players expected him to die pretty much every year considering how bad his health was and what he was doing to himself. He lived a lot longer than most thought he would though. He overdosed on cocaine in 1990 while having an overwhelming chip lead over 2nd place with 25 players left. and he almost died. It was bad enough to where he never was able to return to the table and he got blinded off into 9th place. Not long after he came back and won the 97 main event after not playing seriously for a long time and being in a drug induced haze. He was absolutely destroying everyone, and watching him and his skills while playing against the others was just unbelievable. He won a million dollars I believe. Not long very long after that, sometime in early to mid 98 he was found dead in a drug infested motel with drugs all over the room. A very very sad ending to one of the GOAT poker players. He was young, and only made it to 45, but considering the drug abuse, most thought he would have died a long time before. Stuey had many sad situations in his life. I have a lot of empathy for many of Stueys choices in life. He had tried to clean up for his family and daughter, but unfortunately drugs would always end up getting the better of him, and he ultimately lost his battle to drugs at 45. Sorry this was so long, but like I said there is a lot of this in poker. Stueys situation is obviously very extreme.

@@EverDayBest I know alcohol specifically messed Ivey up a lot, which is why he stopped drinking. I had heard that many times about Ivey. Matusow talked about Iveys drinking problems and how it ruined his results, but he also said since Ivey stopped alcohol that he started to have great results again. I hadn't heard about drugs with Ivey. Yeah, the emotional stuff with woman and the heavy drinking went hand in hand as they many times do. They both feed off each other in many cases. People will drink because of the emotional stuff with women, and that causes arguments and fights, which then causes more drinking. So they feed off each other. I have seen others with that same problem.

straight savage

@Nbkk Jgfhk Yes cause non poker players usually have everyone else's best interests at heart, lmao. He's being self aware and honest, unlike most people.

@@RyanSkalsky OFC. Most Politics dont play Poker and they want us all to be happy and rich and have no self interest.

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Time stamp?

@@JT-jto 43:05

16 or 60 ? If was 16 is 1.6 buy ins . Not “great”

He doesn’t say it but that’s 100% AA about serving others along with being sober. Do you know if he is sober through AA because it definitely comes across that way.

@@christianburk7309 Well he basically says he had problems with alcohol in his life for sure. Glad he's sober and doing a lot better. He didn't necessarily use AA though. AA has good principals sure, and Ivey could definitely be mentioning those concepts because they help him. I don't think that he means he goes to meetings though. I mean it's possible.

Yeah, a lot of people are afraid or embarrassed to tell others about their struggle and issues with alcohol and or drugs, especially once they have a certain level of fame. Ivey may have left out details of his alcohol problems, but he was honest for the most part, which can potentially help others struggling too, which was a good point by Joey. It also made Ivey take a look at his life and make many positive improvements. Sounds like he's exercising and doing meditation during this time as well, which are two very very healthy and important activities in my opinion. I hope Ivey is still clean, and still focused on these positive life aspects. Keep up the good work Phil, you're a beast.

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@@royfokerpoker1802 2:26 focus on Ivey's hand.

Either you're a competator or not. If you are, losing is part of it.

Accept man.

Lose*

Surely you mean accept

except loosing becoze its part of lyfe

no shit

Looks like Dwayne “the rock” Johnson’s 14 year old son

@@jessebooth2371 😧😆

noticed the guns

Are they going to?

If the money was big enough Ivey said he would play and if PH keeps winning I can't see why not. That's the REAL H.U. Challenge.

@@keithcosentino thT would be awesome, I was thinking Dawgs vs Ivey because u love their battle on Shark Cage but PH been owning everybody glad to see him winning because youtube only shows him losing lol

Absolutely, Joey is the man

its the wort interview i ever seen with phil ivey. The questions are awful lame boring ands stale. he ruined his opportunity asking phil ivey questions cause he was a scared simp.

Amazing interview by Joey. Ivey as very very honest during it as well.