With his icy stare and hyper-aggressive playing style, Phil Ivey is quite simply the most feared poker player in the world. Whether the game is No Limit Texas Hold’em, 7-Card Stud, or Go Fish, Ivey is the clear favourite whenever he sits down. Whether he is up or down, Phil comes at you and never stops. Watching him play is like being in the eye of a hurricane.

Biggest Poker Accomplishment: Won 3 WSOP bracelets in 2002, at the ripe old age of 23. Only 2 other players have ever won 3 bracelets in the same year. In total, Phil has 6 bracelets and he is not yet 30 years of age – a truly scary thought.

Playing Style: Relentlessly aggressive. Will play any 2 cards and play them like aces. Phil always bets and raises in spite of his holding, making it nearly impossible to put him on a hand.

Strengths: Reads opponents like no other player. Also, he never lets his emotions or bad beats get the best of him. He is calm and cool at the table, always. Getting a tell off Phil just doesn’t happen.

Weaknesses: No real weaknesses to speak of, but his busy cash game schedule means he sometimes plays tournaments worn out. Phil often says it is difficult to remain motivated when he plays for a tournament prize pool that is smaller than a big pot in his cash game.

Tournament Winnings: Just over $6 million to date.

The Bottom Line: Phil is also a top cash game player, regularly taking part in the biggest games in the world. Phil likes to say that you break your cherry the first time you get stuck $1 million in a single session. No word on what you call it when you get up a million, but if anybody knows its phil.

Rank (out of 10): 9.5