Poker GOAT Phil Ivey Busts on Day 1 of WSOP Main Event
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Phil Ivey will not be the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. The 11-time WSOP bracelet winner saw his tournament come to an end at the halfway point of Day 1d after losing a battle of the blinds to fellow poker pro Joseph Cheong.
While Ivey has achieved nearly everything the game has to offer, poker's World Championship continues to evade him. His deepest run came in 2009, when he finished seventh at the Main Event final table.
But 2025 won’t be the year he adds the most coveted title in poker to his résumé.