Phil Ivey Wins 9th WSOP Gold Bracelet

Just a few moments ago, Phil Ivey won another WSOP bracelet at World of Poker Asia at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The $2,200 buy-in tournament (WSOP APAC Event #3 - Mixed Event) drew 81 of the best mixed game players in the world, generating a total prize pool of $168,000. The top nine players received a piece of the prize pool and Mr. Ivey received $51,840 after defeating Brandon Wong heads up.

The American pro now has an incredible 9 bracelets under his belt and has climbed to 4th place on the all-time WSOP bracelet leaderboard. Below are the top 5 players of that leaderboard.

1. Phil Hellmuth 13
2. Johnny Chan 10
3. Doyle Brunson 10
4. Phil Ivey 9
5. Erik Seidel 8