Poker Giant Phil Ivey Graces the Pages of Fortune Magazine

DUBLIN, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - Joining the ranks of such notable and iconic trailblazers in Banking, Government, IT, Entertainment and Sports, Phil Ivey - well regarded as the best poker player in the world - will be featured in the November 23rd issue of Fortune Magazine. On stands November 7th , in a rare occurrence, the issue will place Ivey amongst some of the most creative, strategic and brilliant financial minds in the world.

Following Mr. Ivey 's cover feature in ESPN The Magazine, as well as cover features in Bluff Magazine, Inside Poker, Card Player Magazine and others, Mr. Ivey is on fire. In addition to his print coverage, on November 3rd Mr. Ivey was profiled on the sports television show E:60 on ESPN. He has also made U.S. appearances on NBC and FSN, as well as international television appearances in Germany , Australia , Austria , London and many, many others.

When not playing poker, Mr. Ivey is hard at work supporting some of his favorite charities. In October he was invited to take part in hosting the 2009 Congressional Awards Charity Poker Tournament on Capitol Hill, alongside members of the Senate, Chiefs of Staff from both the House and the Senate and other members of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Ivey will return to the final table of the World Series of Poker* Main Event when play resumes from November 7th through November 9th . After beating out more than 6,000 players, he is the favorite to win the first-place prize of $8.5 million . ESPN will air its coverage of the final table on November 10th , where the entire world will get to see Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey in action.

For more on Phil Ivey , visit http://www.philivey.com.

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