“It’s exciting,” said the Team Full Tilt Pro. “I’ve been after that for a while now, so it feels good to get there.”

While Ivey was less than satisfied with losing heads-up to day trader Dan Shak for the title in Melbourne, his AUD$600,000 score, worth $544,219.50 in U.S. dollars according to the latest published exchange rates, pushed his career earnings up to $12,804,433 and into the top spot on the all-time list.

First place was held by Daniel Negreanu, who moved up to approximately $12,432,367 in career earnings and into the top spot this past September in similar fashion, when he finished runner-up to Barry Shulman at the World Series of Poker Europe main event.

Always all about business, Ivey said he doesn’t plan to spend very much time dwelling on the accomplishment.

“I don’t think I’ll celebrate too much,” he said. “I’m just going to go to dinner, maybe have a glass of wine or two and play some poker later.”

That poker game happens to be the Aussie Millions Million Dollar Cash Game, expected to feature some of the game’s top talent.

But for Ivey, it’s just another day at the office.

“It’s just another poker game,” he said.”I’m just going to play and try to win some hands.”

Knowing he’s now officially the top money earner in tournament poker history doesn’t appear to have had much of an effect on the steely Ivey’s day to day life either.

“I don’t really think, ‘oh I’m the best in the world,’” he said. “I just try to perform the best that I can day in and day out.”

By virtue of his second place finish in the Aussie Millions $100k Challenge Monday, Phil Ivey is now tournament poker’s all-time leading money winner.

“It’s exciting,” said the Team Full Tilt Pro. “I’ve been after that for a while now, so it feels good to get there.”

While Ivey was less than satisfied with losing heads-up to day trader Dan Shak for the title in Melbourne, his AUD$600,000 score, worth $544,219.50 in U.S. Dollars according to Monday’s published exchange rates, pushed his career earnings up to $12,804,433 and into the top spot on the all-time list. First place was held by Daniel Negreanu, who moved up to $12,432,367 in career earnings and into the top spot this past September in similar fashion, when he finished runner-up to Barry Shulman at the World Series of Poker Europe main event. Always all about business, Ivey said he doesn’t plan to spend very much time dwelling on the accomplishment.

“I don’t think I’ll celebrate too much,” he said. “I’m just going to go to dinner, maybe have a glass of wine or two and play some poker later.”

That poker game happens to be the Aussie Millions Million Dollar Cash Game, expected to feature some of the game’s top talent.

But for Ivey, it’s just another day at the office.

“It’s just another poker game,” he said.”I’m just going to play and try to win some hands.”

Knowing he’s now officially the top money earner in tournament poker history doesn’t appear it will have much of an effect on the steely Ivey’s day to day life either.

“I don’t really think, ‘oh I’m the best in the world,’” he said. “I just try to perform the best that I can day in and day out.”

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