Las Vegas, NV – Tonight Phil Ivey made history and might have just staked his place as the best overall poker player of all time. With just under 6500 entries into this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event Phil Ivey has defied the odds (or maybe not) and made the final table otherwise now known as the November Nine.

Phil already has 7 WSOP bracelets with two coming this year in earlier events and with the main event title in sight could solidify himself as the games best overall player ever.

Mostly known for his high stakes online play at Full Tilt Poker and his ultra high stakes play in the “Big Game” at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Phil has made a name for himself as one of the most feared, but also most respected players in the game of poker.

Phil’s best finish in the main event came back in 2003 when he lost a heartbreaker of a hand to eventual winner Chris Moneymaker and finished 10th just one shy of the final table.

With only 9 players remaining Phil currently sits in 7th place in chips and although he’s somewhat shortstacked Phil’s aggressive style will definitely be out in force in November when ESPN airs coverage of the final table. Who knows what will happen at the final table, but one thing for sure is ESPN exec’s are probably jumping around the offices as they finally get who most consider the best player in the world at the final table of the biggest championship in poker.

Note: As of just minutes after the field fell to 9 final players, the term Phil Ivey had already become a trending topic on Twitter.

Congrats Phil!

Read more about Phil at his website PhilIvey.com or the Phil Ivey wikipedia page.