Phil Ivey with his Number 8 Bracelet

Phil Ivey, the Tiger Woods over Poker has done it again. The now 8 time WSOP bracelet winners played a fantastic round in the $3,000 HORSE event to win his latest bracelet. Ivey is slowly building his way to up to the other Phil; Phil Helmuth in terms of number of bracelets.

Days 3 of the WSOP HORSE event saw 25 players return to action and what a star studded line up it was. The tables consisted of multiple bracelet holder, sponsored poker pro’s, and some of the biggest names of poker involved in the event.

The poker Twitter world again got onto it its daily routine of comments after Ivey’s win.

• Doyle Brunson: "#8 for Ivey? Wow! I'm pretty hard headed about players being great but I finally have to admit he is the best all around player."
• Daniel Negreanu: "Phil Ivey is the best male poker player in the world in my opinion. Pretty impressive."
• Erik Seidel: "Congrats to Phil Ivey, The Magic Man on #8. He continues to leave no doubt who the best player in the world is. Truly amazing!"
• Phil Hellmuth: "Amazing win Phil Ivey: bracelet no 8, congrats!"

Ivey who’s WSOP bracelet have come from numerous different styles of poker games has won bracelets from the following events:

Seven Card Stud/Omaha 8 or better

 2-7 No Limit Triple Draw
 Pot Limit Omaha
 SHOE
 Seven Card Stud hi/lo
 Seven Card Stud
 Pot Limit Omaha
 HORSE

If Ivey continues to enter the majority of WSOP events that he does over the next years of his play, he seems on the way to become the record holder for the most bracelets WSOP bracelets ever.