February 1
Birthdays
- Phil Ivey [47] b. 1976 Riverside, CA as Phillip Dennis Ivey, Jr.
2009 WSOP Main Event 7th place ($1,404,014). 2003 WSOP Main Event final table bubble boy ($82,700). 10 bracelets from 2000 to 2014, including five in mixed games and a record-tying three in 2002. Seven bracelets from 2000-2009 were the most of any player in the decade.
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Deaths
- Jack Ury d. 2011 [age 97] (b. 3/22/1913)
Oldest person to ever play in the WSOP Main Event at age 97 in 2010.
Obituary
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