What is Phil Ivey’s favorite cheese? Is Tom Dwan Isildur1?

Posted by Dave McCarthy | Filed under Bloggers Corner

If you’ve never checked it out, Full Tilt’s Pro Chat Archive has a collection of table chats between the Pros and fans. People ask some strange questions…

I pulled together some of my favorite Q&As from Phil Ivey, Phil Gordon, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. The first half are personal questions that fans asked the Pros. The second half are poker-related.

QUESTION FROM des87: what car do u ride?

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: toyota sienna minivan

QUESTION FROM ubetchaimafish: why do u drive a toyota since u are rich

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: toyota makes the best minivan, and being rich doesn’t mean it keeps your kids from puking all over the carpet

QUESTION FROM Checkbounce: Phil if i win this tournament ill buy you a beer next year at WSOP

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: becks dark, please

QUESTION FROM agyness: hey phil, do u own any pets?

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: 4 donkeys, 3 horses, 2 llamas, 2 dogs, 15 chickens, 6 cats, 3 goats

More interesting Q&As after the jump…

Chris Ferguson: Hello. Sorry I was late. Thought it started at 6PM. I gotta learn how to read a clock.

rebonkulous: where were you?

Chris Ferguson: I was dancing believe it or not.

TripAcesDown: chris what car do you drive?

Chris Ferguson: I still drive my 2000 Acura I had before I won the WSOP main event. It’s an amazing car and has never given me any trouble at all.

QUESTION FROM sleepyzone: Hey Phil, what’s your favorite food?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: pasta

QUESTION FROM Fletch76: Hey Phil……….what type of golf balls u like to use? Callaway…Nike…etc…….?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: prov 1

QUESTION FROM Walnuts00: Hey Phil, whats your Golf handicap and which Brand do you play?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: im about a 18 right now and i use taylor mades

QUESTION FROM bennyhenn: hello phil, whats your lowest score for 18 holes?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: 85

QUESTION FROM Timp17: do you think Tupac is still alive?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: yes, and so is biggie

QUESTION FROM Ubby: fave cheese?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: gorgonzola

QUESTION FROM DaRock5469: hey phil, i like to party.

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: thats a good thing

QUESTION FROM Snokks85: hey phil, what are your 2 favourite cars you own?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: mcclaren slr and phantom

QUESTION FROM scoobyrich1: what car do u drive?

ANSWER FROM durrrr: m3, s4, s600

QUESTION FROM B4RT3K: What’s ur fav. alcoholic, and non-alcoholic drink ?

ANSWER FROM durrrr: hmmm, crown and cokes are awesome

ANSWER FROM durrrr: some sweet fresh squeezed oj or great iced tea

QUESTION FROM NudieDK: If you could pick some place to be, where would you be right now then?

ANSWER FROM durrrr: hawaii

PART 2: POKER-RELATED QUESTIONS

QUESTION FROM ndjjrc07: What do you recommend to improve your poker skills

ANSWER FROM Chris Ferguson: Talking poker with friends is a great way to improve. Also reading books can accelerate your learning. Obviously playing experience is most important. Read what there is to learn on the internet. There is lots of good stuff at the Full Tilt Poker Academy, and good stuff is always being added.

QUESTION FROM goborage: Who was the best player on Celebrity Poker Showdown?

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: maybe hank azaria or ben affleck

QUESTION FROM ubetchaimafish: are u taking the durrrr challenge?

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: are you out of your mind?

QUESTION FROM aneato: i get bored …I think I could win but I just get bored with these online players. They will go all in with nothing.

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: call them with a better nothing then

QUESTION FROM KCShufflin: is there a lot of pressure on you not to lose to amateurs on national tv during “face the ace?”

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: of course! but at the same time, you feel bad when you beat them and crush their dreams

QUESTION FROM Wantin The Nuts: In your opinion who is the best tournament player in the world and who is the best cash game player in the world?

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: both same answer: phil ivey

QUESTION FROM Forthy2point0: If you had one piece of advice to offer an online player, what would it be?

ANSWER FROM Phil Gordon: use good bankroll management skills

QUESTION FROM macca320: any one pro you have the most trouble getting reads at the table?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: chip reese

QUESTION FROM Newbzzzzz: hey phil! what size of bankroll did you start out with?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: $500

QUESTION FROM sk8freak_21: hey phil, how long were you playing before you realized you could make a living playing poker?

ANSWER FROM Phil Ivey: 2 years

QUESTION FROM WarnerK: How much money would you guess bad internet connections has cost you over the years?

ANSWER FROM durrrr: its so sick but probably at least 100k

QUESTION FROM Reiff Gerard: Tom Dawn you are Isildur1 ?

ANSWER FROM durrrr: obv yo

Tags: Chris Ferguson, durrrr Challenge, Isildur1, Phil Gordon, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan

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One Response to “What is Phil Ivey’s favorite cheese? Is Tom Dwan Isildur1?”

Top Gear Streaming Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 2:52 am
Aw, this was a really quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and real effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and never seem to get something done.