Phil Ivey's Historic 2003 WSOP Loss that Changed Poker Forever

Phil Ivey's memorable hand at the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event altered the course of poker history. Ivey, a four-time WSOP gold bracelet winner, was down to the last 10 players but lost to Chris Moneymaker in a shocking turn of events.

Ivey had pocket nines on a Qh 6s Qs board and hit a nine on the turn. Moneymaker had AQ and wasn’t going anywhere. Ivey was a huge favourite with 83% equity. The river came down an ace, counterfeiting Ivey’s full house.

Ivey was already a four-time WSOP gold bracelet winner at the time.