Ivey seems to Hate TV but Love Life of Ivey?

[Michael]

Awsome post BJ.
I would like to add that it is easier to be relaxed and yourself when you are around friends and when you know you can edit it or cut out bits you dont want it must make it easier.

[drewlovesomaha]

Here's the deal....Phil Ivey has a life, poker is just a small part of it -- unfortunately people who don't have a life become so fascinated with him that I'm sure it does become very bothersome for him. He is a true poker player/gambler, not a glory hound. Nothing against Phil Hellmuth or others who try to promote themselves constantly, but Ivey just doesn't feel he needs to go that route, he just lets his play speak for itself. This is a very funny and insightful guy, but I think he feels that a 15 second interview after he has been knocked out at a final table might not be the best place to really express his thoughts. One of the best quotes I have heard from him in regards to poker is that he never develops a plan prior to a session, because everything is situational, so he just adjusts to the situation. This definitely applies in life as well, given the right situation, I guarantee you, Phil Ivey is funny as hell, you see it in the Life of Ivey when it is unscripted, sometimes you see it in his conversations with Barry (when they are unscripted) the last conversation, it was amusing to me how unimportant durrr and his challenge are to Phil, but anyways, its kinda like Charles Barkley once said - he is not a role model - I think Phil enjoys the respect of his peers, but that group represents maybe the top 10 or 15 players in the world.............other than that I think he just would rather be left alone to do his own thing ----(can you imagine the audacity - lol) - our society is so caught up in celebrity, whether it occurs in entertainement,sports or politics that the average person can't imagine what a major pain in the ass it must be to have a microphone or camera stuck in your face all the time or to have your every move scrutinized. It speaks volumes to the kind of friendship Barry and Phil have that Phil is willing to give a little access to his world, I'm not sure there are too many other people he would be inclined to do that for..........................

[rrumsey]

Originally Posted by DrummerBoy21

I feel like you should use a hand converter.

he knows better, he is just f*cking with us i bet.

[listening]

Originally Posted by BJ Nemeth

I don't do many interviews (not the style of reporting I do), .... I was nervous as hell ... but had the advantage of being on the tournament trail with Ivey the prior few months -- four final tables in four straight championship tournaments, and I had covered them all live.

So I asked Ivey about the streak, and asked him to compare the heads-up victory for the bracelet to his recent several-hours-long heads-up battle against Jeff Lisandro where he eventually lost. That sparked something, because Ivey went on a roll talking...

I edited the post to illustrate my opinion that interviewing is becoming a lost art. A great interviewer knows their subject, and, most of all, let's them speak. Sounds like you had a great interview moment.

Too may times now the interviewer, who should be almost invisible, has become the celebrity, or the "spokesmodel." This isn't their fault, it's what they are paid to do. But we suffer for it.

I grew up watching people like Edward R. Murrow and Dorothy Fuldheim. They weren't pretty but they sure knew their subjects and how to get out of the way.

B.J., possibly you have a real talent for this - mayhap you should consider trying to get a few more interviews?

[sexualbanana]

I think I brought this up awhile back wondering about Ivey's demeanor when he's playing craps. I always wondered what he would be like at a craps table because the game is a pretty sociable game with a lot of loud action. Granted, the only time I ever see Ivey is when he's playing poker and he's got this super-intense look on his face which doesn't really change. So naturally I assume that's him all the time. It turns out though that he is a lot more laid-back and charismatic when he's away from the table.

[highonbetter]

I use to buy vhs poker tapes before poker was huge on t.v. and i have an old vhs tape of ivey getting interviewed when he was really young.like what the guy said earlier he thinks it all has to do with the same questions being asked to them over and over,i guess it all gets old.when i bust out of a turny i usually am saying to myself wow i suck,what a river! sob... so if im upset it would be hard to fake some tv interview for all america to see at your worst.
in 2003 when he got rivered by moneymaker.he knew if he won that pot he more than likely won the turny.his dream his hopes..all shut down in 1 flip of a card.and you want a reaction.it frickin sucks.thats my reaction.Lol and im sure it woulda been his as well.

[LVG]

Originally Posted by listening

I edited the post to illustrate my opinion that interviewing is becoming a lost art. A great interviewer knows their subject, and, most of all, let's them speak. Sounds like you had a great interview moment.

Too may times now the interviewer, who should be almost invisible, has become the celebrity, or the "spokesmodel." This isn't their fault, it's what they are paid to do. But we suffer for it.

I grew up watching people like Edward R. Murrow and Dorothy Fuldheim. They weren't pretty but they sure knew their subjects and how to get out of the way.

B.J., possibly you have a real talent for this - mayhap you should consider trying to get a few more interviews?

Charlie Rose is great. His interviews are always respectful and well done. The guests he has are always the top of their fields. Top notch always.

[Ryan5Nunez]

Its amazing to see Ivery on television. Always want to know about Ivery life. they just made miracle all the time.

[thayden]

Ivery is awesome I mean just made miracle all the time..