Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton (born September 21, 1985) is an American professional poker player known for his accomplishments in high-roller poker tournaments and high-stakes online cash games. Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton (Canada), $28.879,57 5. Alexander 'EvnomiYa' Mordvinov (Russia), $22.010,61. Ike Haxton Reviews - 'xflixx' Part One - PokerStars Team Pro Online - Duration: 12:07.
| Isaac Haxton | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1985 (age 35) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 24 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 94th, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| Information accurate as of 3 December 2014. | |
Isaac Haxton (born September 21, 1985) is an American professional poker player known for his accomplishments in high-roller poker tournaments and high-stakes online cash games.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Haxton was born in suburban New York City and raised in Westchester. His mother is a psychiatrist and his father is an English professor who introduced Isaac to games of skill at an early age. He played chess at the age of four and Magic: The Gathering by the age of ten.[3]
After high school Haxton attended Brown University as a computer science major, but later spent more time playing poker than studying.[4]
Poker career[edit]
After turning 18, Haxton transitioned from competitive Magic: The Gathering to playing poker at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York starting at $3/$6 limit before slowly moving up in stakes. He transitioned to online poker with a $50 deposit on Ultimate Bet.[3]
In 2007, he cashed in his first tournament at the WPT Championship Event finishing runner-up to Ryan Daut for $861,789.As of May 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $25,900,000 of which $2,932,251 have come from cashes at the World Series of Poker Circuit.
Online poker[edit]
Haxton is considered one of the top online cash game specialists and plays under the aliases, Ike Haxton, luvtheWNBA, and philivey2694 where he has earned over $2,000,000.[5] Although successful in tournament play, he prefers online cash games and considers them to be his specialty.
Personal life[edit]
Haxton is married to his wife Zoe. He has a book written by his father based on his life called, Fading Hearts on the River: My Son’s Life in Poker.[6]
References[edit]
- ^'Isaac Haxton'. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^'Isaac Haxton Bio'. Card Player. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ abNicole Gordon (June 26, 2009). 'The PokerNews Profile: Isaac Haxton'. PokerNews.
- ^'Isaac Haxton'. PokerNews. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^'Isaac Haxton player profile'. HighStakesDB. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^Chad Holloway (October 23, 2014). 'PokerNews Book Review: Fading Hearts on the River by Brooks Haxton'. PokerNews.
External links[edit]
High stakes poker pro and partypoker ambassador, Isaac “Ike” Haxton is the latest guest on the Weekly Poker Showdown podcast with host and fellow Team partypoker member Jaime Staples.
Ike gives his thoughts on a number of different topics including on how PokerStars (where Ike was a brand ambassador for years prior to the Supernova Elite scandal) and partypoker compare. Given how outspoken Ike was at the time and that he decided to end his time as a sponsored pro as a result of the handling of Supernova Elite program, the comments he makes (and those he doesn’t) are quite interesting.
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Other topics you won’t want to miss Ike talk on include:
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- What he thinks is essential to learning poker today
- Typical pitfalls new players encounter
- The biggest mistakes of his career
- His work with partypoker on fraud prevention
- And, what he would do if he were King for a day at partypoker
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You can check out the interview below.