8-years-old.

And I asked my grandfather--

I said, what were they doing?

He said, they were playing poker.

I was hooked ever since.

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Ivey shoves the river.

Got a trick or two up his sleeve.

Very intimidating glare and a little smirk.

Welcome to Ivey's world.

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You'd just love to get inside his head for five minutes.

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To Paul Jackson, he has a very famous hand in poker.

I had queen, 8, he had 5, 6, and the flop was jack, jack, 7.

And I bet.

He raised me.

I re-raised him.

Both guys with nothing.

Key point was when I asked him how much chips he had.

$360.

The way he answered it made me pretty confident he

didn't have anything.

All in.

What?

It's just mind-blowing what we just witnessed from Phil Ivey.

I come from a generation where the good players

knew talking about a hand or helping someone to improve

was a big no-no.

But maybe it's time that I share my keys for success.

I'm Phil Ivey, and this is my MasterClass.

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