Phil Ivey tasted victory in a poker tournament for the first time since February 2015 when he triumphed in the $50,000 Short Deck event at the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Super High Roller Series Sochi festival.
Ivey’s last outright victory came at the 2015 Aussie Millions where he took down the $250,000 Challenge for A$2,205,000 ($1,710,854). It’s been a long wait for his return into the winner’s circle, but he returned in style.
partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Super High Roller Series Sochi $50,000 Short Deck Results
| 1 | Phil Ivey | United States | $856,050 |
| 2 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | $561,780 |
| 3 | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | $374,520 |
| 4 | Seth Davies | United States | $267,520 |
| 5 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | $214,010 |
| 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | $160,510 |
| 7 | Dmitriy Kuzmin | Dominica | $133,760 |
| 8 | Thai Ha | Vietnam | $107,000 |
Fifty-five players exchanged $50,000 to compete in this event, creating a $2,750,000 prize pool that was shared among the top eight finishers.