Posted on January 5, 2010
From WSOP-info.com

Phil Ivey and his wife Luciaetta Ivey ended their seven year marriage. They filed a joint divorce petition on December 22, 2009, and a Nevada judge granted their request on December 29, 2009. Luciaetta and Phil were high school sweethearts who tied the knot in May of 2002. Over the years Phil has credited Luciaetta with taking care of everything allowing him to focus completely on poker. The records pertaining to their divorce were sealed, and statements have not been made as to the reasoning of the split.
Phil Ivey has accumulated a great deal of wealth since the two have been married. He currently holds seven World Series of Poker bracelets, and has earned more than $12 million in tournament winnings. His online poker career is even more impressive as he has made over $15.6 million. This does not even take into account the amount he has earned in live cash games. It is not known if the Iveys had a prenuptial agreement or not.
It is yet to be seen if this will be a civil split, or if there will be angst amongst the two. Always one to put a brighter spin on things, Doyle Brunson made a statement on his twitter account, “Yep, Phil Ivey got divorced. Do you suppose he will be able to find any girl friends?” There is probably a line already forming in front of his house of beautiful girls ready to take the role of Mrs. Ivey.

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