Online survey names Ivey as toughest player to beat

Poker prodigy Phil Ivey was pegged as the toughest player to beat in a recent online survey that asked over 3,295 people to vote for seven professional poker players.

The top three players voted most difficult to beat were Phil Ivey with 1,453 votes; Gus Hansen with 760 votes; and Greg Raymer with 456 votes.

Dubbed the "Tiger Woods of poker", Ivey is widely considered one of the top players on the professional poker circuit. He holds five World Series of Poker titles and is known as one of the strongest No-Limit Hold'em and Seven Card Stud players in the world.