group. Ivey has given money to a number of charitable causes. In March 2008, he donated $50,000 to Empowered 2 Excel, a Las Vegas charity for underprivileged children, and later that week created the Budding Ivey Foundation, a non-profit organization to continue the work of his grandfather, Leonard "Bud" Simmons. The foundation raised $260,000 (mostly for Empowered 2 Excel) at a July 3, 2008, charity poker tournament, and is also involved in children's literacy projects and programs to feed the homeless. In 2010, he also partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to bring three children to the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas. Each child was given $100 and competed in roulette, baccarat, and craps with Ivey. Ivey has also founded two companies. Ivey Poker, established in 2012 offers a "play for free" poker App that allows users to compete against Ivey and other pros. Ivey League was a poker training site with a full roster of professional coaches launched in 2014. References External links Phil Ivey MasterClass Phil Ivey interview 1976 births American poker players American gamblers Living people Old Bridge High School alumni People from Atlantic County, New Jersey People from Riverside, California People from Roselle, New Jersey World Poker Tour winners World Series of Poker bracelet winners Poker After Dark tournament winners Poker Hall of Fame inductees