Phil Ivey Knocked Out of 2015 WSOP Main Event

One of the greatest modern day poker players, Phil Ivey, has busted out of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Ivey's pair of nines were no match for another player's kings Thursday.

Queens, three-of-a-kind and a pair defeated Woods and Tilly on Wednesday. Chris Moneymaker, who boosted poker's profile with his 2003 win as an amateur, also was knocked out.

These past WSOP gold bracelet winners have each been eliminated.

Hasan Habib, Barry Shulman, Gary Benson, Diego Cordovez, Abe Mosseri, Jeffrey Lisandro, Jeremy Ausmus, Mark Radoja, Jesper Hougaard, Ted Lawson, Tony Ma, Donnocha O’Dea, Gavin Smith, Dutch Boyd, Todd Brunson, David Singer, David Pham, Dominik Nitsche, Phil Galfond, and Brian Rast.

- Ace King, Gambling911.com