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As to Phil Ivey, remember that he's not primarily a cash player -- he's a tourney donk. As such, he's often working to improve his tournament skills. In a tournament you often find yourself short-stacked simply by the nature of the structures. I would speculate that Phil sometimes buys in short to practice short-stacked situations for future tournaments, rather than to maximize his winrate in the current game.

[/ QUOTE ]Not to nitpick or hijack, but it should be mentioned that the opposite is true. Phil is known as a cash game player more than a tourney player, at least in recent years.