Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker competitor in the world by many of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa showed him to one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wished to pickup everything he could about the game. Phil would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil did not permit the negative feedback from other people destroy his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
Phil started competing seriously after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial few years for him were a teaching opportunity and coming away with a win wasn’t a normal outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved two final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated quite a few of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Phil credits his achievements to dedication and a continuing love for poker. Phil states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his success. He admits to making blunders in each session of poker and always strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big tournaments, he likes destroying cash games on a normal basis.
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