Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker player on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to New Jersey before his first birthday. His grandpa introduced him to one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to pickup anything he possibly could about the game. He would tell his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t permit the detrimental comments from other people kill his ambition of becoming one of the strongest poker players in the world.
He started playing intently after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching opportunity and coming away with a win wasn’t a common thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final table he destroyed many 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 moved out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and a continuing passion for the game of poker. Phil says that he’s picking up skills every day and is very abashed about his success. Phil admits to making mistakes in each game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Although Ivey has won some large tournaments, he favors winning money games on a normal basis.
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