No-Limit Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?

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Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker competitor in the world by most of the top pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to New Jersey before reaching the age of one. His papa taught him penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wished to learn anything he possibly could about the game. He routinely would tell his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He did not allow the detrimental comments from others annihilate his dream of being one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.

He began competing seriously after acquiring a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for Phil were a teaching opportunity and winning wasn’t a normal outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 WSOP where he made two final tables and came away with his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he destroyed a number of the better known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Las Vegas. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an eternal love for poker. Phil states that he is learning every day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. Phil knows he makes blunders in each session of poker and constantly strives to improve.

Even though Phil has won some big tournaments, he favors destroying cash games on a normal basis.