Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker contender in the world by most of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather showed him to one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to pickup every little thing he possibly could about poker. Phil would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the negative comments from other people kill his goal of being one of the greatest poker competitors in the world.
He began competing seriously after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his skills at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning few years for Phil were a learning period and winning was not a common thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved two final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the closing table he defeated many of the well known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Las Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to dedication and a continuing passion for the game of poker. Phil says that he’s picking up skills every day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. He admits to making errors in each session of poker and always aspires to improve.
Even though Ivey has won some big tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a normal basis.
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