Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker player in the world by many of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to New Jersey before his first birthday. His papa showed him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to learn every little thing he could about the game. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t allow the adverse feedback from other people destroy his dream of becoming one of the greatest poker players on the planet.
Phil started playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial few years for him were a teaching period and coming away with a win wasn’t a normal outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved 2 final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated many of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an immeasurable passion for poker. He says that he is picking up skills every day and is quite abashed about his success. Phil admits to making blunders in each session of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Even though Ivey has won some big-time tournaments, he favors winning cash games on a normal basis.
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