Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker competitor on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandpa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to pickup whatever he could about poker. Phil routinely told his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He did not let the negative comments from others kill his ambition of being one of the greatest poker competitors on the planet.
Phil began competing intently after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a teaching period and winning was not a normal outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP when he made two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the final table he defeated a number of the well known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil decided to take his skills to the successive level and moved out west to Sin City. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an eternal love for poker. Phil states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his success. He knows he makes blunders in each game of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a regular basis.
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