Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker contender in the world by many of the top professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to pickup every little thing he possibly could about poker. Phil routinely would tell his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t permit the negative comments from others destroy his goal of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.
He began playing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a learning opportunity and coming away with a win was not a regular outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he made two final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he defeated quite a few of the well known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his skills to the successive level and moved out west to Sin City. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his success to hard work and a continuing passion for poker. Phil says that he is picking up skills every day and is very humble about his success. He admits to making mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Even though Phil has won some big tournaments, he prefers winning cash games on a normal basis.
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