Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker player on the planet by many of the top-ranked professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup anything he possibly could about the game. Phil routinely told his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the negative comments from others kill his dream of becoming one of the strongest poker players in the world.
He started playing seriously after acquiring a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a teaching period and winning was not a common thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP 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 final table he defeated quite a few of the better known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and an undying passion for the game of poker. Phil says that he is picking up skills every single day and is very abashed about his accomplishments. He admits to making errors every single session of poker and always aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he likes winning money games on a normal basis.
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