Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker competitor on the globe by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before reaching the age of one. His grandfather showed him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wished to discover anything he possibly could about the game. He would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the negative comments from others destroy his goal of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.
Phil started competing seriously after acquiring a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his abilities at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning experience and coming away with a win wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made 2 final tables and came away with his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he destroyed a number 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 moved out west to Sin City. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an immeasurable love for poker. He states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making blunders every single game of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Phil has won some big tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a regular basis.
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