Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching turning 1. His papa introduced him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was addicted to poker and wished to pickup everything he could about the game. Phil routinely told his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil did not let the detrimental feedback from other people annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
He began playing intently after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning period and coming away with a win wasn’t a common outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he made 2 final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he defeated a number of the better 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 Las Vegas. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Phil credits his success to discipline and a continuing love for the game of poker. He states that he is picking up skills every day and is incredibly humble about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making errors every single session of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Even though Ivey has won some big tournaments, he favors winning money games on a regular basis.
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