Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker contender in the world by quite a few of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to New Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught him one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wanted to discover anything he could about poker. Phil routinely told his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the negative comments from other people destroy his goal of becoming one of the strongest poker players on the planet.
Phil began playing seriously after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning experience and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he made 2 final tables and came away with his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the closing table he destroyed quite a few of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Sin City. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to dedication and an immeasurable love for the game of poker. Phil states that he is learning every day and is very abashed about his success. He admits to making mistakes every single session of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some large tournaments, he favors destroying money games on a regular basis.
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