Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before reaching the age of one. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wished to learn every little thing he possibly could about the game. He would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t permit the adverse comments from others destroy his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
Phil started competing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning experience and coming away with a win wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved two final tables and came away with his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he destroyed many 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 skills to the next level and headed out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and a continuing love for the game of poker. He says that he is picking up skills every single day and is incredibly humble about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making errors in each session of poker and always strives to improve.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some large tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a normal basis.
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