Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker competitor in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandpa introduced him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to learn anything he possibly could about poker. He routinely told his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil did not permit the detrimental feedback from others destroy his goal of being one of the strongest poker players in the world.
He began competing intently after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his game at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a teaching opportunity and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP when he made two final tables and came away with his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he destroyed a number of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Sin City. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his success to hard work and an immeasurable love for the game of poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his success. He admits to making mistakes every single session of poker and always aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some large tournaments, he favors winning money games on a regular basis.