Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker competitor on the globe by most of the top-ranked professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught him one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to pickup every little thing he possibly could about the game. He would tell his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. He did not permit the detrimental comments from other people annihilate his goal of becoming one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.
Phil started playing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his skills at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a learning experience and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated quite a few of the well known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil decided to take his game to the successive level and moved out west to Sin City. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an immeasurable passion for poker. Phil says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is incredibly abashed about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making blunders every single session of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a regular basis.
