Dec 092020
Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker competitor in the world by quite a few of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before reaching turning 1. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to learn anything he possibly could about the game. He would tell his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t permit the adverse comments from other people destroy his goal of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
Phil started playing seriously after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his game at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first few years for him were a learning period and winning was not a common outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the final table he defeated quite a few of the better known professionals 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. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Phil credits his success to hard work and a continuing passion for poker. Phil says that he’s learning every day and is very humble about his accomplishments. He admits to making blunders every single session of poker and always aspires to improve.
Even though Phil has won some large tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a regular basis.
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