Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker contender on the globe by many of the top-ranked pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to pickup everything he could about the game. He routinely told his elders that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the negative comments from others annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the best poker players in the world.
Phil began playing seriously after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his abilities at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a teaching period and coming away with a win wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the final table he destroyed many of the well known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil made a decision to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and an undying passion for the game of poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every day and is incredibly humble about his achievements. Phil knows he makes mistakes in each session of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some large tournaments, he favors destroying cash games on a normal basis.
June 13th, 2020
Zayne
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