Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker contender on the globe by most of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandpa showed him to one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to learn every little thing he could about the game. He routinely told his parents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the detrimental feedback from other people annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.
Phil started competing intently after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his game at the casinos in Atlantic City. The first few years for Phil were a teaching period and winning wasn’t a normal outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he made two final tables and came away with his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated quite a few of the well known pros including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil decided to take his skills to the next level and headed out west to Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and an immeasurable passion for the game of poker. He states that he’s learning every single day and is incredibly humble about his success. He knows he makes mistakes every single session of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a normal basis.
