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Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker player on the planet by many of the top pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before reaching the age of one. His papa taught him penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to pickup every little thing he possibly could about poker. Phil routinely would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil did not let the detrimental comments from other people annihilate his ambition of being one of the greatest poker players on the planet.
Phil started playing seriously after acquiring a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning period and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated many of the well known pros including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Sin City. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to hard work and an undying passion for poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every day and is quite abashed about his achievements. He admits to making errors in each game of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers winning cash games on a normal basis.
