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Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker competitor on the globe by most of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather introduced him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wished to learn everything he possibly could about poker. He routinely told his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. He did not permit the negative comments from other people kill his ambition of being one of the best poker players on the planet.

He started playing seriously after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a learning period and coming away with a win wasn’t a regular thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he destroyed a number of the well known professionals which includes "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 Las Vegas. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an undying love for poker. Phil says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. He knows he makes errors every single game of poker and constantly aspires to improve.

Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he likes winning cash games on a regular basis.