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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker player in the world by many of the top pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before his first birthday. His papa introduced him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup every little thing he possibly could about the game. Phil routinely would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He did not allow the negative feedback from other people annihilate his ambition of being one of the greatest poker players on the planet.

Phil started playing intently after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning period and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. He became known 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 closing table he destroyed quite a few of the well known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He decided to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Phil credits his success to discipline and an eternal love for poker. Phil states that he’s learning every single day and is very humble about his success. Phil knows he makes blunders in each session of poker and constantly aspires to get better.

Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big tournaments, he favors winning money games on a normal basis.