Oct 052016
Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker competitor on the globe by quite a few of the top professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather taught him penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup everything he could about the game. Phil would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil didn’t let the negative feedback from other people kill his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
Phil began competing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for Phil were a teaching period and winning was not a common thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he destroyed a number of the better known pros including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Sin City. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Phil credits his success to discipline and an undying passion for poker. Phil states that he is picking up skills every day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. He admits to making mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Although Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a regular basis.
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