Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wished to discover everything he possibly could about the game. He routinely would tell his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t allow the negative feedback from other people annihilate his ambition of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.
He began competing intently after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first few years for him were a learning opportunity and winning was not a normal outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he made two final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the closing table he defeated quite a few of the better known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Phil credits his success to hard work and a continuing love for poker. He states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. He knows he makes errors in each game of poker and always aspires to get better.
Although Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a regular basis.