Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker competitor on the globe by many of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before reaching turning one. His grandfather introduced him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to learn whatever he possibly could about poker. He routinely would tell his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He did not permit the negative comments from others destroy his ambition of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.
Phil started playing intently after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The first few years for him were a teaching opportunity and winning was not a regular thing at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he made 2 final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the closing table he destroyed quite a few of the better known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil decided to take his game to the successive level and moved out west to Las Vegas. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and a continuing love for poker. He states that he is learning every day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. Phil knows he makes mistakes every single game of poker and always strives to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he favors winning cash games on a normal basis.
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