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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker player on the globe by quite a few of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wished to pickup every little thing he could about the game. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil didn’t let the detrimental comments from other people kill his dream of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.

He began playing seriously after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his abilities at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial number of years for Phil were a teaching opportunity and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the closing table he defeated a number of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He decided to take his skills to the successive level and moved out west to Las Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and a continuing love for poker. Phil states that he’s picking up skills every day and is incredibly humble about his achievements. Phil knows he makes errors every single session of poker and always strives to get better.

Although Phil has won some big-time tournaments, he favors winning cash games on a regular basis.