Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker player on the planet by many of the top-ranked pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught him penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to discover everything he possibly could about poker. Phil would tell his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the detrimental comments from other people annihilate his goal of becoming one of the best poker players on the planet.
Phil began playing seriously after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his game at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching period and coming away with a win wasn’t a common 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 World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final 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 skills to the successive level and headed out west to Las Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and an immeasurable love for poker. Phil states that he is picking up skills every day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making errors in each game of poker and always strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some large tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a regular basis.