Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker competitor on the planet by most of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before reaching the age of 1. His grandfather taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wished to learn anything he possibly could about poker. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the negative feedback from others annihilate his dream of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.
Phil began playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a teaching period and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he destroyed many of the better known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his game to the successive level and moved out west to Sin City. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and an undying passion for poker. He states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his success. Phil admits to making blunders every single game of poker and always strives to get better.
Although Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a regular basis.