Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker player on the globe by most of the top pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before reaching the age of one. His grandpa taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was addicted to poker and wanted to learn whatever he possibly could about the game. He routinely told his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He did not permit the negative feedback from other people annihilate his dream of being one of the strongest poker players in the world.
He started competing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a learning opportunity and coming away with a win wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved 2 final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated quite a few of the better known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his skills to the next level and headed out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and an eternal love for poker. He says that he is learning every single day and is incredibly abashed about his accomplishments. He admits to making mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a regular basis.