NL Texas Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?

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Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker player on the planet by most of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching the age of 1. His grandfather showed him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup anything he could about poker. He would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the detrimental feedback from other people kill his ambition of becoming one of the strongest poker players on the planet.

Phil started playing intently after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching experience and coming away with a win wasn’t a common thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he destroyed many 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 moved out west to Las Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his success to dedication and a continuing love for poker. He says that he is picking up skills every day and is quite humble about his success. Phil knows he makes mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to get better.

Even though Phil has won some big tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a normal basis.