NL Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?

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Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker competitor in the world by most of the top-ranked pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup every little thing he possibly could about the game. Phil routinely told his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He did not permit the negative comments from other people kill his goal of being one of the best poker players on the planet.

Phil began playing seriously after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his abilities at the casinos of Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a learning experience and coming away with a win wasn’t a common outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved two final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated many of the well known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He made a decision to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Sin City. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his success to hard work and a continuing love for the game of poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his success. Phil knows he makes mistakes every single session of poker and always aspires to improve.

Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he favors winning cash games on a regular basis.