NL Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?

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Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player in the world by quite a few of the top pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather introduced him to one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wished to learn every little thing he could about the game. Phil routinely told his elders that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the adverse comments from others destroy his dream of becoming one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.

Phil began playing seriously after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial few years for him were a learning period and winning was not a normal outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made 2 final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he destroyed many of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He decided to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his success to hard work and an immeasurable passion for poker. Phil states that he is learning every single day and is quite humble about his success. He knows he makes mistakes every single session of poker and always aspires to improve.

Even though Ivey has won some large tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a normal basis.