Posted by Erik | Posted in Poker | Posted on 18-03-2016
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the best poker player on the globe by many of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before his first birthday. His grandpa taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to learn everything he possibly could about the game. He routinely told his elders that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil did not permit the detrimental feedback from others annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the strongest poker players on the planet.
He began competing intently after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning period and coming away with a win wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP when he made two final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he destroyed quite a few of the better known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the successive level and moved out west to Sin City. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to hard work and an eternal passion for the game of poker. Phil says that he is learning every day and is incredibly humble about his success. Phil knows he makes blunders in each session of poker and always strives to improve.
Although Ivey has won some large tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a regular basis.