Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player on the globe by most of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before reaching the age of one. His grandpa introduced him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup everything he possibly could about the game. Phil routinely told his elders that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the adverse comments from other people kill his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
He started playing intently after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his game at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning period and winning wasn’t a normal thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he destroyed quite a few of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Sin City. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an eternal passion for the game of poker. Phil states that he is learning every day and is very abashed about his success. Phil admits to making mistakes every single session of poker and always strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he favors destroying money games on a regular basis.