Posted by George | Posted in Poker | Posted on 22-01-2017
Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker competitor in the world by most of the top-ranked pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandpa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to discover everything he possibly could about the game. He routinely told his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the adverse feedback from other people kill his goal of becoming one of the strongest poker players in the world.
Phil began competing intently after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his game at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning experience and coming away with a win was not a common outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved two final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he defeated a number of the better known professionals including "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 Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to hard work and an undying passion for the game of poker. He states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. He admits to making errors in each session of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some large tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a regular basis.