Phil Ivey has been referred to as the greatest poker competitor on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to New Jersey before reaching the age of 1. His papa taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wished to discover everything he possibly could about the game. He routinely told his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He did not let the detrimental comments from other people kill his goal of being one of the strongest poker competitors in the world.
Phil started playing seriously after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a learning opportunity and coming away with a win wasn’t a common outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP when he made two final tables and came away with his first 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 moved out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and a continuing passion for the game of poker. Phil says that he’s picking up skills every day and is very abashed about his accomplishments. He knows he makes blunders in each session of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a normal basis.