Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker competitor on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather introduced him to one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wished to discover everything he possibly could about poker. He routinely would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t let the adverse comments from others destroy his dream of being one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.
Phil began playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching opportunity and coming away with a win was not a common thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he destroyed quite a few of the well known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Las Vegas. He 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 eternal passion for poker. He says that he’s learning every day and is quite humble about his achievements. He knows he makes errors in each game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Even though Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a normal basis.
December 29th, 2020
Gracelyn
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