Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker contender in the world by many of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandpa taught him penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wished to pickup every little thing he possibly could about poker. He routinely told his parents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not permit the adverse comments from other people kill his goal of becoming one of the greatest poker competitors on the planet.
Phil began playing intently after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his skills at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for Phil were a teaching experience and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he made two final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he defeated quite a few of the well known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his skills 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 in the world. Phil credits his success to hard work and an immeasurable passion for poker. He says that he is learning every day and is quite humble about his achievements. Phil admits to making mistakes every single game of poker and always aspires to get better.
Although Ivey has won some big-time tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a regular basis.