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Phil Ivey has been referred to as the greatest poker competitor on the globe by most of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to discover everything he could about the game. He routinely told his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil did not permit the negative feedback from other people destroy his ambition of being one of the best poker competitors on the planet.

He began playing intently after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his game at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The first few years for him were a learning experience and winning was not a normal outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he defeated many of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil decided to take his skills to the next 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 eternal passion for poker. Phil says that he is picking up skills every single day and is incredibly abashed about his success. Phil admits to making blunders in each game of poker and constantly strives to improve.

Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big-time tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a normal basis.