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Phil Ivey has been referred to as the greatest poker contender on the planet by most of the top pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather introduced him to one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to learn everything he possibly could about poker. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn't allow the adverse feedback from other people annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the strongest poker players in the world.

Phil began playing seriously after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a learning opportunity and coming away with a win wasn't a regular thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved two final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated a number of the well known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He decided to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to hard work and a continuing passion for poker. He says that he's picking up skills every day and is very humble about his accomplishments. He knows he makes mistakes in each game of poker and always strives to improve.

Even though Phil has won some big tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a normal basis.