Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker player in the world by many of the top-ranked pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to New Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to learn everything he possibly could about the game. He would tell his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t permit the detrimental feedback from other people annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players on the planet.
He began playing intently after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching period and coming away with a win wasn’t a common thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved two final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he destroyed a number of the well known professionals including but not limited to "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 Vegas. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and an immeasurable love for poker. He says that he’s learning every single day and is quite abashed about his success. Phil knows he makes mistakes every single session of poker and always aspires to get better.
Although Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a normal basis.
