Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker player on the globe by many of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching the age of one. His papa introduced him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to discover every little thing he possibly could about the game. Phil routinely would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil did not permit the negative comments from others destroy his goal of becoming one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.
He started playing intently after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning few years for Phil were a learning period and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he defeated many of the better 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 next level and moved 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 discipline and an eternal love for poker. He says that he is picking up skills every day and is incredibly abashed about his achievements. He knows he makes mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Even though Ivey has won some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a normal basis.
