No-Limit Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker player in the world by most of the top professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His grandpa taught Phil penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to discover anything he possibly could about the game. He routinely told his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t allow the negative comments from other people annihilate his dream of becoming one of the strongest poker competitors in the world.
He began playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching opportunity and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated quite a few of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the successive 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 immeasurable passion for the game of poker. Phil says that he is picking up skills every day and is incredibly humble about his accomplishments. He knows he makes mistakes in each session of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Phil has won some big-time tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a regular basis.
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