Posted by Marilyn | Posted in Holdem | Posted on 28-06-2019
Phil Ivey has been referred to as the greatest poker contender in the world by most of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching turning 1. His grandpa taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to discover every little thing he possibly could about the game. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the detrimental feedback from other people destroy his dream of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
Phil began playing intently after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his abilities at the casinos of Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a teaching experience and winning wasn’t a common thing at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he destroyed a number of the better known pros including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his skills to the successive level and moved out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and a continuing love for the game of poker. Phil says that he’s picking up skills every day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. He admits to making mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Even though Phil has come first in some big tournaments, he likes destroying cash games on a normal basis.