Posted by Marilyn | Posted in Holdem | Posted on 10-11-2020
Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker competitor in the world by most of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before reaching turning one. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was addicted to poker and wished to pickup anything he could about the game. He would tell his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil did not let the negative feedback from others destroy his dream of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.
He started competing seriously after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning period and coming away with a win was not a common outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he defeated a number of the better known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil decided to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Sin City. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his success to discipline and an eternal love for the game of poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is incredibly abashed about his achievements. Phil knows he makes errors in each game of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some big tournaments, he favors destroying money games on a normal basis.