Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker player in the world by most of the top-ranked professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before reaching turning 1. His grandfather taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wished to pickup every little thing he possibly could about poker. He routinely would tell his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the detrimental comments from other people destroy his dream of becoming one of the greatest poker players on the planet.
Phil started playing seriously after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a teaching period and coming away with a win was not a common outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final table he destroyed many of the well known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an immeasurable passion for poker. He says that he is learning every single day and is quite humble about his success. He knows he makes mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he likes winning money games on a regular basis.