Phil Ivey has been referred to as the greatest poker competitor in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to discover every little thing he could about the game. He routinely would tell his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not let the negative feedback from others annihilate his dream of being one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.
He started competing intently after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for Phil were a learning period and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved two final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final table he destroyed 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 skills to the next level and moved out west to Sin City. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to discipline and a continuing love for poker. He states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his success. He admits to making errors in each session of poker and always aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big-time tournaments, he prefers winning cash games on a normal basis.