Posted by Angelique | Posted in Holdem | Posted on 25-10-2015
Phil Ivey has been referred to as the number one poker contender on the planet by many of the top-ranked pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before reaching the age of one. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to discover every little thing he possibly could about the game. Phil routinely told his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t let the negative comments from others destroy his goal of becoming one of the greatest poker players on the planet.
Phil started playing intently after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his game at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for Phil were a teaching opportunity and winning was not a normal outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP when he made 2 final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated many of the better known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Sin City. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his achievements to discipline and an undying passion for poker. Phil says that he’s learning every day and is very abashed about his accomplishments. He knows he makes blunders in each game of poker and always aspires to improve.
Although Phil has won some big tournaments, he favors destroying cash games on a normal basis.