Posted by Angelique | Posted in Holdem | Posted on 05-12-2020
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the best poker competitor on the globe by many of the top-ranked pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before reaching the age of one. His grandfather taught Phil penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to learn everything he could about the game. He would tell his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the detrimental comments from other people annihilate his dream of being one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.
Phil started competing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos in Atlantic City. The first few years for Phil were a learning opportunity and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he destroyed quite a few of the better known professionals 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 moved 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 achievements to hard work and an eternal love for poker. Phil states that he is picking up skills every single day and is very humble about his success. Phil knows he makes blunders in each game of poker and always aspires to get better.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he favors winning money games on a regular basis.