Posted by Angelique | Posted in Holdem | Posted on 12-11-2024
Phil Ivey has been referred to as the greatest poker player on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandpa taught him one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to learn every little thing he could about the game. Phil routinely would tell his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t let the negative feedback from others kill his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
He started competing intently after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his abilities at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a teaching opportunity and winning was not a common outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated many of the well known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his skills 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 on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an eternal love for poker. He states that he’s learning every single day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. He knows he makes blunders in each session of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Even though Phil has won some big-time tournaments, he favors destroying money games on a regular basis.