NL Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker competitor in the world by most of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching turning 1. His grandpa taught him penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wished to learn every little thing he possibly could about the game. He routinely told his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the negative comments from other people annihilate his goal of becoming one of the best poker players in the world.
He began competing intently after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching period and winning wasn’t a normal outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he made two final tables and came away with his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated a number of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil made a decision to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Sin City. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an eternal love for poker. Phil states that he’s picking up skills every day and is quite humble about his achievements. He admits to making mistakes in each session of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Although Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he likes destroying cash games on a normal basis.
