Phil Ivey has been labeled as the best poker player in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before reaching turning 1. His grandpa taught Phil penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wished to pickup everything he possibly could about the game. He routinely would tell his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil didn’t allow the negative feedback from others destroy his dream of being one of the strongest poker competitors in the world.
He started competing seriously after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning opportunity and winning wasn’t a regular thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated many of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil made a decision to take his game to the successive level and moved out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and an immeasurable passion for the game of poker. He says that he is picking up skills every single day and is very humble about his achievements. Phil admits to making blunders every single session of poker and always strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he favors destroying cash games on a regular basis.