NL Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the best poker contender on the globe by many of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching the age of 1. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to discover every little thing he possibly could about the game. He would tell his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. He did not permit the negative comments from other people destroy his goal of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.
Phil started competing seriously after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a teaching period and coming away with a win was not a regular thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he destroyed many of the better known pros including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to hard work and a continuing love for poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is very abashed about his achievements. Phil admits to making mistakes in each game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Although Phil has come first in some large tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a normal basis.
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