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Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker player on the globe by most of the top-ranked pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching the age of one. His papa taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to learn anything he possibly could about the game. Phil would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t permit the negative comments from others destroy his ambition of becoming one of the strongest poker players on the planet.

Phil began playing seriously after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning period and winning was not a normal thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he destroyed many of the well known pros 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 headed out west to Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an immeasurable passion for the game of poker. Phil says that he’s learning every day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making blunders every single session of poker and constantly aspires to get better.

Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some large tournaments, he favors destroying money games on a normal basis.