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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker contender in the world by quite a few of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was addicted to poker and wished to discover everything he could about poker. He routinely told his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil did not let the adverse feedback from others annihilate his ambition of being one of the strongest poker players on the planet.

He started playing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for Phil were a teaching experience and coming away with a win wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP when he made two final tables and came away with his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he defeated a number of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He decided to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and an undying passion for the game of poker. He says that he’s learning every day and is incredibly abashed about his success. He admits to making blunders in each session of poker and constantly strives to get better.

Although Phil has come first in some large tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a regular basis.