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NL Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker competitor in the world by most of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before reaching the age of 1. His grandpa taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to discover whatever he could about poker. Phil would tell his parents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the adverse feedback from others annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker competitors on the planet.
He started playing intently after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He practiced his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a teaching opportunity and coming away with a win was not a normal thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved two final tables and came away with his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he defeated quite a few of the better known professionals including but not limited to "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 best players in the world. Ivey credits his success to hard work and an undying passion for the game of poker. He states that he’s learning every single day and is very humble about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making mistakes in each game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Even though Ivey has won some large tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a regular basis.