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No-Limit Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker contender on the globe by many of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to discover anything he could about the game. Phil routinely told his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the adverse feedback from other people destroy his goal of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.
Phil began competing intently after acquiring a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his abilities at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial few years for him were a teaching period and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he defeated many of the well known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his skills to the successive level and moved out west to Vegas. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an eternal passion for the game of poker. He says that he is picking up skills every single day and is very humble about his accomplishments. He knows he makes mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Despite the fact that Phil has won some big tournaments, he prefers winning cash games on a regular basis.
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