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NL Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker competitor in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before reaching the age of 1. His grandfather taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to learn whatever he could about the game. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the negative comments from others kill his ambition of being one of the strongest poker players on the planet.
Phil started competing seriously after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He honed his game at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The beginning few years for Phil were a teaching period and winning was not a normal thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he defeated many of the well known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his skills to the successive level and moved out west to Sin City. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Phil credits his achievements to dedication and an undying love for the game of poker. Phil states that he’s picking up skills every day and is quite humble about his success. Phil admits to making mistakes every single session of poker and always aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Ivey has won some big tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a regular basis.