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No-Limit Texas Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker competitor in the world by quite a few of the top pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before reaching turning 1. His grandpa showed him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was addicted to poker and wished to discover every little thing he possibly could about poker. Phil would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the adverse comments from others annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players on the planet.
Phil began competing intently after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his abilities at the casinos in Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning opportunity and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved two final tables and came away with his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he defeated a number of the better known pros 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 compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to hard work and an undying passion for poker. He states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is incredibly abashed about his success. He knows he makes errors every single session of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Despite the fact that Phil has won some big tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a normal basis.