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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker player on the globe by many of the top pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His papa taught him penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wished to pickup everything he could about poker. Phil routinely would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not permit the adverse comments from other people destroy his ambition of being one of the strongest poker players on the planet.

Phil began playing intently after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He practiced his game at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a teaching period and coming away with a win was not a common thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final table he defeated quite a few of the better known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil decided to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to dedication and an eternal love for the game of poker. Phil states that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his achievements. He admits to making errors in each session of poker and always strives to get better.

Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big tournaments, he favors destroying money games on a regular basis.