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Phil Ivey has been referred to as the number one poker contender on the planet by many of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before his first birthday. His grandpa taught Phil one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to discover every little thing he could about poker. Phil would tell his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the adverse comments from other people kill his dream of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.

He started competing intently after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his skills at the casinos of Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a teaching experience and winning wasn’t a regular outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved two 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 destroyed quite a few of the well known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil made a decision to take his game to the successive level and moved out west to Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an undying love for poker. Phil says that he’s learning every day and is quite humble about his success. He knows he makes mistakes in each session of poker and always aspires to improve.

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