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Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker competitor on the planet by many of the top pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather introduced him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wished to discover whatever he could about the game. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He did not let the detrimental feedback from others kill his ambition of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.

Phil started competing seriously after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his abilities at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a learning experience and winning wasn't a common outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved two final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated quite a few of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil 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 success to hard work and an immeasurable passion for poker. He says that he's learning every day and is very abashed about his accomplishments. He knows he makes errors every single session of poker and constantly aspires to improve.

Although Phil has won some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a normal basis.