NL Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been referred to as the greatest poker contender in the world by most of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa introduced him to one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wished to discover every little thing he could about poker. Phil routinely told his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t let the negative comments from others destroy his goal of becoming one of the strongest poker players on the planet.
Phil began playing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his game at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a teaching period and winning wasn’t a regular thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he defeated many of the better known pros including "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 Sin City. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and an eternal passion for the game of poker. He says that he is picking up skills every single day and is very humble about his accomplishments. He admits to making blunders every single game of poker and constantly aspires to get better.
Even though Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a normal basis.
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