NL Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been branded as the best poker player in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His grandfather introduced him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was addicted to poker and wished to learn anything he could about poker. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the detrimental comments from others destroy his goal of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.
Phil started playing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He practiced his techniques at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a learning opportunity and winning was not a regular thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he destroyed quite a few of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He 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 greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to dedication and an eternal passion for the game of poker. Phil states that he’s learning every day and is quite abashed about his achievements. He admits to making mistakes every single game of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Although Ivey has come first in some big tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a normal basis.
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