No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker competitor in the world by most of the top-ranked professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before reaching turning 1. His papa showed him to one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wanted to learn whatever he possibly could about poker. He routinely would tell his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil didn’t let the negative comments from other people destroy his goal of becoming one of the greatest poker competitors in the world.
Phil started playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The initial 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 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he defeated quite a few of the well known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his skills to the next level and moved out west to Las Vegas. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and a continuing love for poker. Phil says that he is picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his success. Phil admits to making mistakes in each session of poker and always strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Phil has won some large tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a normal basis.
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