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Phil Ivey has been referred to as the best poker contender on the planet by quite a few of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before reaching the age of 1. His papa showed him to one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup whatever he could about poker. Phil would tell his parents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t allow the negative feedback from others destroy his goal of becoming one of the best poker players in the world.

He began playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a teaching period and winning was not a normal outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing 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 decided to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Sin City. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an immeasurable love for the game of poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every day and is quite abashed about his success. Phil knows he makes mistakes in each session of poker and always aspires to get better.

Even though Phil has won some large tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a regular basis.

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