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Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player on the planet by most of the top pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before reaching the age of one. His grandfather taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to learn every little thing he could about the game. Phil would tell his parents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. He didn’t let the negative feedback from other people destroy his goal of becoming one of the greatest poker players in the world.

He started competing seriously after getting a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a learning period and winning wasn’t a common thing at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved two final tables and won his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the final 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 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. Phil credits his achievements to hard work and a continuing love for the game of poker. Phil says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is incredibly abashed about his achievements. He admits to making blunders every single session of poker and always aspires to get better.

Although Phil has won some big tournaments, he favors destroying money games on a regular basis.