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Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker player on the planet by quite a few of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather taught Phil penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wished to pickup whatever he could about poker. He routinely told his grandparents that he was planning on being a professional poker player. Phil didn’t let the detrimental comments from others kill his ambition of being one of the greatest poker competitors on the planet.

He began competing intently after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a learning period and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he made two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he defeated many of the better known professionals including but not limited to "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 Vegas. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an immeasurable love for poker. Phil says that he’s learning every day and is incredibly humble about his achievements. Phil admits to making blunders in each session of poker and constantly aspires to get better.

Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he favors winning money games on a regular basis.