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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker contender on the globe by many of the top professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather showed him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was addicted to poker and wanted to discover anything he possibly could about the game. He routinely would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the detrimental feedback from others destroy his ambition of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.

Phil began playing seriously after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his game at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning opportunity and coming away with a win wasn’t a common outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the final table he defeated a number of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil made a decision to take his game to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to discipline and a continuing passion for the game of poker. He states that he’s learning every day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. He knows he makes mistakes in each game of poker and constantly strives to improve.

Even though Ivey has won some large tournaments, he favors winning money games on a regular basis.