No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His grandfather showed him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was hooked on poker and wished to pickup every little thing he could about poker. Phil routinely would tell his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the negative feedback from other people kill his ambition of being one of the best poker competitors on the planet.
He started competing seriously after acquiring a false ID with the name of Jerome. He practiced his game at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning period and coming away with a win wasn’t a common thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the closing table he destroyed a number of the well 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 successive level and moved out west to 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 an undying love for poker. Phil says that he’s learning every single day and is very abashed about his success. Phil knows he makes blunders every single session of poker and constantly aspires to get better.
Even though Phil has won some large tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a normal basis.
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