No-Limit Texas Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker player on the planet by many of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to discover everything he possibly could about poker. He would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the adverse feedback from other people annihilate his goal of becoming one of the strongest poker competitors on the planet.
He started playing seriously after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his abilities at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a learning period and winning was not a regular outcome at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved 2 final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the final table he destroyed quite a few of the better known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his success to discipline and an eternal love for poker. Phil says that he is learning every single day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. Phil knows he makes errors every single session of poker and always aspires to get better.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some big tournaments, he likes destroying cash games on a regular basis.
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