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Phil Ivey has been referred to as the number one poker player in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching turning one. His papa introduced him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was addicted to poker and wished to pickup whatever he could about the game. Phil would tell his parents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the detrimental comments from others destroy his goal of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.

He began playing seriously after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his skills at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a teaching experience and coming away with a win was not a normal outcome at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he made 2 final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the final table he destroyed a number 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 game to the successive level and moved out west to Sin City. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an immeasurable passion for poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his achievements. He admits to making blunders every single session of poker and constantly aspires to improve.

Even though Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he likes destroying money games on a normal basis.