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Phil Ivey has been referred to as the number one poker contender on the globe by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before reaching the age of 1. His grandfather taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wanted to pickup anything he possibly could about poker. Phil routinely would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the detrimental comments from other people kill his ambition of becoming one of the strongest poker players in the world.

Phil began playing intently after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his skills at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The first few years for him were a learning period and coming away with a win wasn’t a common outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved 2 final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the closing table he defeated quite a few of the better known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He decided to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Las Vegas. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an undying love for the game of poker. He states that he is picking up skills every single day and is incredibly humble about his success. He admits to making mistakes every single session of poker and constantly aspires to get better.

Despite the fact that Phil has won some big-time tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a normal basis.