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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker player in the world by most of the top professionals. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before reaching the age of one. His grandpa taught him penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was addicted to poker and wished to pickup everything he could about the game. Phil routinely told his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn't permit the negative feedback from others destroy his ambition of becoming one of the strongest poker players on the planet.

He started competing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial number of years for Phil were a teaching period and winning wasn't a regular thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he destroyed many 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 Sin City. He continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and a continuing love for poker. Phil states that he's picking up skills every day and is very abashed about his achievements. He knows he makes mistakes every single session of poker and always strives to improve.

Despite the fact that Phil has won some big-time tournaments, he favors winning cash games on a regular basis.