NL Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Posted in Poker on 01/25/2017 05:25 am by ValeriePhil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker contender on the globe by most of the top pros. He was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before reaching the age of one. His papa introduced him to one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wished to learn whatever he could about the game. He routinely would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He did not permit the negative comments from others destroy his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker players on the planet.
Phil started competing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his abilities at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a learning period and winning wasn’t a normal thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he destroyed many of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Las Vegas. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to discipline and an eternal love for the game of poker. He says that he is picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his accomplishments. He knows he makes errors in each game of poker and constantly aspires to improve.
Even though Ivey has won some large tournaments, he prefers destroying money games on a regular basis.