No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Posted in Poker on 07/25/2018 10:28 pm by Valerie
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the best poker player in the world by most of the top pros. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before reaching the age of one. His grandpa taught him one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to pickup every little thing he possibly could about poker. He routinely told his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t permit the adverse comments from others destroy his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker competitors in the world.
Phil began competing intently after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a learning period and coming away with a win was not a normal outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved 2 final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he destroyed many of the well known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
Phil decided to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Phil credits his success to hard work and a continuing passion for the game of poker. He states that he is picking up skills every single day and is quite abashed about his achievements. Phil knows he makes blunders every single game of poker and constantly aspires to get better.
Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some large tournaments, he likes winning cash games on a regular basis.