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NL Texas Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker player on the planet by many of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa introduced him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to learn every little thing he possibly could about poker. Phil would tell his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil didn’t allow the negative feedback from other people destroy his goal of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.
He began playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a teaching opportunity and coming away with a win was not a normal outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 WSOP where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final table he destroyed quite a few of the well known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He made a decision to take his skills to the next level and moved out west to Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Ivey credits his success to discipline and a continuing love for poker. He says that he’s picking up skills every day and is incredibly abashed about his success. Phil admits to making errors in each game of poker and always aspires to improve.
Even though Ivey has won some big tournaments, he likes winning cash games on a regular basis.
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