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Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker contender on the planet by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to NJ before his first birthday. His grandpa taught Phil penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wished to pickup every little thing he possibly could about the game. He routinely told his parents that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the negative feedback from other people annihilate his goal of being one of the strongest poker players on the planet.

He started playing seriously after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his techniques at the poker rooms in Atlantic City. The first number of years for him were a learning period and winning wasn’t a common thing at the time. Phil 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 game. At the last table he destroyed quite a few of the well known pros including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil made a decision to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Las Vegas. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players in the world. Ivey credits his achievements to discipline and an undying love for poker. Phil states that he is learning every day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. Phil knows he makes mistakes every single game of poker and always aspires to improve.

Although Ivey has come first in some big tournaments, he likes destroying cash games on a regular basis.