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Phil Ivey has been branded as the number one poker competitor in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to learn every little thing he could about poker. He routinely would tell his elders that he was going to be a professional poker player. Phil did not allow the adverse feedback from other people annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the greatest poker competitors in the world.

Phil began competing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The initial few years for him were a learning opportunity and winning wasn't a common thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he destroyed a number of the well known professionals including "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. Phil continues to play in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his achievements 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 humble about his success. He knows he makes mistakes every single game of poker and always strives to get better.

Despite the fact that Ivey has come first in some big tournaments, he likes winning cash games on a regular basis.