No-Limit Texas Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker contender on the globe by quite a few of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before his first birthday. His papa introduced him to penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to pickup everything he could about the game. Phil routinely told his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the detrimental comments from other people destroy his ambition of being one of the best poker competitors in the world.
Phil started playing seriously after getting a false ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his game at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning few years for him were a learning period and winning was not a normal thing at the time. Phil made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved 2 final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final table he destroyed many of the well known pros including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the greatest players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and an undying love for the game of poker. Phil states that he is picking up skills every single day and is quite humble about his success. He knows he makes mistakes every single session of poker and constantly strives to get better.
Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a regular basis.
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