NL Holdem Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?
Sunday, 17. April 2011
Phil Ivey has been referred to as the number one poker contender in the world by quite a few of the top-ranked professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught him penny-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to discover whatever he possibly could about poker. He routinely told his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He did not permit the negative feedback from others annihilate his goal of becoming one of the strongest poker players on the planet.
He started competing intently after acquiring 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 learning opportunity and coming away with a win wasn’t a normal thing at the time. Phil became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and came away with his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the last table he defeated a number of the better known pros including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
He decided to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Vegas. He continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and a continuing passion for poker. Phil says that he is picking up skills every single day and is very humble about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making errors every single game of poker and constantly strives to improve.
Although Ivey has won some big tournaments, he prefers destroying cash games on a normal basis.
Posted in Poker by Reed