Phil Ivey has been labeled as the number one poker player in the world by quite a few of the top professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and moved to New Jersey before reaching turning 1. His papa taught Phil one cent-ante Five-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wanted to discover everything he could about poker. He routinely told his grandparents that he was going to be a professional poker player. He did not allow the detrimental comments from other people annihilate his dream of becoming one of the best poker players in the world.

He began playing intently after acquiring a fake ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his abilities at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a teaching period and winning was not a normal thing at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 WSOP when he achieved 2 final tables and won his 1st World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, 500 Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the closing table he defeated a number of the well known professionals which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He made a decision to take his game to the successive level and moved out west to Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Phil credits his success to discipline and an immeasurable passion for the game of poker. He states that he’s picking up skills every day and is quite abashed about his achievements. Phil admits to making blunders every single game of poker and always aspires to improve.

Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some large tournaments, he likes winning cash games on a normal basis.