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Phil Ivey Biography
Phil Ivey is one of the best poker players in the world, and he is also one of the youngest. It is commonly said about Phil that he can play any hand like it is pocket aces. This ability makes Phil one of the most dangerous poker players in the world.
Ever since he was a child, Phil was always saying that he would be a professional gambler. He would play penny-ante five card stud with his grandfather, but his grandfather always cheated, trying to teach Phil the dangers of gambling. However, Phil ignored his grandfather’s lessons and continued his quest to become a professional gambler.
Wanting to play in Atlantic City, Phil acquired a fake ID so that he could gamble in the casinos there. Phil did not have instant success, and lost quite frequently; nevertheless, Phil moved to Atlantic City when he turned 20 in order to continue his gambling career and improve his skills.
Phil Ivey made a big splash in 2000 at the World Series of Poker when me made two final tables, which included a victory in $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha. In this win he had to navigate a shark infested table which included Phil Hellmuth, Amarillo Slim, and David “Devilfish” Ulliot. Phil used this success to move up into higher stakes games, and his accomplishments are many.
In 2002, Phil had an amazing performance at the World Series of Poker, when he joined Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest as the only players to win three bracelets in one year, Phil Ivey doing it in Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, and SHOE (a game featuring Stud, Hold em, Omaha, and Stud Hi/Lo).
Phil earned a victory in $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha at the 2005 WSOP to win his fifth bracelet. He has also had victories at the Monte Carlo Millions tournament and the FullTiltPoker.Net Invitational Live from Monte Carlo. These two events took place within a few days, giving Phil a nice $1.6 million prize for his work.
One very interesting fact about Phil Ivey is his bad luck in the World Poker Tour when holding Ace-Queen. At the World Poker Tour Phil Ivey has reached six final tables, but has yet to win one. But, Phil Ivey has held Ace-Queen and been the favorite to survive several times when he did end up being eliminated from the game. Despite his struggles with Ace-Queen, Phil Ivey refuses to give in to the gambler’s fallacy and will continue to play Ace-Queen strongly and not shy away from it.
Phil resides in Las Vegas with his wife, and can frequently be seen playing with the likes of Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Harman, and Chip Reese at the Bellagio’s $4,000/$8,000 games. One thing that amuses Phil is how he will lose thousands of dollars in one sitting and be very unhappy about it, yet when he comes home he has to console his wife when she loses online penny-ante games.
Phil Ivey is a member of Full Tilt Poker’s team of professional poker players who play exclusively at Full Tilt Poker. He also writes advice columns for Full Tilt Poker players. He is very easy to find whenever he is playing on Full Tilt Poker, as his name will be highlighted in red.
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