Phil Ivey - Worlds Greatest Poker Player Phil Ivey: High Stakes Poker Phil "Tiger Woods" Ivey was born on February 1, 1976 in Riverside California, but moved early in his life to Roselle, New Jersey where he grew up and lived for most of his early life. Today, Phil resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife, playing in the Highest Stakes cash games at places like the Bellagio. Phil Ivey has already become one of the greatest and most successful poker players in the world. Growing up in Roselle, Phil learned the ways of playing and the dangers of gambling at a very young age by his grandfather. At the age of eight, his grandfather taught him all about penny-ante 5-card stud and then showed him ways of cheating in hopes of showing him the dark side of gambling. Phil loved the game and quickly learned everything he could about the game. As a teenager, Phil would play and win against seasoned adult players with no difficulty whatsoever. Once he turned 16, Phil Ivey knew he wanted to be a professional poker player and told his parents and teachers. Before he was legal gambling age, Phil often headed over to Atlantic City with a fake ID with the name Jerome Graham, so he could be allowed to play at the table. He quickly earned the nickname "No Name Jerome" at the tables. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! Even though Ivey focuses more on cash games than tournaments, some of his tournament accomplishments include winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2000. In 2002, Ivey won the WSOP $2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo event, $2,000 S.H.O.E., and the $1,500 7 Card Stud event, tying Phil Hellmuth Jr and Ted Forrest for the most bracelets in a single year. In 2005, Ivey won his fifth bracelet in the WSOP $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. The WSOP announcer Norman Chad swears that he will not speak to Phil until he wins the World Series of Poker Main Event. Ivey has hit a stroke of bad luck on the World Poker Tour; while having made 7 final tables, he has yet to win a single title. In fact, Ivey has lost several of these events by being eliminated holding the same starting hand each time, A-Q. Ivey played on the European Poker Tour in Barcelona in September of 2006. He came to the final table of nine as the chip leader, but eventually finished second to Erik Glenne from Norway. Phil Ivey has achieved the status of a feared opponent at the poker table. In 2005, Ivey walked away from the Monte Carlo Millions tournament with $1 million for first prize. Only four days later, Phil Ivey won an invitation-only tournament winning $600,000. His winning is considered a huge accomplishment for someone who has only been playing professional poker for ten years. At the table, Phil Ivey is described as dedicated, focused, quiet and reserved. He is even compared to Tiger Woods at the poker table. He is known for wearing headphones while playing and his piercing stare. His unassuming and focused strategy at the table has really paid off big. Phil Ivey will continue to master the game of poker, break records and win World Championship Titles. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on June 24, 2007
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