Phil Ivey

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Name: Phil Ivey
Website: philivey.com
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Screenname: Phil Ivey
Poker Site: Full Tilt Poker
Birthday: February 1, 1976

Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, California on February 1, 1976. Today he is one of the most feared gamblers at the table, and always a threat to go deep in tournaments. As a child growing up in New Jersey, he would play penny-ante five card stud with his grandfather. However, his grandfather cheated, hoping to teach young Phil a lesson about the dangers of gambling. Phil clearly did not pay attention, as he has made his living at the poker table.

When he was 18, Phil Ivey obtained a fake ID so that he could gamble at the casinos in Atlantic City. He lost at first, but he learned from his losses and it wasn’t long before he was a winner. Phil moved to Atlantic City when he was 20 so that he could be closer to the action.

Phil Ivey started competing at the World Series of Poker soon after he turned 21. He made two final tables in his first year, including a victory in $2500 Pot Limit Omaha, where his final table included big poker names such as Phil Hellmuth, Amarillo Slim, and David “The Devilfish” Ulliot. This was Phil’s first great success in the poker world. Phil stepped his game up after his victory and began playing in high stakes games. Phil had an outstanding year in 2002 when he won three WSOP bracelets. Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest are the only other players to win three WSOP bracelets in one year. Phil Ive’s bracelets in 2002 came in game of Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, and SHOE, which is a game that features Seven Card Stud, Holdem, Omaha, and Seven Card Stud Eights or Better. Phil won his fifth WSOP bracelet in 2005, winning the $5000 Pot Limit Omaha event. In addition to his WSOP victories, Phil has also won the Monte Carlo Millions Tournament and The FullTiltPoker.Net Invitational Live from Monte Carlo. These two victories earned Phil Ivey $1.6 million in the span of just a few days. Phil has made six World Poker Tour final tables, but has not had much success at the final table, having never won a WPT title. Phil has been eliminated from the final table several times when he was holding Ace-Queen. The losses are frustrating for Phil, especially since he knows he played his cards the right way.

Phil Ivey lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife. He can frequently be seen playing in the $4000/$8000 game alongside of fellow pros Jennifer Harman, Chip Reese, and the legendary Doyle Brunson. Phil Ivey likes to joke about how he has to comfort his wife, who just lost playing penny-ante games online, when he’s just come home after losing thousands of dollars.

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