Phil Ivey has been labeled as the best poker competitor on the globe by many of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa taught him one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, Phil was hooked on poker and wanted to discover anything he could about poker. He routinely would tell his parents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He did not let the negative comments from others destroy his dream of becoming one of the greatest poker competitors on the planet.

Phil started playing seriously after getting a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He honed his techniques at the casinos of Atlantic City. The first number of years for Phil were a teaching period and winning wasn’t a common thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he made two final tables and came away with his 1st WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha match. At the final table he defeated a number of the well known professionals including "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil decided to take his game to the next level and moved out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Phil credits his success to discipline and an eternal love for the game of poker. Phil says that he is learning every single day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. Phil admits to making mistakes every single session of poker and always strives to improve.

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