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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the greatest poker competitor on the globe by quite a few of the top pros. Phil was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to Jersey before reaching the age of one. His grandpa taught Phil one cent-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was hooked on poker and wished to discover anything he possibly could about the game. Phil routinely told his grandparents that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He did not let the detrimental feedback from others destroy his goal of being one of the strongest poker players on the planet.

Phil began competing intently after acquiring a fake ID with the name of Jerome. He sharpened his techniques at the casinos in Atlantic City. The beginning number of years for him were a learning opportunity and coming away with a win wasn't a normal thing at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he achieved two final tables and won his first WSOP bracelet, in a $2, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the last table he defeated many of the better known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil decided to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Sin City. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players in the world. Phil credits his success to hard work and an eternal love for the game of poker. Phil says that he's learning every single day and is very humble about his accomplishments. He knows he makes mistakes in each session of poker and constantly strives to get better.

Despite the fact that Phil has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a normal basis.

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No Joke, millions and millions of people are trying to be the next "mega star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "great guys" of poker. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are playing them it's "no more Mr. Nice guy" up until they have put you out of the game!

Daniel Negreanu

In Two Thousand and Four, his tournament payouts amounted to in excess of $4.4 million and he captured two highly respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine's Competition Player of the Year. In Feb 2006 he was appointed Card Player's Preferred Poker Player. Daniel even still has the decency to speak with his fans about how they can advance their own game.

Howard Lederer

Referred to as "The Professor" and brother of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have allowed him to make an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold'em" and also hosting a tournament poker show for Fox TV. As of Two Thousand and Five, his complete life earnings surpass 2.7 million dollars.

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty is 1 of the busiest players in professional poker and between Two Thousand to 2004 he placed in the money in excess of 100 events. He is noted for saying "yeah baby" during poker matches and also credited with the phrase "that's poker baby" when referring to a exceptionally bad defeat. As of 2006, his career winnings are almost $6 million.

Chris Ferguson

Chris has won 5 WSOP titles with two of his successes happening in 2003. Chris has the nickname "Jesus" due to his trademark long hair and beard, that, and along with his ability to toss cards fast enough to slice through bananas and pickles. As of 2005 his total live poker tournament winnings exceeded $5 million.