| Phil Ivey, sometimes known as "The Tiger
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| | rotation of Stud, Hold'em, Omaha and Stud
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| Woods of Poker", was born in Riverside,
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| | Hi/Lo) - $107,540 Prize
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| California on February 1, 1976. His
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| | - May 3, 2002 - $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi
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| family moved East to New Jersey when he
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| | Lo - $118,440 Prize
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| was three months old and that is where he
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| | - May 5, 2000 - $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha -
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| lived until he became a Poker star.
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| | $195,000 Prize
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| As a child, he played cards with his
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| | Not only did he win three titles in the
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| grandfather who tried to teach him the
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| | 2002 WSOP but he tied the record for most
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| evils of gambling. This exposure to card
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| | bracelets won in one year.
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| playing actually was a motivating factor
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| | Ivey had great success in other
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| to young Phil to make gambling his
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| | Tournaments. He won the $1 million first
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| career. Consequently, at the age of 16,
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| | prize at the Monte Carlo Millions
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| he announced to his family and to his
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| | Tournament on November 20, 2005. Several
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| teachers that professional gambling was
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| | days later, he walked away with the
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| his goal in life.
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| | $600,000 first prize at the
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| At the age of 18, he obtained a fake ID
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| | FullTiltPoker.com's Invitational
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| and began visiting casinos in Atlantic
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| | Tournament which was broadcast live from
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| City where he honed his skills in Poker:
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| | Monte Carlo on Fox Sports Net.
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| Limit, No Limit, Stud, Omaha and Poker
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| | Phil Ivey had another success in February
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| Tournaments. At the age of 20, he made
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| | 2006 when playing against Texas
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| Atlantic City his home.
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| | billionaire Andy Beal in Las Vegas.
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| When Phil turned 21, he began playing in
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| | Several of Ivey's Poker colleagues had
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| the World Series of Poker and making a
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| | pooled their money and took turns playing
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| name for himself among the well known
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| | against Beal. Earlier in the month, he
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| players. He played in Las Vegas, then in
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| | took them for ten million dollars. Ivey
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| Long Beach, California and is now back in
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| | then played Beal for the group and over
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| Vegas playing in the high limit area of
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| | the course of three days, took him for
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| the Bellagio.
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| | sixteen million dollars. Beal stated that
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| Phil Ivey's World Series of Poker
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| | because of his loss to Ivey, he is giving
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| Bracelet Wins:
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| | up Poker!
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| - June 26, 2005 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
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| | As of this writing, Ivey's tournament
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| - $635,603 Prize
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| | wins are in excess of $6,000,000.
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| - April 23, 2002 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud
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| | However, he states he will now be
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| - $132,000 Prize
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| | focusing more on cash games then on
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| - May 10, 2002 - $2,000 S.H.O.E. (a
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| | Tournaments.
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