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Phil Ivey loses £7.7m Crockfords Case – Is Precedent set for Borgata?
Phil Ivey took a bad beat in court when a UK High Court judge ruled against him in a £7.7 million baccarat edge sorting case. Predictably, Ivey argued that edge sorting is not cheating and he wouldn’t use the technique if he thought it cheated the casino. The judge believed that Ivey didn’t think he…
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Dan Cates up $10.2m, Phil Ivey down $5.1m
Oh what a difference a couple of years can make in high stakes online poker. Coming into the relaunched Full Tilt Poker, Phil Ivey was the game’s biggest winner with $19.2 million in online profits. However, he’s since taken a big tumble over the nearly-two years since Full Tilt reopened. Switching to the name “Polarizing,”…
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2014 WSOP Main Event Unkind to Early Chip Leaders
It’s commonsense that you want to build your chip stack in the early stages of the WSOP Main Event. But for the superstitious types out there, you might consider that being in the lead of the 2014 WSOP Main Event is almost like a curse. Don’t believe us? Just take a look at what’s happened…
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Is Patrik Antonius Online Poker’s Biggest Winner?
Thanks to their numerous TV and online poker battles, Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius are two players whose careers are closely tied together. But these high stakes pros couldn’t be any further apart these days when considering their online results. Antonius is coming off a week where he made nearly $1 million under his ‘FinddaGrind’…
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Phil Ivey on Bilzerian Rumor, Craps and Early Days
Often billed as the world’s best poker player, Phil Ivey has kept a low profile throughout most of his career. But over the last year or so, Ivey has been opening up more and doing some interviews. This is definitely a good thing for the poker world, which is always interested in hearing more about…
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Phil Ivey talks Macau Games, Strategy, $200k Golf Bet
Throughout his career, Phil Ivey has remained one of the quieter and more private poker stars. But ever since he began the process of transforming IveyPoker into a full-fledged training site, he’s been a lot more active in the social media world. Ivey also did a rare interview with PokerCast recently, where he discussed a…
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Dan Bilzerian dishes on Ivey, Dwan and Degens of Poker
If ever there were a poker player who could rival the Dos Equis guy, it is Dan Bilzerian. For evidence of this, you need merely check Bilzerian’s twitter feed, which features numerous pictures of hot girls, guns, luxury cars and movie appearances. Given all of the cool things that Bilzerian can and has done, it’s…
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Find out Phil Ivey’s Greatest Weakness
Phil Ivey is generally regarded as the world’s best all-around poker player. So “weakness” isn’t usually a word that’s associated with his game. Nevertheless, Ivey is human just like anybody else and has his poker flaws – however minor they might be. The 37-year-old actually pointed out what he believes his greatest weakness is during…
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Jason Mercier offers 3-1 Odds on WSOP Bracelet Prop Bet
Jason Mercier is on an incredible heater in May thanks to his performance at the 2013 EPT Grand Final. He won a €2,000 Open Face Chinese Poker tournament ($62,940), placed seventh in the EPT Grand Final Main Event ($179,642), and took second in the €98,000 Super High Roller ($1,462,964). Perhaps fueled by all of this recent…
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Phil Ivey having Tough Year in Online Poker
Often referred to as the “Tiger Woods of Poker,” Phil Ivey is regarded by many as poker’s top all-around player. His past results definitely back up this sentiment since he’d earned $19.24 million in online poker before 2013. However, the key word in this statement is “before” since Ivey is having a miserable time on…