Maybe I completely missed a thread about this subject but is was posted today by a mod at the Dutch pokernews forum.

Apparently Ivey was playing baccarat for 300K a hand (table limit). He started at the table with a 100K but was quickly up to 3 million.

The next day he starts to play again when a Lebanese mobster with the name 'Cousin Joe' walks up to the table. He asks if Ivey wants to lower his bets to 270K so he can bet 30K himself. Ivey tells him to **** off when the gangster get's angry and threatens to get him whacked and it wouldn't even cost him $ 500.

After using the N-word he get's kicked out of the casino and Ivey leaves Australia the next day. Word is he dropped around 10 million at the baccarat tables.

Did anyone see what happened in the casino and the amounts Ivey was playing?

was kinda interested, I read it too at pokernews.nl
I think 10 million loss is a bit unreal, even if it are australian dollars. Don't know about the maffia part of the story, could be true.

pics of guy threatening to 'whack' Ivey or it didn't happen

Yeah, I was there for all the action. It was CRAZY!!!! The action went like this:


Ivey plays 300k a hand and ends up losing 10 million. I know this is an exact figure because I brought by Baccarat Tracker laptop with me.

The dialog between Ivey and Counsin Joe went like this:

Cousin Joe (in lebanese accent): I am Counsin Joe a Lebanese mobster and I would like to place a 30k wager.

Phil Ivey: F off.

Cousin Joe: I could have you whacked for ONLY $500, you [edit].

Then security was called and Cousin Jow was escorted out of the casino. I saw Phil Ivey catch a flight out of Australia the next day.

Whoever did the reporting at the Dutch PokerNews forum was dead on balls accurate.

Great Post Stranger, and glad I was there to catch all the action!

link please?

http://nl.pokernews.com/nieuws/2008/...rs-sterren.htm

The part "Prijs op het hoofd van Phil Ivey?" says almost the same as OP mentioned.


Perhaps more clear,
at fcp someone was at the Aussie Millions and heard about the rumor, Daniel Negreanu replies it is unlikeley:

http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poke...p/t115571.html

About 0% chance Ivey told some guy to F**k off. He is hardly the confrontational type is he

how did ivey have a 13m swong, from up 3m to down 10m? also, srsly, a lebaneses mobster named cousin Joe, JOE. come on, srsly. maybe cousin achmed, habeebee, etc but not joe. (man the long arm of the lebonese mob has stretched far, all the way down under?)

ivey playing baccarat when he can be golfing? yeah right.

Perhaps he was down a few $Mil and a bit perturbed.

Joe Hachem is Lebanese.

Or Lebaneses or Lebonese, however you want to spell it.

This is old gossip.

posted 01-20-2008

FWIW, here is a picture of "Cousin Joe" from the PLO tournament:



Also from an Aussie poker portal, Billy the Croc writes about Niki Jedlicka losing $170,000 to Cousin Joe in 200/400 PLO (among other gossip from the Millions)

http://www.pokernetwork.com/Nnoticeb...mmary_ID=15320

We will have to wait until next January to see if this is true or not as Ivey decides to skip the 09 Aussie Millions...

Ivey never loses, not @ teh pokahz nor @ the baccaratatatatas

True gangstas don't use lines like ' i can get you hit for $500 '

Lol.

My text: "I heard a ivey rumor from aussie millions. They said he dropped 10 mil on baccarat and got threatened by the lebanese mafia. Is that ture?? That would suck.

Reply: lmao nah no truth 2 that

end of story.

baccarat at ya

I'm fairly sure Hachem is not a lesbian.

Not true....... He likes women and is happily married!

No, he's into homous.

That croc dude is so ******ed. I saw him in that Aussie Million cash game, lol what a loser.

Sammy Farha and Freddy Deep are lebanese ?

So is Freddy Deeb

there are quite a few lebanese people who are christian, and so some have non-arabic names