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Originally Posted by EasilyFound
actually, I'm not sure, but maybe fulltilt is staking ivey since he is wearing their garb for the show? i'm just repeating what others have said to me. but i wouldn't be surprised if these guys are not playing with their own money on these shows. why assume they are?
Have you seen Phil Ivey play?
Only thing he cares about is gambling and gambling big, why should he get staked? Full tilt is his sponsor but I'm pretty staking Phil Ivey is not a good deal for both parties.
Full Tilt: How can they know Phil will be on his top game if he gets staked? The stakes Ivey plays makes this a pretty big risk for Full Tilt,not even he is worth millions of dollars
Phil Ivey: Yeah I'm sure he's thinking "yeah I've been gambling for all my life and most people think I am the best in the world. I am also filthy rich and can crush most of the big stakes out there. But now it's time to get staked!"
No. it would be -ev for Phil and a risk too big for Full Tilt.
Pretty sure their deal is 100% rakeback on Fulltilt and paying expenses to all the big tournaments and some other stuff.