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02-20-2019 , 05:29 PM

gopackthomas

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Anyone know why?

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02-20-2019 , 05:44 PM

Doorbread

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Changing it to Bobbys’ room

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02-20-2019 , 06:38 PM

synth_floyd

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He owes $10 million to the parent company of the Aria.

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02-20-2019 , 06:53 PM

dellerrrr

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Originally Posted by synth_floyd

He owes $10 million to the parent company of the Aria.

This is probably a fair reason lol

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02-20-2019 , 07:06 PM

HundredsOfStuff

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#iveydidnothingwrong

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02-20-2019 , 07:46 PM

Tuma

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Originally Posted by Doorbread

Changing it to Galfond's room

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02-20-2019 , 07:59 PM

synth_floyd

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I assume Ivey is banned from all MGM properties as well.

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02-20-2019 , 08:05 PM

zizek

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Probably Borgata's Room at this point.

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02-20-2019 , 08:18 PM

R*R

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If they truly want the pros swarming back they should probably change the name to Guy Laliberté's room.

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02-20-2019 , 08:26 PM

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TheFly

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Wasn't there some expectation that Ivey would play in Ivey's Room at least occasionally if not semi-regularly? Does he even reside in the United States anymore?

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02-20-2019 , 08:51 PM

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crsseyed

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Originally Posted by gopackthomas

Anyone know why?

Too edgy of a card player duh

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02-20-2019 , 09:04 PM

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JackBurton

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Is this the biggest downswing in gambling history after Archie Karas?

First lost FTP; then the divorce (or was that before); started losing online after dominating; then won millions in Baccarat but couldn't collect; doesn't play high rollers anymore; did he at least run well in the games in Macao and other asian spots?

Now loses prestige in Las Vegas properties. Someone needs to do a grand film about Ivey, what a life story!

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02-20-2019 , 09:04 PM

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DooDooPoker

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Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 18,541

Ivey is no company man. I like it

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02-20-2019 , 09:34 PM

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p2ryan

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Originally Posted by JackBurton

he cashed for $2.5mm last year and played the $1mm one drop. i think hes fine

and also he did collect the money from borgata. thats what borgata is going after

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02-20-2019 , 09:36 PM

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p2ryan

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also he cashed the colossus. hes fine

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02-20-2019 , 09:50 PM

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COCOCHANEL

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Many are positing that this has to do with the outstanding and unpaid judgment MGM obtained against Phil after the Borgata edge-sorting litigation. This seems to me the most likely explanation. But is it confirmed that Ivey is banned from all MGM properties? Getting 86’d from any major chain of properties is a slippery slope for a professional gambler, sigh. But after that protracted litigation mess, how could he NOT be 86’d, right?

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02-20-2019 , 10:07 PM

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+EVillain

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Did Aria pay ivy in any way? Is it certain that he owes money to the parent company and they want to nuke their affiliation with his brand? Kind of sad to me, I’ve always thought that Bobby’s/Ivy’s room had symbolic significance

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02-20-2019 , 10:34 PM

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MrAdvantage

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Now the JBR room

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02-20-2019 , 10:34 PM

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Wilbury Twist

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Cardplayer's coverage:

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02-20-2019 , 10:49 PM

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100bb/100

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Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 119

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Originally Posted by MrAdvantage

Now the JBR room

the broke living-room

i love this 60mins piece with phil ivy where he covers the requests that borgata fulfilled

"...and the reason you requested an asian dealer?"
"Asian dealers deal punto banko the most...and my companion was asian..."
"And your companion you mentioned was asian, the reason that was important to you?"
"because she was a part of my strategy...giving me the ability to execute this advantage play of mine..."
"and she could communicate, i assume, with the dealer who spoke mandarin?"
"sure"

its pretty amazing that he pulled all of this off, even if he doesnt get to keep the cash

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02-20-2019 , 10:56 PM

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synth_floyd

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Even though the story behind Table 1 is cool, the name is kind of lame.

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02-20-2019 , 11:42 PM

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dellerrrr

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I would hazard that it will most likely not be named Merson's Room lol

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02-20-2019 , 11:46 PM

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Ten5x

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Originally Posted by synth_floyd

Even though the story behind Table 1 is cool, the name is kind of lame.

What's the story?

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02-20-2019 , 11:51 PM

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synth_floyd

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“We thought it was time to rename the room,” said McCormack. “The idea to call it ‘Table 1’ actually came from Elayne [Teitelbaum], our host. It’s so fitting because a lot of players have been calling it ‘Table 1’ for a while now anyway. [They were] coming in and asking if table 1 had a game going or was available.”