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Phil Ivey is still the GOATWhen it comes to poker, Phil Ivey proved he’s still the GOAT....

Remembering Black Friday, the day the government shut down online pokerTen years ago, legal online poker in the United States died....

How Phil Ivey Beat (Or Maybe Cheated) A Casino For MillionsOver the weekend, a story about Phil Ivey, the best poker player in the world, made its way around the Internet. He's being sued by the Borgata casino in federal court for cheating at a version of baccarat using a method known as "edge sorting." All told, Ivey took the casino for close to $10 millio...

What A Billion Poker Hands Can Tell Us About Luck

Remember the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker's Main Event? Phil Ivey, the consensus best player in poker, put his tournament on the line with Ace-King. His opponent—Darvin Moon, the consensus best logger in the Western Maryland panhandle—held a dominated Ace-Queen. Ivey was the overwh...

James Harrison's $800,000 Touchdown

Poker player Phil Ivey bet $800,000 on the Cardinals +3.5 for the first half of Super Bowl XLIII. I believe that is what's known as a "bad beat." [Phil Ivey Rules?]...