Phil Ivey Bets $1 Million on the SuperBowl

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I was under the impression ivey was more sharp than degenerate.....(opposite of me)....

....I heard when he was placing the BIG golf wagers, he completely lit up the course
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That was because he lied about his handicap. He told people he was a terrible golfer, got a generous spot, and then killed people for big money.

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The part about lying isn't true. And the same guys had beat him badly before and didn't pay when he beat them this time... it was in some of the blogs.

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

I kinda doubt this whole story. He may have just said it for the publicity. He sport bets all day everyday and i kinda think he has enough outs that if he wants a million on a game he wouldnt need to beg bellagio to take his action..

 

[cut-paste-hero]

He bet that springsteen would sing 10th ave as his 1st song...

true story, look it up...

 

[the_czar]

as far brothers who have made it in the white world he is now a distant third to tiger woods and barack obama. ivey needs to keep his face on the front pages somehow.

 

[Fishhead]

as far brothers who have made it in the white world he is now a distant third to tiger woods and barack obama. ivey needs to keep his face on the front pages somehow.

Yes, Phil Hellmuth mentioned that in his blog.

 

[GimmeDattt]

as far brothers who have made it in the white world he is now a distant third to tiger woods and barack obama. ivey needs to keep his face on the front pages somehow.

No one knows Phil Ivey.

 

[HinesWard86]

as far brothers who have made it in the white world he is now a distant third to tiger woods and barack obama. ivey needs to keep his face on the front pages somehow.

LeBron James would like a word

 

[Mr_Mark]

I heard he bet on the coin flip

think he took heads

 

[TomGshotput]

LeBron James would like a word

The NBA is the white world?

50 Cent made it big, too. . .

 

[whalewager]

never have liked him...when i see him..we will fight...for money

 

[whalewager]

as far brothers who have made it in the white world he is now a distant third to tiger woods and barack obama. ivey needs to keep his face on the front pages somehow.

dumbest post i have ever seen on here

 

[royboy_3831]

dumbest post i have ever seen on here

you must have railbird on ignore

 

[JudgeWapner]

He used to be square as shit from what I understand. Then he started moving for people. Who knows? Sounds like a personal bet to me.

 

[festeringZit]

Details on Ivey's Superbowl bets:

Phil Ivey cashes in on Cardinals

By Sarah Polson
The Arizona Cardinals may have lost on Sunday, but they performed just well enough to put Phil Ivey ahead in his $1 million Super Bowl bet.

On Tuesday, Ivey did his regular Tuesdays with Ivey radio show with Barry Greenstein on PokerRoad.com and finally revealed which side he'd picked for the Super Bowl.
Greenstein said he'd expected Ivey to put his money on the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the high-stakes grinder actually put a big bet on the Cardinals +3.5 for the first half and another bet on the Cardinals for the win as well.
Hearing that, Greenstein launched into a spiel about how they don't know how to coach in the NFL, and how that meant a coaching error cost Ivey his first-half bet.
In the final minutes of the first half, the Cardinals were down 10-7, but they'd just driven the length of the field to put themselves fingertips away from a touchdown, or at least in prime position for a field goal to tie it up.
Instead of getting the touchdown, or a field goal, Kurt Warner threw an end-zone pass that was intercepted by James Harrison and run back for a 100-yard touchdown return.
"The point is it was a 14-point coaching error, and it cost me about 800," Ivey told Greenstein.
In Ivey's case, 800 is not simply $800, but more likely $800,000, as the Steelers ended the half up 14-7.
That just left his bet on the Cardinals to win it all, or at least beat the point spread. Despite some penalties, they were looking primed for the win when they were able to add 16 more points in the fourth quarter after holding the Steelers to just a field goal in the third quarter.
With little more than two and a half minutes remaining in the game, the Cardinals had a 23-20 lead on the Steelers, and then Ben Roethlisberger went to work. He marched his team right back down the field and threw an end-zone pass that connected with Santonio Holmes to win the game.
For Ivey, though, it was still somewhat of a win as the final score of 27-23 was enough to keep his team within the point spread. Greenstein asked him if that meant he broke even or won a little money.
"Broke even or won about 800 total - what's the difference?" Ivey responded.
That's the difference between the "Average Joe" bettor and a baller in the class of Ivey.

 

[HinesWard86]

Ugh. What a prick.

Also, how was the INT a coaching mistake? Arizona has to throw the ball there, they can't run it for shit and there is less than 20 ticks left.

I hate poker players more and more each day. The biggest pricks I know are poker players.

 

[letgetiton]

Details on Ivey's Superbowl bets:

Phil Ivey cashes in on Cardinals

By Sarah Polson
The Arizona Cardinals may have lost on Sunday, but they performed just well enough to put Phil Ivey ahead in his $1 million Super Bowl bet.

On Tuesday, Ivey did his regular Tuesdays with Ivey radio show with Barry Greenstein on PokerRoad.com and finally revealed which side he'd picked for the Super Bowl.
Greenstein said he'd expected Ivey to put his money on the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the high-stakes grinder actually put a big bet on the Cardinals +3.5 for the first half and another bet on the Cardinals for the win as well.
Hearing that, Greenstein launched into a spiel about how they don't know how to coach in the NFL, and how that meant a coaching error cost Ivey his first-half bet.
In the final minutes of the first half, the Cardinals were down 10-7, but they'd just driven the length of the field to put themselves fingertips away from a touchdown, or at least in prime position for a field goal to tie it up.
Instead of getting the touchdown, or a field goal, Kurt Warner threw an end-zone pass that was intercepted by James Harrison and run back for a 100-yard touchdown return.
"The point is it was a 14-point coaching error, and it cost me about 800," Ivey told Greenstein.
In Ivey's case, 800 is not simply $800, but more likely $800,000, as the Steelers ended the half up 14-7.
That just left his bet on the Cardinals to win it all, or at least beat the point spread. Despite some penalties, they were looking primed for the win when they were able to add 16 more points in the fourth quarter after holding the Steelers to just a field goal in the third quarter.
With little more than two and a half minutes remaining in the game, the Cardinals had a 23-20 lead on the Steelers, and then Ben Roethlisberger went to work. He marched his team right back down the field and threw an end-zone pass that connected with Santonio Holmes to win the game.
For Ivey, though, it was still somewhat of a win as the final score of 27-23 was enough to keep his team within the point spread. Greenstein asked him if that meant he broke even or won a little money.
"Broke even or won about 800 total - what's the difference?" Ivey responded.
That's the difference between the "Average Joe" bettor and a baller in the class of Ivey.

To bad they got the score wrong at the half. It was 10-7 at the time of the INT and ended up 17-7 at the half. Either way the prick lost.

 

[Matt24]

why is ivey a prick? He's the fkn man

 

[goodcall]

why is ivey a prick? He's the fkn man

lots of no-good scumbags in poker...this guy definitely isn't one of them

 

[djmatt]

To bad they got the score wrong at the half. It was 10-7 at the time of the INT and ended up 17-7 at the half. Either way the prick lost.

*Too bad you're an idiot.

Cardinals down 10 - 7 at the half fingertips away from a touchdown

pretty sure that's how it went down

 

[royboy_3831]

why is ivey a prick? He's the fkn man

+1