http://www.yardbarker.com/poker Recent articles about Poker en-us .ytn1{position:absolute;clip:rect(456px,auto,auto,445px);}SMALL payday loans VERY CHEAP (Source) - What’s the best way to win a game of chance? Turn it into a game of certainty. That, a British casino is charging, is exactly what world-renowned poker player Phil Ivey did in winning £7.6 million — about $11.9 million — in one spectacular run of punto banco, a baccarat game. Crockfords is charging that Ivey observed tiny flaws in the game’s cards, and used that knowledge to give the house a severe thrashing. As a result, the casino is refusing to pay, and Ivey has filed suit to receive his withheld winnings. Basically speaking, the idea in punto banco is for the player to draw two or three cards with a sum total closer to nine than the dealer. At the game last August played at Crockfords’ casino in Mayfair, London, Ivey and an unidentified woman were playing alone against the dealer, in full view of 10 casino cameras. Ivey started his betting at £50,000 (about $77,000) per hand, and ... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:38:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/phil_ivey_is_in_a_dispute_with_a_british_casino_over_a_cheating_allegation_that_resulted_in_12_million_in_winnings/13626245 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/phil_ivey_is_in_a_dispute_with_a_british_casino_over_a_cheating_allegation_that_resulted_in_12_million_in_winnings/13626245 Phil Ivey Is In A Dispute With A British Casino Over A Cheating Allegation That Resulted In $12 Million In Winnings http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/phil_ivey_is_in_a_dispute_with_a_british_casino_over_a_cheating_allegation_that_resulted_in_12_million_in_winnings/13626245 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png World-renowned poker star Phil Ivey spent a few nights at the Mayfair casino Crockfords in London last October, and normally that wouldn’t be news, because he’s a pro poker player and all, but the 37-year old caused quite the buzz when he won about $12 million playing the baccarat game Punto Banco. Now, I don’t understand any card games that aren’t called war or assh*le, so forgive me if I gloss over the rules to this specific game* and get right to the bangers and mash – the casino bosses refused to pay out because they accused Ivey of cheating. Naturally, he’s suing them.So how on Earth do you cheat at a game that involves nothing but pure luck? Easy. You use the exclusive, illegal knowledge that the decks of cards had been improperly cut and you examine each card’s back from a distance to determine the card’s value and wager accordingly. I know, right? How the hell haven’t we all been doing this for years?The casino group said in the court papers that Ivey’s claim is “based upon ... Wed, 15 May 2013 12:45:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/phil_ivey_won_12_million_playing_punto_banco_and_the_casino_refused_to_pay_up/13623125 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/phil_ivey_won_12_million_playing_punto_banco_and_the_casino_refused_to_pay_up/13623125 Phil Ivey Won $12 Million Playing Punto Banco And The Casino Refused To Pay Up http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/phil_ivey_won_12_million_playing_punto_banco_and_the_casino_refused_to_pay_up/13623125 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Accomplished gambler and noted professional poker player Phil Ivey was denied a payout of £7.8 million by a London casino last year, and the Daily Mail says that is because he is suspected of exploiting a card manufacturer’s error to read the back of the cards. As we shared with you last year, Ivey won £7.8 million playing a game called Punto Blanco at Crockfords, an upscale, private casino in London. Though he initially lost around $800,000 at the game, Ivey and a female companion went on a hot streak over the rest of his first night and the next two nights. Ivey requested that the casino deposit the money into his bank account. They initially agreed to the payout, but they changed their mind after learning that Ivey’s partner had her membership revoked from another casino. They only returned his $1.6 million bankroll. Investigators were flown in to speak with the casino’s employees and review surveillance tapes. Now the Daily Mail is explaining what the casino believes was going... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:22:14 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/phil_ivey_reportedly_read_back_of_cards_to_win_119_million_at_casino/13602035 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/phil_ivey_reportedly_read_back_of_cards_to_win_119_million_at_casino/13602035 Report: Ivey denied $11M casino payout http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/phil_ivey_reportedly_read_back_of_cards_to_win_119_million_at_casino/13602035 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/1/31ddb3be5232c90a9c42260f665d652cde41042e/mini/92887225.jpg Chelsea star David Luiz is usually the whipping boy of choice for ex-Liverpool players, and in the past, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen, Steve Nicol and Graeme Souness have all slated the 'embarrassing' and 'erratic' Brazil 'defender'. Reds hero Jan Molby has, however, broken ranks this week, and become the first Anfield legend to show some support for Luiz, with the Dane defending the player Hansen Thu, 09 May 2013 17:58:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/hes_not_a_bad_guy_molby_defends_25m_star_hansen_called_a_loose_cannon/13586039 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/hes_not_a_bad_guy_molby_defends_25m_star_hansen_called_a_loose_cannon/13586039 'He's not a bad guy' - Molby defends €25m star Hansen called a 'loose cannon' http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/hes_not_a_bad_guy_molby_defends_25m_star_hansen_called_a_loose_cannon/13586039 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It's fair to say that Bayern Munich's recent 7-0 aggregate annihilation of Barcelona in the Champions League took many people by surprise (!) With both Barca and Real going out at the hands of Bundesliga teams, the rise of German football continues apace, and Liverpool legend Jan Molby believes two Munich players in particular deserve special praise for the magnificent Barca result. In his Sat, 04 May 2013 18:30:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jan_molby_raves_20m_midfield_star_is_on_another_level_impossible_for_lfc/13551446 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jan_molby_raves_20m_midfield_star_is_on_another_level_impossible_for_lfc/13551446 Jan Molby raves: £20m midfield star is 'on another level'. Impossible for LFC...? http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/jan_molby_raves_20m_midfield_star_is_on_another_level_impossible_for_lfc/13551446 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In January, Newcastle attacker Hatem Ben Arfa admitted that he admires Liverpool, and insisted his transfer goal this summer is to 'stay in England'. Speculation over a move to Anfield has arisen again over the last few weeks, and Reds legend Jan Molby is hoping his old club can pull of a deal in the upcoming transfer window. In his column for Eurosport last week, Molby - who also believes Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:15:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/jan_molby_admits_id_love_to_see_20m_attacker_sign_for_lfc_bad_idea/13490404 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/jan_molby_admits_id_love_to_see_20m_attacker_sign_for_lfc_bad_idea/13490404 Jan Molby admits: I'd 'love' to see £20m attacker sign for LFC. Bad idea...? http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/jan_molby_admits_id_love_to_see_20m_attacker_sign_for_lfc_bad_idea/13490404 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png "I will take two blumpkins, please."Hey, remember Greg Raymer, the every guy, average Joe who, along with Chris Moneymaker the year before, came out of nowhere to win the 2004 World Series Poker Main Event and helped push the classic card game to new heights of global popularity? He had a pretty sh*tty weekend.World Series of Poker champ Greg Raymer — aka the FossilMan — has been busted for trying to bury his bone … after allegedly soliciting a prostitute online.HEYOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Nobody zings ‘em like the TMZ gang. Anyway, what else?A rep for the Wake Forest PD in North Carolina says Raymer was popped at a Wake Forest hotel on Wednesday.Police say the 48-year-old poker legend was one of six men who responded to an advertisement posted by an undercover cop on a website frequented by prostitutes. The men have since been released on $1,000 bond.This is pretty disappointing, as Raymer was a hero to frat boys and college dorm room recluses who fancied websites like Bodog, Full... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:00:24 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/poker_champ_greg_raymer_allegedly_went_all_in_on_some_prostitutes/13170820 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/poker_champ_greg_raymer_allegedly_went_all_in_on_some_prostitutes/13170820 Poker Champ Greg Raymer Allegedly Went All-In On Some Prostitutes http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/poker_champ_greg_raymer_allegedly_went_all_in_on_some_prostitutes/13170820 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This was a “How to Catch a Predator” type of sting, but instead of catching pedophiles, they went after men who like to solicit male prostitutes. A spokesperson for the Wake Forest Police Department stated that the 48-year-old was “one of six men who responded to an advertisement posted by undercover police on a website often used by prostitutes.” “The locations prostitutes choose for this type of criminal activity vary and seldom remain the same for more than a couple of days at a time, which makes enforcement difficult,” Police Chief Jeffrey Leonard said in a statement. “In this instance, we conducted the operation at a local hotel with its full cooperation. We are not aware of this type of criminal activity ever occurring at the hotel. Our officers selected the hotel for the undercover operation at random.” Raymer, who won the 2004 World Series of Poker, was released on $1000 bond, has a court appearance scheduled for April 18th. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:05:37 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/poker_champion_greg_raymer_arrested_in_male_prostitution_sting/13151944 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/poker_champion_greg_raymer_arrested_in_male_prostitution_sting/13151944 Prostitution sting nabs poker champ http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/poker_champion_greg_raymer_arrested_in_male_prostitution_sting/13151944 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/7/57cd9deb268287e28d532115bb7a3d9756fbeb06/mini/Greg-Raymer-Mugshot.jpg In the game of poker they often say that you play the opponent rather than playing your cards. Some professionals will even tell you that they can play a hand without even looking at their cards. Check out Daniel Negreanu in a hand against Matt Traudt. This hand isn't just a coincedence either, he does [...] Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:31:08 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/daniel_negreanu_the_poker_mind_reader/12347035 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/daniel_negreanu_the_poker_mind_reader/12347035 Daniel Negreanu the poker mind reader http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/daniel_negreanu_the_poker_mind_reader/12347035 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png By now, you would think casinos are used to paying Phil Ivey. The eight-time World Series of Poker champion has made millions of dollars throughout his gambling career, but at the moment he could be more than $10 million short.According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Ivey recently won $11.7 million playing a game called Punto Blanco at Crockford’s, an upscale casino in London. The game involves no skill and is simply won and lost by the cards the dealer hands out, and Crockfords is reportedly witholding the money Ivey won on the game after he went on a massive heater.Ivey requested that the money be deposited into his bank account, but Crockfords has only returned his original bankroll of $1.6 million. The Daily Mail reported that Phil initially lost $800,000 when he began playing the game but then he and a female companion went on a two-night hot streak. The lady with whom he was gambling reportedly had her membership revoked by another casino.Investigators have flown to London t... Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:30:45 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/poker_champ_phil_ivey_reportedly_denied_117_million_payout_from_london_casino/11924395 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/poker_champ_phil_ivey_reportedly_denied_117_million_payout_from_london_casino/11924395 Poker champ Phil Ivey reportedly denied $11.7 million payout from London Casino http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/poker_champ_phil_ivey_reportedly_denied_117_million_payout_from_london_casino/11924395 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/d/4d7d1fc7631f648bd3d75112edaf15ffbbb7d8ee/mini/53406399.jpg On slow nights at the poker table, you sometimes have to create your own luck.  So begins the next chapter in our pokerblog. After a frenzied night of tending bar in one of South Tampa’s finer establishments, I walked into the Seminole Hard Rock with a little financial cushion to throw down on some No Limit [...] Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:04:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/manufacturing_hands_at_the_poker_table/11260897 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/manufacturing_hands_at_the_poker_table/11260897 Manufacturing hands at the poker table http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/manufacturing_hands_at_the_poker_table/11260897 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It was a really good week for Sam Trickett when he played and won $10.1 million in World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop. But, the adrenaline and glow of winnings quickly went away when he was beat up outside the casino in Vegas by six men. The British poker player tweeted about the incident and even released a photo of the damage done to his face. Was having a great day until 6 guys did this to me.Seriously Wtf? Couldn’t be more angry… #cowards twitter.com/Samtrickett1/s… — Sam Trickett (@Samtrickett1) July 5, 2012 His girlfriend even received some punishment from the alleged attackers, as she was spat on, according to another Tweet from Trickett: Is this what happens if ur successful? literally beat the **** out of me and spat in @NatashaSandhu face all over nothing… — Sam Trickett (@Samtrickett1) July 5, 2012 I find it difficult that this was just a verbal altercation, but whatever. Pretty nasty looking shots he took. But the money he recentl... Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:30:38 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/runner_up_from_wsop_assaulted_outside_vegas_casino/11165849 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/runner_up_from_wsop_assaulted_outside_vegas_casino/11165849 Runner-up from WSOP assaulted outside Vegas casino http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/runner_up_from_wsop_assaulted_outside_vegas_casino/11165849 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Antonio Esfandiari prevailed in a daylong battle against Sam Trickett at the final table and claimed poker's richest prize of $18,346,673 on Tuesday night at The Big One for One Drop. The $1 million buy-in tournament was the first-of-its-kind World Series of Poker event. On the 85th and final hand, Esfandiari held on to win with three fives he acquired before the turn and overcame Trickett's flush draw. Trickett, who had gone all in, nor Esfandiari were able to improve their hands during the turn and the river. Esfandiari finished with 143,975,000 chips. "It's unbelievable," Esfandiari said. "It's euphoric. I'm so happy right now, and I don't even think it has set in." Esfandiari and Trickett were the high stack twosome after Day 2 and remained ahead of their six opponents during the early stages of this three-day event at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. Esfandiari, of Las Vegas, also won a diamond and platinum champion bracelet. Trickett, of Britain, got $10,113,001. Eight players at the final table returned for the final day to split up more than $41,557,339. Third-place finisher David Einhorn, a hedge fund manager from Rye, N.Y., said he plans to donate his entire prize of $4,352,000 to City Year, an education-focused nonprofit organization. "It was fun," Einhorn said. "I mean you've got a poker tournament you put together with 48 terrific players. Most of them have lots and lots of experience, and then they invited a few guys like me in and said 'let's have a poker party.' " Phil Hellmuth, who owns a record 12 WSOP champion bracelets, was eliminated in fourth place with a $2,645,333 prize. Trickett had an ace-high flush draw on hand No. 69 that put him in a position to win over Hellmuth. Trickett earned his fourth career seven-figure tournament score. The only other players with four or more seven-figure scores are Michael Mizrachi, Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen. Esfandiari, who was scheduled to be an analyst for ESPN for the three-day event, was the chip leader at the final table on the final day, with 39,925,000 (about 28 percent of the chips). Trickett was closest to Esfandiari with 37,000,000 chips. The event, which started with 48 players, will donate more than $5.3 million to international water advocacy charity One Drop. The high-roller championship is the 55th of 61 events in the 43rd annual World Series of Poker, which started May 28 in Las Vegas. More than 7,000 players are expected for the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event beginning July 7. It ends when the final table is reached July 16 and resumes with finals play on Oct. 28. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:07:41 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/esfandiari_wins_18m_wsop_event/11149991 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/esfandiari_wins_18m_wsop_event/11149991 Esfandiari wins $18M WSOP event http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/esfandiari_wins_18m_wsop_event/11149991 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jason Duhamel has never been dealt a hand as bad as the scary home invasion he experienced recently. Duhamel, the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, was robbed and attacked by two men at his home outside of Montreal, according to a report. Duhamel was tied up, beaten in the face and head and told he was going to be killed, according to sportsinteraction.com. He did not sustain any serious injuries. They even took his gold WSOP champion's bracelet. The attackers were described as white men, one reportedly 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds. The investigation is ongoing, a police... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:05:17 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/report_world_series_of_poker_champion_jonathan_duhamel_robbed_beaten_at_home_in_montreal/8949874 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/report_world_series_of_poker_champion_jonathan_duhamel_robbed_beaten_at_home_in_montreal/8949874 Report: Poker champ beaten, robbed in home http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/report_world_series_of_poker_champion_jonathan_duhamel_robbed_beaten_at_home_in_montreal/8949874 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/c/6cab67b9691d590426c18fb0bbc5e199a263fd8a/mini/jonathan-duhamel.jpg The Seattle Sounders FC have transferred midfielder Erik Friberg back to his native Sweden and top flight club Malmo FF. The Sounders announced the move on Monday. General manager Adrian Hanauer says Friberg is starting a family and wanted to be closer to home. Friberg spent one season in Seattle and started 23 regular season matches. He had one goal and two assists in his one year with the Sounders. Before coming to Seattle, the Goteborg, Sweden, native played for BK Hacken and Vastra Frolunda IF. Friberg will be joining what has historically been the top club in Sweden, with Malmo winning 19 Swedish titles. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:43:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/friberg_transferred_from_seattle_to_swedish_club/8693923 http://network.yardbarker.com/poker/article_external/friberg_transferred_from_seattle_to_swedish_club/8693923 Friberg transferred from Seattle to Swedish club http://www.yardbarker.com/poker/articles/friberg_transferred_from_seattle_to_swedish_club/8693923 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png