Poker news tagged with 'edge sorting'

Phil Ivey finally settled his lawsuit with Borgata earlier this month.

The undisclosed agreement between the two parties comes after a six-year legal battle regarding the controversial "edge sorting" technique they used in baccarat.

According to court documents filed on Thursday, July 2 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the two parties reached an agreement on the $10.1 million that Phil Ivey owed the Atlantic City casino.

Read more » Phil Ivey Settles $10.1M Lawsuit with Borgata

What still remains to be a never-ending saga of Phil Ivey versus the Borgata Casino continues even this year 2020.

If you need a detailed refresher on how Phil Ivey's edge-sorting case started, check out these articles:

• Split Decision on Phil Ivey versus Borgata court case
• Phil Ivey and friend ordered to repay $10M to Atlantic City casino

American poker legend Phil Ivey has been under the gun in the recent years due to legal battles he's gotten himself into for using a controversial method called ‘edge sorting' to win massive amounts at the casino game Baccarat.

In February, a New Jersey federal judge gave Borgata Hotel and Casino the green light to go after Ivey's assets in Nevada in an attempt to collect the approx. $10 million they claim Ivey and his accomplice Cheng Yin "Kelly" Sun associate owe them.

Read more » Borgata Goes After Phil Ivey's 2019 WSOP Earnings

The Atlantic City casino is still on the prowl for its $10.16M owed since 2016 by the controversial edge-sorting poker pro.

A New Jersey federal judge has given the green light to the Borgata Hotel and Casino to chase down Phil Ivey's assets located in Nevada.

Read more » Borgata gets Green Light to chase after Phil Ivey's Assets in Nevada

Borgata definitely did not take it too kindly when Phil Ivey tried to delay and hold on to the money he won from them via the edge sorting technique. As he tried to appeal to overturn the decision that he must pay back the $10.1 million (but apparently fell on deaf ears), the casino has amped up their legal game to perhaps give Ivey a very harsh lesson.

Read more » Phil Ivey's Delay Tactics to $10.1M Payment Pisses Off Borgata, Files Cross-Appeal

It doesn't look like Phil Ivey's edge sorting case against Borgata casino would be put to rest any time soon.

Once again Ivey asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn a $10.1 million verdict in a case involving him versus Borgata, a casino-hotel owned by MGM Resorts.

Read more » Phil Ivey Files Appeal to the $10 Million Verdict Once Again

The Borgata may have been successful in winning their court dispute against poker pro Phil Ivey over the baccarat winnings he earned by using a technique called edge sorting at the casino, but another obstacle reared its head up, and this time it is when exactly the poker pro will be able to pay that money.

Read more » Phil Ivey attempts to Delay $10.1M Payment to Borgata from Edge Sorting Dispute

He's a force to reckon with when it comes to playing poker and other types of card games, but it looks like American poker pro Phil Ivey's good fortune did not work at Britain's Supreme Court - he lost a huge case this Wednesday (October 25) that rendered him unable from cashing in.

Read more » Phil Ivey Loses British Court Battle Over £7.7 Million Winnings From London Casino

The case of Phil Ivey versus Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on the baccarat dispute takes another whole new plot twist after the playing card manufacturer Gemaco reminds the court of a significant revelation that came from Chen Yin Sun, dubbed the Queen of Sorts, and mainly Ivey's sidekick/companion that helped him win $9.6 million at the baccarat tables in 2012.

Read more » ‘The Queen of Sorts’ says imperfections of Gemaco cards are irrelevant in Borgata case

Phil Ivey has been fighting against the Crockfords Casino in London and Borgata Casino in New Jersey in a court battle since 2012. The podcast gives us a closer look at these two cases.

Read more » ESPN releases new podcast about Phil Ivey's edge sorting case

It seems like the legal battle is never over for poker pro Phil Ivey. The most recent news about Phil Ivey and his case against the Borgata casino is that Ivey was ordered to give back to the casino what he and his companion had won worth $10.1 million, as compensation for breaching the casino contract. This order was brought out regarding Ivey's edge sorting case as reported in late December 2016.

Read more » Phil Ivey shall try to appeal Borgata casino $10M lawsuit ruling

Poker pro Phil Ivey and his friend is ordered to give back about $10.1 million that they won from the Borgata casino in Atlantic City while they were playing cards and using a technique called "edge sorting" to improve their chances of winning.

Read more » Phil Ivey and friend ordered to repay $10M to Atlantic City casino

The decision that Phil Ivey had been waiting for many months has finally came, but it is not what he wanted to hear. He has just lost his £7.7M dispute against a London casino at the Court of Appeal, as a judge stated that his "edge sorting" technique was equivalent to cheating despite the fact that he was not dishonest.

Read more » Phil Ivey Loses Appeal Against London Casino Over His £7.7M Winnings

After hearing the testimonials and contemplating the evidence from both parties in this rather complicated situation, a judge in the U.S. District Court has given out a split decision on the case involving the Borgata in Atlantic City and professional poker player Phil Ivey. The split decision has rendered any final financial decisions suspended in the air as to which of the two will emerge victorious.

Read more » Split Decision on Phil Ivey versus Borgata court case

Phil Ivey, 39, was denied his winnings of almost £8 million in August 2012 after playing a card game called punto banco at a casino in London. The owners of the Mayfair gaming club Crockfords declared that Mr. Ivey had been cheating and had broken the rules, thereby his win is not considered valid. Denying this, Mr. Ivey claimed that he utilized a completely legitimate technique called "edge sorting".

Read more » Phil Ivey Might Still Get His £8 Million - Granted Court Appeal Against Crockfords

According to ESPN, Phil Ivey's attorneys filed a countersuit on Wednesday against Borgata, claiming that the casino had destroyed the decks of cards used when Phil Ivey won nearly $10 million playing Baccarat in 2012 while using a controversial technique called edge sorting. Borgata filed a law suit in April after learning that Ivey lost the case (worth about $12 million) against Crockfords Casino in London.

Read more » Phil Ivey Countersues Borgata Casino