{"id":23807,"date":"2019-03-26T12:57:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T13:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=23807"},"modified":"2019-03-27T13:01:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T13:01:08","slug":"ivey-appeal-asks-circuit-court-a-10-million-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/ivey-appeal-asks-circuit-court-a-10-million-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivey Appeal Asks Circuit Court A $10 Million Question"},"content":{"rendered":"
The continuing case of Phil Ivey<\/strong> versus\u00a0Borgata<\/strong> took another turn March 18 when his legal team filed a brief to the Third District U.S.<\/strong> Court of Appeals<\/strong>. Ivey hopes to reverse a circuit court decision against him for more than $10 million from his edge sorting controversy.<\/p>\n More or less, Ivey wants the court to answer the fundamental questions about this case. Namely, Ivey still wants to know how what he did was improper and\/or cheating.<\/p>\n In the new filing,\u00a0Ivey\u2019s legal team rehashed his main arguments for the appeals court. Some of his key points on why the appeal should be heard include:<\/p>\n The controversy stems from the poker star\u2019s ongoing legal battle with Borgata. So far, Ivey has been on the short end of a series of court decisions.<\/p>\n In 2014, Borgata sued Ivey after he won millions of dollars in baccarat by using edge sorting.\u00a0The casino argued the edge sorting technique Ivey and his accomplice utilized amounted to cheating.<\/p>\n A New Jersey circuit<\/strong> court<\/strong> agreed with the casino,\u00a0ruling in 2016\u00a0that Ivey was in breach of contract with Borgata. The judge declared that Ivey and Sun had violated the state\u2019s Casino Control Act through their manipulation of the baccarat game into a favorable proposition.<\/p>\n Borgata was not the only place that the duo used edge sorting. Ivey and Sun also used the technique to win $11 million playing Punto Banco, a form of baccarat, at Crockfords Casino<\/strong> in London<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However, after reviewing its security footage, Crockfords never wired the winnings to Ivey. Ivey filed suit in UK court.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Ivey, a UK judge ruled that he had been \u201cin breach of his contract\u201d as a player in 2014. His use of edge sorting was indeed a form of cheating, the court ruled.<\/p>\n The court denied him the winnings and a later appeal affirmed that decision. He even appealed to the UK Supreme Court<\/strong>, which unanimously ruled in the casino\u2019s favor in 2017. The cash stayed at Crockfords.<\/p>\n Ivey, for his part, has never admitted any wrongdoing in the use of edge sorting.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that I have issued a lawsuit in the face of what they are alleging says everything about how comfortable I am with my conduct and the validity of my win. Any allegations of wrongdoing by Crockfords are denied by me in the very strongest of terms.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Get $20 FREE When You Sign Up Today With Bonus Code PLAY20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 100% Deposit Bonus Up to $1000 With Bonus Code PLAY20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n $1,500 100% deposit bonus with bonus code PLAY20 + Get $20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Borgata and Ivey have battled about money since the judgment in 2016. In February, a judge gave Borgata permission to pursue Ivey\u2019s Nevada assets.<\/p>\n As a result, Ivey has been forced to put up a $10.16 million bond to pursue the issue on appeal.<\/p>\n With the filing of Ivey\u2019s 800-page filing, the appeals court now decides whether to hear the case. According to USCourts.gov<\/a>, appeals are available after a US District Court trial for some of the following situations:<\/p>\n It remains unclear if Ivey has proper standing to appeal on those points. But, he\u2019s certainly not giving up yet.<\/p>\n The post Ivey Appeal Asks Circuit Court A $10 Million Question appeared first on .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The continuing case of Phil Ivey versus\u00a0Borgata took another turn March 18 when his legal team filed a brief to… Continue reading Ivey Appeal Asks Circuit Court A $10 Million Question<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,372],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23807","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-link","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-category","8":"category-player","9":"post_format-post-format-link","10":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAppeal re-argues most of Ivey\u2019s points<\/h2>\n
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