Borgata edge-sorting case has Ivey asking to delay payment and Borgata Phil Ivey's recent return to tournament poker has excited poker fans the world 1 Ivey Claims He Used "Edge Sorting" in £ Million Lawsuit With.
Borgata edge-sorting case has Ivey asking to delay payment and Borgata Phil Ivey's recent return to tournament poker has excited poker fans the world 1 Ivey Claims He Used "Edge Sorting" in £ Million Lawsuit With.
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According to the lawsuit he filed against Crockfords, Ivey admits to being an "advantage player"—someone who finds legal means to improve the odds of winning. Whether that's considered illegal will likely be determined when a ruling is handed down in the Borgata case.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} In this case, Ivey was also accompanied by a Chinese associate. There's no question that the shoe is on the other foot here. Both Crockfords and Borgata are used to having a significant edge on the player, but Ivey managed to turn the tables, essentially using the casinos' own cards against them. This isn't the first time that Ivey, the self-proclaimed Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan of poker, has been in hot water for engaging in "edge sorting. He also argued that the casino should've been well aware of the process of "edge sorting" and figured out a way to stop it. The suit alleges that the some of the cards made by Gemaco turned out to not have a perfectly symmetrical design on the back of the card. Brennan also reported that the casino employed the Gemaco playing cards and automatic shuffler that were used during the baccarat games in which it lost millions:. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}John Brennan of NorthJersey. The associate began the process of "edge sorting" by identifying which cards were good and bad. Over time, Ivey was able to determine one card from another simply by looking at the edges.