Pursuits
Poker Pro Ivey Asks U.K. Court to Decide What Is Cheating
- Ivey accused of cheating to win $11 million in card game
- Gambler lost lower court ruling on using ‘edge sorting’ to win
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Professional poker player Phil Ivey is asking a London appeals court to decide when playing your cards correctly crosses the line into cheating.
Ivey, a 40-year-old American, is trying to overturn a 2014 ruling that his attorney calls “unusual." While the lower court found he cheated to win 7.8 million pounds ($11 million) at a form of Baccarat, Richard Spearman, his attorney, said Ivey didn’t act dishonestly and the judge found him to be truthful.