Phil Ivey tries to delay $10 million due to Borgata

The Crockfords Club withheld Ivey’s winnings, while Ivey and Sun walked away with $9.6 million from Baccarat in Borgata, followed by further winnings from craps. The court then ordered that these winnings need to be returned to the Borgata. Ivey’s legal team has been successfully delaying the ruling until now, but with Ivey making regular appearances at poker tournaments of late, Borgata has strongly opposed further delays.

The last delay was requested by his legal team in late July, citing that the “enormity of that amount would clearly be of devastating impact,” and that a lumpsum payment of $10.1 million will cause “irreparable harm” to both Ivey and his partner Sun. However, Borgata doesn’t agree.

The casino’s legal team argued with this statement, saying, “There is no testimony or evidence in this case that defendants will be prevented from pursuing their careers as professional gamblers if a stay is not granted.” Ivey has made a successful return to the poker circuit, recently winning the first ever live short-deck tournament, and this wasn’t missed by Borgata.

Keep reading GutshotMagazine.com for more updates on the Borgata-Ivey edge-sorting case.

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