As the title says Phil Ivey was unsuccessful in suing Crockfords Casino for money he won playing Punto Banco, read more about it over on PokerNews
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'Edge-sorting is a technique in which players use flaws in the designs on backs of cards to identify them in advance. At Crockfords and Borgata, Ivey requested a specific brand of cards, purple Gemaco, be used. He had a companion -- a woman identified in court documents as Cheng Yin Sun -- instruct the dealer to rotate specific cards in certain directions, effectively sorting the deck to make the design flaws stand out. He played for anywhere from $50,000 to $150,000 per hand, court documents show.'
Explains why he lays on the superstitious shtick the whole time. The casinos were some tools tbf.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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"He gave himself an advantage which the game precludes," Mitting said, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. “This is in my view cheating.”
I'm inclined to agree with Coren. The house takes the advantage in all these games and then ruthlessly extracts tons of cash from, oftentimes, people who can't afford to lose it. If the house is stupid enough to allow someone else to gain the advantage they should pay out.Comment
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