WPT: Phil Ivey decides to play without looking his cards!

• Author: admin
• Filed under: High Stakes News, Phil Ivey, Phil Laak, Poker, Poker Tournament, WPT
• Date: Aug 25,2008

The World Poker Tour “Legends of Poker” is currently running at the Bicycle Casino. The two starting days gathered a group of 373 players who all put up the $10.000 entry fee.

Now they are fighting to grab their share of the $3,5 million prizepool - the winner will receive a nice paycheck worth $1.1 million. After the first days there will be 248 players returning, here are the top chipstacks:

1. Ali Eslami - 158,525
2. Adam Weinraub - 154,750
3. John Smith - 134,125
4. Freddy Deeb - 125,450
5. Armen Momjian - 116,700
6. Justin Scott - 107,325
7. Evan McNiff - 105,675
8. Neal Wang - 103,600
9. Steven Graham - 101,925
10. Sami Rustom - 101,100
11. Mark Seif - 100,050

Phil Ivey was the topic of today - he looked to be in a hurry to get out of the tournament. It took only under half an hour before he “snapped” and moved all-in under the gun without even looking his cards!

This was an easy call for Brian “tsarrast” Rast as he was holding the pocket Kings. Ivey looked at his cards only to find a measily 2-3 offsuit! And a moment later he exited the tournament.

-Phil joggling and Cunningham watching closely

Phil Laak was entertaining the crowd again with his crazy stunts - now he initiated a prop bet with Allen Cunningham.

Laak aka. “the Unabomber” bet two hundred follars that he could juggle three apples for one minute - of course without dropping them. Phil started with a warmup and completed the task on his first try of the 20 minute time period. Cunningham paid him with the words: “He looks so clumsy, I didn’t think he could do it!”