Daniel Negreanu disclosed via his Twitter his take on the recent issue of Phil Ivey versus the Borgata. Essentially, the renowned Canadian pro considers the casino beaten in its own game and whining about it.
Recently, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has sued one of the best and most renowned poker players ever, Phil Ivey. The charge is multiple accounts of edge-sorting cheating in baccarat games and the casino sues the nine times WSOP champion for a compensation of $9.6 million.
In an interview back in 2013, Ivey already admitted to being aware of the flaw of the deck of cards and used it to his advantage at one of the most respected casinos in the United Kingdom, the Crockfords – another establishment suing him at the moment. While he did not mention the Borgata before, it seems likely he had indeed used the edge-sorting technique, even though he would not consider this cheating. After all, it is the responsibility of the casino not to use a flawed deck at the tables.
The case has obviously attracted considerable attention in the poker community; most recently, Daniel Negreanu weighed in, clearly taking Ivey’s side in the matter. He shared his view in several tweets:
“Been reading up on poker news lately and the people running the Borgata high limit pit have to be incredibly stupid overall.
“All high limit gamblers should be watching the Borgata case closely. How it’s ruled will affect gamblers rights in the future.
“My hat’s off to any man who can get an edge on a big time casino. It’s just straight baller and I have zero empathy for the big fish.
“Big fish sets all the rules, oks all the rules, they need to eat it when they get beat and not be whiny biatches about it.
“It’s appalling to freeroll customers. Take their money if they lose but don’t pay when they win? Are you for real Borgata? That’s dirty.
“If I agree to give a guy a shot a hole on the golf course and agree to allow him a caddie, and I lose, I’m the only person I can blame.
“I’ve been hustled before, but the idea of not paying was never even a consideration! Borgata- you got hustled bad. Get over it already.
“Suing customers who crushed your souls is a bad look. You got bent over. Might as well smile and enjoy it.
“Borgata, you thought Ivey was stupid and you tried to bury him. He hustled you, smoked you, and left you feeling silly. Stand responsible!
“No one in the world has empathy for Borgata in this. Stop playing victim because YOUR hustle wasn’t as good as Ivey’s”
Eventually, ‘KidPoker’ also decided not to enter the WPT World Championship, taking place at the Borgata.
Edge-sorting is the expression for the method to gain advantage by observing the minor asymmetries at the edges of the cards. Casinos tend to be careful not to allow flawed decks into play, yet apparently Corckfords and Borgata failed to be very thorough on that.
