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Phil Ivey mini-doc on ESPN E:60

The interview is done following Phil Ivey on a "craps tour" of the world.  The first stop is at Foxwoods and that is fairly uneventful.  The next stop is in Montreal where Phil wins almost a million dollars playing craps at a dice table made especially for him (now that is some high roller stuff right there).  One funny scene had the reporter for ESPN rolling the dice for Phil and he craps out, meaning Phil lost 250k on that roll, Phil is relentless in his teasing of how the reporter is bad luck.  Phil, his entourage and the reporter from ESPN then decide to randomly go to Amsterdam as their next stop.  Phil talks about how much he loves just walking around the city and how it is "like a day off" because he is not gambling.

The last stop was a Public Relations appearance in Austria where Phil was the star of the show.  It really showed you how far poker has become and why Phil Ivey is such a big deal.

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http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4620789

 

 



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I remember talking to another high stakes guy and he thought at the time that the gambling would be the end of Ivey (this was pre Full Tilt Poker).  Supposedly FTP didn't want Phil doing flips because it looked bad for the skill argument.  i guess that went out of the window when ESPN calls.