Phil Ivey > " "

[m4ttj0nes]

dude is in a class of his own..

Hang around Vegas a while and you'll hear many tales of luxurious excess, though few can rival this Phil Ivey anecdote we heard moments ago.

Allegedly a group of businessmen were enjoying dinner at the Wynn when they looked over at one of the nearby tables to see none other than Phil Ivey.

Big fans of the poker superstar, they summoned the waiter and asked him to send Ivey a bottle of Cristal champagne, compliments of their table.

Happy with their deed, they went back to tucking into their top-class steaks.
Twenty minutes later, the waiter came back...armed with five bottles of Cristal!

"These are for you, courtesy of Mr. Ivey."

The businessmen were impressed. These bottles were selling at four or five hundred bucks a pop so $2.5k's worth of top class champagne was a very generous gesture.

They felt like they still wanted to send a message to Ivey that they were big fans of his though and took the waiter aside for a word.

"Would you have twenty bottles of Cristal delivered to Mr Ivey please?"

The waiter raised his eyebrows just a notch but took the order, made arrangements and twenty bottles of Cristal were sent over to the poker legend.

If you four-bet Ivey, don't be suprised if he 5-bet shoves!

The businessmen were satisfied that their point had been made and went back to talking about stocks, shares and of course cracking open a few of the five bottles of champagne stocking their table.

Some time later, they noticed a group of staff approaching their table.

They watched with ever increasing disbelief as bottle after bottle after bottle of Cristal was unloaded until their table and surrounding area were filled with no less than 200 bottles of the vintage champagne - retailing at approximately $100k!

When the delivery had been made the waiter passed the awestruck businessmen a note.

"This is from Mr Ivey sirs."

As the waiter walked away they all crowded round to read the note.

It simply said, "...and I won't stop."

That's why Phil Ivey is the Cristal Balla!

original source: http://www.pokerlistings....p/2009/the-cristal-balla

 

[tennhouse2]

Thats why hes that dude

 

[gregory house]

Wow

What a waste of money

 

[mateen cleaves]

sick

he still needs to win a main event dammit

 

[worlds enemy]

If I played him poker, I would just break down and cry. That stare...

 

[franchise3]

I read that 'and it don't stop' in a PDiddy voice

 

[essential1]

gangster as hell

 

[swizzc]

Originally Posted by franchise3

I read that 'and it don't stop' in a PDiddy voice

 

[mjbetch]

hahaha daaaamn

 

[crank lucas]

THIS IS WHY PHIL IVEY IS A G

 

[adambomb007]

beast

 

[lalakerfan213]

Anyone remember when Kobe and Antonio Esfandiari were competing in purchasing Cristal bottles at the Wynn.
Not anywhere close to what Ivey did though.

 

[chino905]

Phil Ivey is that dude.

 

[ericescobar]

Sick

 

[jordanfanatic23]

 

[p0tat0 5alad]

gangster as hell

 

[skyflydul]

i like it how each player does the opposite of what the commentators say

 

[si3xers55]

Originally Posted by p0tat0 5alad

gangster as hell

 

[kicks off]

wish there was a video of that...

 

[youngtriz]

i remember watching a thing on t.v. about phil and some other pokers players that were betting on golf... i think it was like 15k or 25k a hole..
they took so long because they suck and got kicked off the course because everyone was waiting for them...

 

[Master Zik]

The thing about it the whole time you know he was sippin his yak like

yet he still got that Diddy swagger

That's why he's my fav poker player

On a nother unrelated not I aint know he lost to Don Cheadle once

 

[wildout4]

Originally Posted by franchise3

I read that 'and it don't stop' in a PDiddy voice

, no lie i did the same thing

 

[urbenyouth]

Definitely up there in the top players.

 

[paul is on tilt]

My boy, Phil Ivey!

 

[nikevandal]

i call

but phil is that dude

he has a McLaren

and carrys Gs