Almost a month after the London High Court handed down its rulingin the case between poker pro Phil Ivey (pictured) and the London casino Crockfords, finding in favor of the casino, Ivey looks as if he will be appealing the decision.

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According to Ivey’s lawyer, Matthew Dowd of Archerfield Partners LLP, the papers have been filed to have a second look at the decision handed down by Justice Sir John Mitting.

“I can confirm that Phil Ivey filed papers at the Court of Appeals last week,” Dowd stated to F5Poker. “Phil is seeking to appeal the decision on the basis that the Judge was incorrect in both fact and law to conclude that ‘edge sorting’ was cheating, particularly in circumstances where the Judge made it very clear in his judgment that he considered Phil to be a truthful witness and that he accepted that Phil genuinely believes that his actions during the game at Crockfords did not constitute cheating.”

The case dates back to 2012 when Ivey requested a private setup at Crockfords for the purpose of playing punto banco, a derivative of baccarat. Ivey originally wired a $2 million stake and asked for certain special privileges for his participation. Some of those privileges included having a dealer who spoke Mandarin Chinese, that specific cards be used during the game, and that those cards would be allowed to stay in play despite the end of action on a particular day.

The situation became more interesting when Ivey entered the private room with an associate, Cheung Yin Sun, who has allegedly been banned from other casinos for utilizing advantage play. She sat at the table with Ivey and, as the cards were dealt, asked that the dealer rotate them in a certain manner supposedly as a “superstition” of Ivey’s. The casino allowed that action in an attempt to keep Ivey happy and playing on their tables.

Over the span of four sessions at Crockfords, Ivey was able to run up his original stake into a £7.6 million score. He allegedly used the same tactics during an epic series of sessions at Borgata in Atlantic City.

At this time, there has been no date set for Ivey’s appeal to be heard in the United Kingdom’s Court of Appeals. PocketFives will continue to monitor the situation and report when new information arrives.

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