"SEPT. 10, 12:30 P.M., CASINO DE MONTREAL "Hi, this is Phil Ivey," he says into his phone, from the back of a limo sent by Casino de Montreal. "I need you to transfer $1 million from my account, please."
There is no self-consciousness, no hint of understanding that the rest of the world doesn't make requests like this. "I know it's a lot of money, but I like to gamble," Ivey says. "It's just in me. I try to manage what I do playing craps or blackjack. At the end of the year, I don't want the amount I gamble there to be bigger than what I win playing poker.""
"SEPT. 10, 12:30 P.M., CASINO DE MONTREAL "Hi, this is Phil Ivey," he says into his phone, from the back of a limo sent by Casino de Montreal. "I need you to transfer $1 million from my account, please."
There is no self-consciousness, no hint of understanding that the rest of the world doesn't make requests like this. "I know it's a lot of money, but I like to gamble," Ivey says. "It's just in me. I try to manage what I do playing craps or blackjack. At the end of the year, I don't want the amount I gamble there to be bigger than what I win playing poker.""
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