Jaffee and Hui Win Bracelets, Ivey Takes on the Borgata

Jaffee and Hui Takes Day’s WSOP Honors

Jared Jaffee managed to maintain his position at the top of the leaderboard during Event #58 at the 2014 WSOP and take home his first WSOP bracelet.

The American pro started the final table with the chip lead ahead of some stiff competition, including Jeff Gross, Brandon Cantu and Mike Watson, but despite the talent surrounding him he managed to move one step closer to poker’s Triple Crown. Indeed, with just an EPT title needed to fill his collection Jaffee will now be looking towards EPT11 as the time he can etch his name into the game’s history books.

The final showdown of Event #58 saw Jaffee come from behind against Watson to eventually win the title after his Ac 6c rivered a straight against his opponent’s pocket jacks.

Event #58 – $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Mixed Max Final Result:

1. Jared Jaffee – $405,428

2. Mike Watson – $246,068

3. Mark Herm – $126,882

4. Joseph Alban – $126,882

5. Xiao Peng – $53,614

6. Brandon Cantu – $53,614

7. Jeff Gross – $53,614

8. Anton Smirnov – $53,614

Elsewhere in the Rio earlier today, Phillip Hui managed to edge out Zachary Milchman in the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low Spit-8 or Better tournament.

After wading through more than 450 players in Event #59, including Matt Glantz and David Williams, Hui finally banked his first title and $286,976 after his Jc Th 9d 7s was enough to beat Milchman’s Kc Qc Jd 3s.

Event #59 – $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low Spit-8 or Better Final Result:

1. Phillip Hui – $286,976

2. Zach Milchman – $177,609

3. Michael Bees – $118,036

4. Ismael Bojang – $87,594

5. John D’Agostino – $65,736

6. David Williams – $49,817

7. Matt Glantz – $38,089

8. Jordan Morgan – $29,356

9. Joe Mitchell – $22,793

Ivey Contests Borgata Lawsuit

Phil Ivey is officially dismissing the charges brought against him by the Borgata Casino. Earlier this year the New Jersey venue filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Ivey after they claimed he cheated during four sessions of baccarat during 2012.

According to the lawsuit, the Borgata is claiming $9.62 million because Ivey and his associate, Cheng Yin Sun, allegedly defrauded the casino using edge sorting techniques.

Because of a manufacturing error during the production process, Ivey and his partner were able to read the cards, exploit the game and make a healthy profit.

According to Ivey, a man who is used to exploiting small edges, his strategy wasn’t cheating but “sheer skill”.

This sentiment has been official restated by Ivey’s lawyers who are moving to dismiss the case because nothing their client did was cheating.

Moreover, they claim the six-month statute of limitations to recover money gained through illegal methods has passed and the Borgata has no rights to pursue the matter.

Where the case goes from here is unclear but if Ivey can run as good in court as he does at the poker table then he’ll likely be ok.