Ivey in the Penalty Box
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We're not in Kansas anymore. No, we're in Oz. And Down Under, it seems everyone is treated equally. That means even Phil Ivey is subject to the same rules as the rest of the field. At the Crown, players are not allowed to use their phones for Internet, texting, tweeting, or anything else while sitting at the table. Ivey got up from the table to discuss sports betting lines on the phone in between hands, but then he sat back down at the table and sent a text message.
Boom! The floor came over and explained that he'd broken the rules. No warning for the man. Instead, he was issued a five-minute penalty. That made him furious. Several levels of floor staff were called in to discuss the rule with him. Ivey claimed he didn't know about the rule, but the floor didn't buy it. They reminded him of the all of the other years he has played at the Crown and assured him the rules were always the same. One pointed out that he'd played the $100k yesterday and thus had to have been made aware that he couldn't text at the table.
Ivey told the floor that the rule meant he wouldn't be able to play these tournaments anymore and that he'd just continue taking penalties until he ran out of chips. So far, however, he is getting up to send his texts.