How Phil Ivey Lost 800,000 on The Super Bowl

Just heard on the sports radio show I listen too Ivey lost $800,000 on the Cardinals +3.5 points for the 1st half in the Super Bowl. If you guys don't remember the game James Harrison's 100 yard INT return for a TD to end the half cost Ivey that bet. That's a tough way to lose a bet. WOW!

lol 1.6M swing on the fact that he got tackled like a foot inside the end zone at the most. Also if he steps a few inches to his right and steps out of bounds. But of course to Ivey this bet was probably like most people betting like $50 on the game. Not like pocket change but certainly not enough to lose sleep over. I've heard he bets a ton playing golf as well.

zachvac said:

lol 1.6M swing on the fact that he got tackled like a foot inside the end zone at the most. Also if he steps a few inches to his right and steps out of bounds. But of course to Ivey this bet was probably like most people betting like $50 on the game. Not like pocket change but certainly not enough to lose sleep over. I've heard he bets a ton playing golf as well.

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He does, but I actually think Phil might've been shocked on this one. That's just a brutal way to lose 800K, brutal, brutal, brutal! I'm sure he thought he had it in the bag when the Cardinals were inside the 5. I mean who wouldn't?

zachvac said:

But of course to Ivey this bet was probably like most people betting like $50 on the game. Not like pocket change but certainly not enough to lose sleep over.

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^ this, probably. Wasn't he supposed to have at least $2m riding on the NBA playoffs last year?

Gotta agree though, it's a pretty brutal way to lose $800K.

Also note it was a 1.6M swing because he wins the 800k if that play doesn't happen. Absolutely brutal.

Prob more than a 1.6 mil swing if the cards were a dog at 3.5 for the 1st half.

chink44 said:

Prob more than a 1.6 mil swing if the cards were a dog at 3.5 for the 1st half.

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No if Harrison doesn't run that back he wins 800k, if he does he loses 800k. The line doesn't give odds, just the amount of points.

Don't worry folks, he's gonna win it back against durrrr.

wow thats insane. i would be so pissed ha, lose 800,000 on the best play in superbowl history

lol. to him losing is probably part of the excitement. he wouldnt gamble if there wasnt an element of losing. money's like an afterthought to him.

That is like having quads and losing all your money to a gut-shot straight flush on the river.

It be better if he shipped me $800,000

He probably won 900k on the second half.

Do you listen to Simmons on ESPN? He's great.

I wish I had enough money to go rockstar crazy and bet the GDP of Zimbabwe (I bet it is less than $800,000 of OUR dollars) on a damn football game.

I can Imagine what Ivey was doing while he was watching that last play before the half: hmmmmmmmmm let's take a listen:

Ivey: Oh yeah....gonna make some money, woot woot, can i get a hell yeah !?!

TV: Warner drops back, passes , picked off by harrison.

Ivey: Ah man ..it's cool, I am still a winner ..woot woot

Tv: He's at the 20, 30 , 40,

Ivey: Ah no worry here comes the redshirts

Tv: at the 50, still going cardinals cant make a tackle

Ivey: CMON knock his a$$ down already ?!?!

tv: the 40 the 30 the 20, seconds are almost at zero

Ivey: WTF ?!?!!?!?

tv: the 10, the 5 , harrison is tackled ...... TOUCHDOWN !!!!

Ivey: FCUK FCUK !!! Should just stick to poker.