Gambler dubbed ‘Tiger Woods of Poker’ loses £7.7m cheat appeal

  A celebrity gambler known as the ‘Tiger Woods of Poker’ failed to overturn a court ruling he cheated at cards to win £7.7m at the UK’s oldest casino. Phil Ivey, 38, used a controversial technique known as edge-sorting to beat the odds while playing baccarat at Crockfords Club in London’s Mayfair. He sued Crockfords in 2014 after they refused to pay up but a High Court judge reached the landmark decision that edge-sorting was cheating according to civil law….