Phil Ivey's Deposition: Key Points and Other Poker News Highlights

In September 2015, several notable events and revelations shook the poker world. Phil Ivey, a renowned poker player, was deposed by Borgata Casino in March 2015. During the deposition, Ivey admitted to drinking alcohol while playing at Borgata and stated that the casino never asked him about his poker strategy. He also mentioned that Borgata provided him with free alcohol during his games and that the waitresses were attractively dressed.

Ivey's deposition highlighted several interesting points. He said he would laugh if a Borgata employee asked about his strategy. Borgata's shapfule machines were mentioned as a potential countermeasure against Ivey's strategy. The deposition also revealed that Ivey was never asked to stop playing, regardless of the duration or the stakes.

Other significant news included changes to the PCA series. The buy-in for the main PCA event has been reduced to $5,300, and the series will have 104 tournaments in 2015, up from 35 in 2014. Additionally, bwin.party was sold to GVC Holdings for £1.116 billion. Fedor Holz planned to stream his WCOOP games on Twitch for charity, but the streaming did not continue as planned. Google launched YouTube Gaming, a new streaming platform that promises to be more flexible and offer higher frame rates.