Phil Ivey Wins Big at Aria Casino's Freeroll Tournament

Phil Ivey won a freeroll tournament with a prize pool of $1 million at the Aria casino. The poker room at Aria casino is named after Phil Ivey. Phil Ivey expressed his gratitude and honor for having the poker room named after him.

Phil Ivey mentioned that he never expected a poker room to be named after him, just as he never expected poker to be televised so extensively. He said he hopes the stakes in the new poker room will be higher than the previous year.

Phil Ivey won a heads-up match against Larry Litton for an additional $250,000. The bounty for eliminating Phil Ivey was $100,000, which was won by David "Chino" Riem.