Ivey to give up bracelet bets in 2015
In today's Daily Rewind we talk WSOP bracelet bets with Phil Ivey and find out about Isaac Haxton's secret life as a superhero.
Ivey's final bracelet run
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| Ivey looking beyond bracelets in 2015 |
Phil Ivey will be hanging up his bracelet hunting gloves next year according to a report from PokerNews.
After watching Ivey play during the EPT Grand Final, reporters overheard him tell Talal Shakerchi that this year would be his last "heavy WSOP schedule".
2014 will mark the final year of Ivey's three-year bracelet bet and in 2015 he's stated that he'll focus more on cash games when the Series rolls around.
Ivey's wagers are believed to be worth around $1 million, but knowing the level of interest in his WSOP activities we're sure that another title would be worth a lot more than that.
With this in mind Ivey told Shakerchi that he would be playing the Big One for One Drop as well as "all the WSOP events", so we should have plenty of sweats when things get underway next month.
Super Haxton
Following the release of his book Fading Hearts on the River: A Life in High-Stakes Poker, Brooks Haxton has released some poignant excerpts from it.
Published in the New York Times, the extract documents the first time Isaac's father learned of his son's $800,000 downswing in a single day.
It goes on to describe how Isaac's blood turned toxic when he was three-days old and after weighing up the variables his parents opted for a saline infusion (rather than complete blood transfusion) so that Isaac's body could repair itself.
The gamble paid off and Isaac made a full recovery and just a few years later he revealed the powers that would ultimately contribute to his future success in poker.
British pro uses poker to avoid child support
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| Court favours Tony (Image: The Hendon Mob) |
British poker player Tony Hakki - who has banked $186,648 in tournament prizes in a 20-year career - recently learned that his career choice makes him exempt from UK child support payments.
Hakki's ex-wife, Devrise Blair, had taken him to court because he refused to pay money towards the upkeep of his children (although we don't know exactly how much she was asking for).
However, after arguing that his poker career didn't constitute "gainful employment", the judge said:
"I do not consider that it can be said that Mr Hakki had a sufficient organisation in his poker playing to make it a profession".
Question of the Day
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A mammoth session between Viktor Blom and 'Carlooo13' saw $1.1 million move back-and-forth across the table last night and when the betting was over it was the former that came out on top.
After grinding through almost 4,000 hands the Swede managed to bank $620,492 to finish the day well clear of Ronny Kaiser and Gus Hansen.
Following his tussle with Blom, 'Carlooo13' topped the daily loss leaderboard after losing $429,538. Also failing to turn a profit on Monday night was Ben Tollerene and Hac Dang.
Daily Signoff
georgedanzer's recent EPT Grand Final side event win not only got us thinking about his poker skills, but how his new hairstyle reminds us of a certain popular sweet treat.
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Yesterday's Daily Rewind: EPT cash game stakes reach €2,000/€4,000
 Daniel Smyth has been working in the poker industry for six years as both a player and writer. He currently has a costly penchant for PLO and provides daily content for PokerStrategy.com. You can learn more about Daniel by clicking here.
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