Does this now confirm Ivey as the no1 player in the world.

[jimmym]

i searched for names of the so called corporation and could only get,,“The Corporation” — a team of professional poker players — who aggregated their $10 million and matched it against his $20 million in a series of private sessions.

Sounds like a good way for the best pros to invest.

[Aequitas58]

The Corporation.

I like how the name is so generically intimidating.

[jimmym]

The more I read into this match the more outstanding I find the game, to actually lose 16million is insane,surely sitting at a tbl with this amount is not playing poker in a sence of a game. It sounds like a very rich person who wants to be known as something he really is not, yes he may be a good player but I would say this is due to his wealth and not skill level.

What would winning a tournament mean to him, I dont know but I would wager that playing against some of the best pros has thought him a lesson that skill is indeed whats needed and not just money and plenty of it.

I suppose they could not televise this match as the stakes are just that little to high between 2 players that it would do more damage for the game of poker than good.

Jennifer Harman, Todd Brunson, David Gray, and Ted Forrest were the other corporation players so I would assume that they are the fellow investors.

I can see Andy Beal now sitting infront of his computer playing in a $100 rebuy and betting allin on any 2 cards over and over again, I am glad he was beaten and even gladder if there is such a word by a real poker pro.

[Robbie Robb]

[JDMcNugent7]

david grey on the right.

[Talking Poker]

Yes, you should. Chip Reece and David Grey.

[Robbie Robb]

/me hangs head in shame.

At least I know what the important people look like: Evelyn, Clonie, Isabelle, Jennifer, the other Jennifer, etc.

[Talking Poker]

LOL... nh.

She's no superstar, but I hope you know Erin Ness too. She's freaking gorgeous. After chatting with her for about 5 minutes at the WSOP this year, later in the day, I randomly realized that not only did I not hit on her, but I didn't even flirt with her. At all.

/me REALLY hangs head in shame.

Mark my words: I won't be making that mistake again if I run into her this year.

[badblood44]

Andy Beal is actually a brilliant man. Do a search on google for the "Beal Conjecture" and you'll see he has a background in mathematics. Trust me, he's not just a rich guy who likes to throw money around at a card table.

[jimmym]

This point you make is not contested by me at all, but does his brillance automatically qualify him to assume he is a brillant pro poker player..?.

As for a rich man throwing his money around a poker table. $16.5 million, says to me NO, hes not that brillant after all.

[MAYHEM45]

I wish I could lose 0.05% of my money playing against the best players in the world headsup.

[melioris]

Are you kidding? He was up a shitload against "the corporation" after a series of matches that, although the conditions were mutually agreed to, were definitely skewed in favor of the pros. At the stakes they are playing, IMO, the amount he was up and now the amount he was down are all well within the expected "swings" of HU. So mathematically it is still a draw.

Look, I hate the rich more than most, but Andy Beal is a self-made billionaire and he solved a 450 year old mathematical problem in his spare time, hence the "Beal Conjecture". He puts his money into getting kids into math and science. He took on a group of the best poker players in the world and until Ivey came and kicked his ass he was up. Give the man the props he deserves.

[jimmym]

I assume the poker pros "the corporation" and the organisers of this event were all in favor of it not being televised due to the impact it could have on the growing popularity of poker.

The common person sitting at home who watch poker on television always seem to select and root for the player who has come from nowere, the guy who won a place for a few dollars and then takes home a few $100,000.

This is was makes poker so popular, the thought that one day it could be you. Now noway am I saying that Andy Beal shouldnt play against these people, but it shows that money can buy you anything wether it be a game against the best or going into space.

and I suppose paying 16million to play against Phil Ivey is acceptable to some I think I may wait until I win a $3 satalite, hey it happened to C Moneymaker.

We have this kind of buying into success over in the UK at the moment in other sports, were very rich Russian billionairs are buying football teams and the best players for huge amounts of cash.

It just seems wrong to me that this happens, but I have to accept and sometimes applaud the cost of what trying to by success is costing some then only to find out that the $3 players or low finance clubs have got the required skill they never could afford to buy.

Mr Beal may be a great man in his own field he may help deprived kids and have solved mathamatical problems, but I am really glad he was beaten even if the amount is so small to him that it wont affect his life but it will affect his ego and help in the promotion of poker which when all said and done is a great game that everyone can play but only a small percentage are truley great my hat goes off to Phil Ivey well done.