phil ivey smiling No matter what you do, no matter how long you live, no matter what strings you pull, you almost certainly will never get the opportunity to play one-on-one basketball against LeBron James or compete in a set of tennis against Novak Djokovic.
Poker is different. If you have the money, you can buy into a game against just about any living legend at any time.
And thanks to a newly announced promotion from the World Poker Tour, two lucky players will have the chance to do that in December without risking big money. A pair of qualifiers will get to battle heads-up against Phil Ivey — the LeBron or Djokovic of his generation, the consensus world’s best in his prime, and still arguably so in 2023 — with serious stakes.
On Dec. 10, Ivey will play the two heads-up matches simultaneously at Wynn Las Vegas, and if either challenger beats the 2017 Poker Hall of Fame inductee, they’ll earn a $10,400 seat in the WPT World Championship that begins Dec. 12. From the club to the diamonds
Qualifying for the opportunity to play in the Phil Ivey WPT Duel starts with a membership with ClubWPT, an online poker site that operates somewhat like social casinos such as High 5 Casino or Pulsz Casino , where players can deposit or withdraw real money but compete for site-specific currency.
With online poker at sites such as PokerStars , BetMGM Poker , and WSOP only legal and operational in a handful of states, those seeking to play iPoker in much of the country have to turn to other options like this “sweepstakes”-style site affiliated with the World Poker Tour.
Qualifying ClubWPT members can enter an online tournament on Nov. 19 that will award the top two finishers a $2,500 passport to the WPT Prime Championship running Dec. 7-12 at Wynn Las Vegas, $500 cash, four hotel nights, and the chance to play Ivey heads-up.
If either or both challengers prevail over Ivey (while he’s perhaps distracted by also playing the other winner heads-up), they’ll earn entry into the WPT World Championship, which comes with a […]
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