Law and Regulation: Ivey claims that the casino destroyed the cards which were used, denying him the evidence for his defense.
Phil Ivey has filed a countersuit against the Borgata in New Jersey claiming that it $9.6 million lawsuit against him is frivolous and that the casino has fraudulently or negligently destroyed the evidence he needs to defend himself.
The original case concerned baccarat games where the Borgata alleges that Phil Ivey cheated by using a technique known as edge-sorting. Taking advantage of the fact that the playing card manufacturing process is not perfect, Ivey teamed up with Cheung Yin Sun—known as the “Queen of Sorts”—to use the defects, and her ability to identify them, to secure an advantage during the games.