The real life of Ivey? (Cristal Balla Story)

SCJ · #1 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 04:16 AM

What is the likely percentage that this story about Phil is bs?

http://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/ws...-cristal-balla

Maybe Phil can comment on this in the next LOI.

DennisG90 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 04:36 AM

hardly believe that story either...

Stephen Vaughan · #3 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 09:17 AM

Not sure if this has already been posted on this forum (if so sorry for spamming). I'm not sure if it's true, exaggerated or false. However it's the best Ivey story I've ever heard.

Heres the link.

http://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/ws...-cristal-balla

dstoyo · #4 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 10:37 AM

i call BS

Airnick15 · #5 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 11:57 AM

Was this a restaurant or a Cristal factory?

Spursrchamps · #6 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 01:25 PM

if this is true ivey is the undisputed champion of life

Tyresias · #7 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 01:54 PM

There's 0 chance this is true, it's almost definitely completely fabricated. I'll leave a little room for the small but not impossible chance that it's just exaggerated (i.e. he sends 4 bottles, they cover his check, and that's the end of that).

JonV · #8 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dstoyo

i call BS

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Hokulea · #9 (**permalink**) 06-24-2009, 01:05 AM

It's a fabricated story that has to be false. First it's based on a true story that happened between Kobe Bryant and Antonio Esfandiari's friend which Antonio told about 2 years ago. And no restaurant no matter how baller keeps ~300 Cristal bottles on hand, that's just stupid.

Barry Greenstein · #10 (**permalink**) 06-24-2009, 05:39 AM

It's funny how sure people are about things they don't know about. I remember Phil telling me about it. I thought he told me he sent 100 bottles over the last foray, but I wasn't paying that close attention to the details. It happened over a year ago I think.

Barry