One Day of Poker: Phil Ivey’s Biggest Win – $16.6 Million vs Andy Beal!
It’s February 2006, and Phil Ivey walks into the Wynn Resorts’ high stakes poker room
He takes a seat opposite his adversary – a Texan billionaire named Andy Beal.
He is about to play one of the biggest poker games ever hosted. Stakes are so high that a defeat would bankrupt not only, him but also 16 other poker legends.
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