This is probably the silliest thing I have read in quite awhile. A post about the Absolute Poker scandal and how some people think that Phil Ivey could be a super user. Here's a hint, he's not. Not at all.

Phil Ivey is largely regarded as one of the best, if not, the best poker player in the world. The man wins, consistently, no matter the game, stakes or venue. However, as a program which aired on 60 Minutes on November 30th shows, there were ways that people with inside knowledge of a large poker site’s operations were able to profit from their standing with the site. With all the talk about superusers being able to see other players’ hole cards, it was just a matter of time before other players looked at winning players with suspicion. Naturally, since players can now point to a real dollar figure to see how well Ivey has been doing, the inevitable marriage of paranoia was just a matter of time. However, most people have been quick to defend Ivey and do not believe for a moment that he has done anything wrong.

Let's forget for a second that Phil Ivey is playing against OTHER pros and that some of them can probably be counted as friends. Let's forget for a second that Phil Ivey is the best player in the world. Let's even forget that Luciaetta would kill him. Phil Ivey is smart, he knows that the Absolute Poker scandal threatened to ruin online poker and he has an interest in keeping it alive. He sees the big picture and knows that he could probably never play poker again and still have a pretty good life off of Full Tilt. There is no sense in ruining it to take a few pots that he could probably take anyways. Come on, he's Phil Ivey!

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