How Phil Ivey Acquires Chips

[Rushmore]

So we've been playing for about 45 minutes, and the 3 seat has not shown up.

Into the room walks Mr. Ivey, who gets into the seat (two to my left--great!) just as the second card lands in front of his chips which have been getting blinded off for almost an hour.

The 7 seat (UTG) has raised the pot to 150 (blinds 25/50). Before he can count his chips, Ivey looks at his cards and reraises to 500. He hasn't even checked to see how many chips were blinded off.

Flop comes down KT2, rainbow. UTG bets 600 into Ivey, who immediately raises to 1500. He has a train to catch or something. UTG calls.

Turn is a blank, and the guy bets 1500; Ivey raises to 4000. The guy raises Ivey allin, Ivey calls, and his set of kings beats the guy's AK. I guess the guy thought that Ivey's turn raise was either, uh, KQ or, uh, pocket queens or, like, a bluff or something. Hm.

Good God, where's the justice in THAT??! Arguably the best player in the world shows up late, and before the players at the table can stop falling all over themselves trying to fellate the guy, he has a set of kings and some clueless guy doubling him up.

Live major tournament poker is rigged.