Phil Ivey’s second shot: Poker pro to appeal £7.7M Crockford decision

The battle continues for Phil Ivey.

This time, the poker pro has given a fresh hope of recovering the £7.7 million he won playing Punto Banco, a form of baccarat, in London’s Crockford’s casino in 2012.

Ivey won the money by edge sorting—exploiting a defect in the card manufacturing process to identify the face value of cards—that he insisted was a legitimate technique, but a judge ruled in 2014 that his method can be considered cheating.

However, Ivey has recently been allowed to appeal last year’s ruling after a judge ruled that his case “raises an important question of law and has a real prospect of success,” Daily Mail reported. Ivey is set to appear before the Appeal Court on Dec. 10.