Phil Ivey Crowned Champion of 2005 Monte Carlo Millions

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco, Nov. 23, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) — Phil Ivey beat out British player Paul Jackson to win the 2005 Monte Carlo Millions. Ivey took home $1 million and the coveted championship title of the first poker tournament to ever be held in the illustrious Casino de Monte-Carlo. The tournament will be broadcast across the U.S. on FSN and internationally through its broadcast partners in early 2006. For the past three days, 112 of the world’s greatest poker players from 22 countries gathered …

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• DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
• FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
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