Phil Ivey took his massive chip lead into the final ... The buy-in for the event was $25,000 attracting 112 players. It was the first poker tournament to take place at the Casino de Monte-Carlo.

The Asian and Chinese markets have been slower to incorporate poker into their mix of gambling games. So when word spread recently that Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Chau Giang and John Juanda were ... "Tom ...