It's no secret that one of the big games that people like to put money down on is the NFL's Super Bowl.

While most people are probably risking a few bucks, maybe a couple hundred, there are a rare few willing to stake some eye-popping amounts of money .

One of those people, it turns out, is Phil Ivey. During his weekly chat with Barry Greenstein on ... Read more »

It's no secret that one of the big games that people like to put money down on is the NFL's Super Bowl.

While most people are probably risking a few bucks, maybe a couple hundred, there are a rare few willing to stake some eye-popping amounts of money.

One of those people, it turns out, is Phil Ivey. During his weekly chat with Barry Greenstein on PokerRoadRadio, Ivey said he was calling from the floor of the Bellagio while he was waiting to find out if they would take his $1 million bet on the Super Bowl.

Ivey wasn't willing to divulge what side that money was going down on though. In the conversation Greenstein alluded to some inside knowledge Ivey might have on the teams, but neither of them said what team that could lead to a bet on.

"People are always complaining that Bellagio won't take a couple of grand on a game," said ActionFreak in a 2+2 thread on Ivey's bet, which explains why Ivey was waiting ... Read more »