Update: Ivey’s Divorce Issues Reveal Big Numbers Paid by FTP

Poker pro was paid well prior to Black Friday Many juicy details have been revealed throughout the messy alimony contract dispute between reputable professional poker player Phil Ivey and his ex-wife, one of which turned out to be of much interest to the poker observers and fans – how much he used to earn from Full Tilt Poker. As it turns out, it was quite a sum. According to the ex-Mrs. Ivey's court documents supporting her claim for a better settlement than that agreed in 2009, the eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner received around $920,000 a month from FTP parent Tiltware before the company faced its many troubles due to the DoJ's Black Friday actions. Reportedly, the payments were split - the plaintiff alleges inequitably - $180,000 a month to Mrs. I, whilst Ivey kept the balance of $740,000 per month. In her filing, former Mrs. Ivey also states that the poker pro made donations to the judge hearing the original settlement, thus implying that the original ruling involved an element of favor and bias. In his response to the claim, Ivey underlined that the agreement was that if the monthly payments from Tiltware were to cease at any point, the portion of those payments allocated to Mrs. Ivey would also stop.