Poker legend Phil Ivey’s appeal of a £7.8m ($11m USD) court ruling that went against him in 2014 is usually resolved by September, Card Player was told by a spokesperson for the 10-time WSOP bracelet winner.

The Court of Appeal judge reserved judgement at a Wednesday hearing, which means a call will come at a later time. No additional hearings was planned so far, in keeping with the spokesperson.

According to a report from Bloomberg, Ivey, a sure-fire bet for the Poker Hall of Fame now that he turned 40 years old, was within the London courtroom Wednesday to assist his legal team’s efforts to get the ruling overturned.

Ivey admitted to using one way called edge-sorting in baccarat while wagering £50,000 per hand to be able to gain a bonus against Crockfords Casino in August 2012. The casino said it was cheating, and so it didn’t pay Ivey and his playing partner their money.

Though the judge in 2014 agreed that it was cheating, the appeals court will now be tasked with deciding the legal definition of cheating in a casino.

The New Jersey native told the court Wednesday that he’s an “advantage player.”

“Baccarat is a game of pure chance,” a lawyer for Genting, owner of the casino, said in court. “It isn't a game of skill, it's not a game of mixed skill and chance. You aren't purported to know what's popping out of the shoe. Those are the rules.”

Ivey and playing partner Cheung Yin Sun never touched the cards in use, but edge-sorting does involve asking the dealer to prepare the cards a definite strategy to make the producing defects at the backs more visible, all so that they could get an concept of the price of the card.

The Court of Appeal judge said when granting Ivey’s motion to appeal last year that his grounds of appeal “raise a very powerful question of law and feature an actual prospect of success.”

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