Garrett Adelstein Robbi Lew Hours have passed since what will likely be remembered as one of the craziest poker hands ever caught on tape, and yet, no one in the poker community seems to be able to agree as to what exactly happened on last night’s Hustler Casino Live stream.
The hand, which has already garnered over 2.5 million views on Twitter alone, involved Hustler newcomer Robbi Jade Lew calling Los Angeles high-stakes poker legend Garrett Adelstein with just jack-high and no draw to win a $269,000 pot. After seeing his opponent’s holding, a completely befuddled Adelstein insisted he had been cheated, an accusation he later doubled down on and fleshed out in a six-part statement .
Lew, who gave Adelstein his money back off-stream in an attempt to diffuse the situation, vehemently denied that there was any wrongdoing in the hand and maintains that she “read the man and ma(de) a hero call after he shoves on a turned brick card.”
Hardly anyone in the poker community stayed quiet as the drama made its way to social media, and everyone from Daniel Negreanu to Rounders co-writer Brian Koppelman and the usually quiet Tom Dwan gave their thoughts.
All this and more is the subject of the latest edition of The Muck , where we share various takes on the hand that has the entire poker community talking. Initial Reactions
Big names in the poker community were quick to give their takes on the strange hand, with many saying they were certain or near certain the hand wasn’t straight.
“Literal 0% chance hand is real,” tweeted high-stakes pro Chris Brewer . “He got cheated, the only question now is how?” Literal 0% chance hand is real. He got cheated, the only question now is how? https://t.co/gKiSYQi7Z3 — Chris Brewer (@Chris_D_Brewer) Sorry, no real money games are currently available in your region, but you can play these Free Online Games Replay Poker ClubGG Poker “Don’t think it is 0%. But it’s very very very suspect,” added Ryan Laplante .
2021 GPI player of the year Chance Kornuth also hinted at foul play, tweeting that the Hustler […]
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