Following the controversial hero call on Hustler Casino Live (HCL) on Sep 29, the players involved in the hand, Garrett Adelstein and Robbi Jade Lew, each took to social media to share their side of the story and both ended up accusing each other of wrongdoing.
Denials and Accusations
Lew won a $269,000 pot against Adelstein in one of the most bizarre hands in professional poker. Adelstein held the bottom end of a straight flush draw when he decided to move all in. Lew, who was holding just jack-high, called and ultimately won the pot. But she however decided to return Adelstein’s money after the latter, according to her, demanded a refund.
In a lengthy post on Twitter, Adelstein denied that he asked for his money back. He instead accused Lew of cheating and that her gesture of returning the money was an admission of guilt. Though the HCL regular couldn’t tell exactly how the cheating happened, he was certain something was off about the hand. He also didn’t think the show itself was involved.
Lew Challenges Adelstein to Heads-Up Match
Lew answered Adelstein’s claims with an allegation of her own, saying the cash game specialist cornered and threatened her. She implied in her post that returning the money was against her will and that she was only forced to do it. She later challenged Adelstein to a heads-up match to put an end to the controversy once and for all.
