Garrett Adelstein

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Garrett Adelstein
Nickname(s)Gman
Residence Manhattan Beach, California
Born (1986-05-16) May 16, 1986 (age 38)
Tucson, Arizona
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finish(es)3
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		143rd, 2016
Information last updated on 3 December 2017.

Garrett Adelstein (born May 16, 1986) is an American professional poker player from Tucson, Arizona who focuses on live no-limit hold 'em cash games. He appeared on Survivor: Cagayan where he was the second player voted off. [1]

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Poker career

Adelstein focuses on live cash games. He was a coach at Phil Galfond's poker academy Run It Once until 2014. [2] Adelstein is known for his aggression and large bets. Commentators say he isn't afraid to gamble. [3]

Some of his biggest winnings from professional tournaments include a $48,000 win from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in 2008, [4] $48,487 from the 2010 WSOP Main Event and $49,108 from the 2016 WSOP Main Event. [5]

In 2017, he began appearing regularly on live poker shows including Live at the Bike hosted in The Bicycle Hotel & Casino in California and has appeared on the reboot of Poker After Dark . One of his most notable hands was against professional poker player Matt Berkey in the November broadcast of Poker After Dark for $459,000. His A♠ A♣ beat Berkey's K♠ K♥. The board came 7♥ K♦ 5♠ A♥ 6♣ giving both players three of a kind, and they went all-in on the river. [6] Adelstein made a second appearance in the Poker After Dark episode Dead Money. [7]

Adelstein-Lew controversy

On September 29, 2022, Adelstein lost a hand while playing at Hustler Casino, during the "Hustler Casino Live" stream. His opponent Robbi Jade Lew, an amateur, called off her stack, $108,300, on the turn of 10♥ 10♣ 9♣ 3♥. She was holding J♣ 4♥ versus Adelstein's 8♣ 7♣.

The river was run twice and came first 9♦ and then A♠, neither of which were outs for Adelstein. After Lew tabled her hand at showdown, Adelstein was visibly disturbed and clearly believed that Lew had cheated. Garrett left the table several hands later, and shortly thereafter, a member of management escorted Lew away from the table. Lew refunded Adelstein his bets in the hand, and Adelstein left the game. Adelstein tweeted that he had been cheated and later suggested that Lew may have been part of a cheating ring involving at least three people. [8] [9] Lew maintained her innocence and shared the results of a polygraph test she took shortly after on October 12, 2022. [10]

Survivor

In 2013, Adelstein appeared on Survivor: Cagayan as a member of the "Brains" tribe where he was the second player voted off. Adelstein managed to find a Hidden Immunity Idol, but elected not to bring it to Tribal Council. [11] [12]

Personal life

Adelstein currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California. He is married to Jennifer Stutland of Lexington, KY, a USC graduate.

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References

  1. ↑ "Survivor Cast: Garrett Adelstein". CBS. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Garrett Adelstein". Run It Once. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Sofen, Jon (November 20, 2017). "Scott Seiver Gets His Own Special Week on 'Poker After Dark'". Cardschat. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Garrett Adelstein - How an Ex-Surviour Became One of the Best Poker Players on the World". Casinoreviews.net.
  5. ↑ "Garrett Adelstein". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ Harris, Martin (November 22, 2017). "Brutal Coolers and Big King-High Calls on 'Poker After Dark'". PokerNews. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ Clark, Matt (February 16, 2018). "Garrett Adelstein Catches Fire to open "Dead Money" Week". Poker Central. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ Garrett Adelstein Report on Likely Cheating on Hustler Casino Live twpplustwo forums. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ Sofen, Jon (March 27, 2023). "Garrett Adelstein to Doug Polk: Robbi Likely Cheated and I'm Not Giving the Money Back". PokerNews.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. ↑ Robbi Jade Lew Passes Lie Detector Test CardsChat. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ George, Daniel (March 7, 2018). "Survivor Ghost Island: The first 'curse' is designed for chaos". Surviving Tribal. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ Raftery, Liz (February 28, 2014). "Survivor: Cagayan's Garrett: Not Bringing Immunity Idol to Tribal "Was Probably a Mistake"". TV Guide. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
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