Poker career
Adelstein focuses on live cash games. He was a coach at Phil Galfond's poker academy Run It Once until 2014. Adelstein is known for his aggression and large bets. Commentators say he isn't afraid to gamble. Some of his biggest winnings from professional tournaments include a $48,000 win from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in 2008, $48,487 from the 2010 WSOP Main Event and $49,108 from the 2016 WSOP Main Event. 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 ''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 . Her hand was an unimproved versus Adelstein's . Although Lew had the better hand at the time, her hand was losing to large majority of the hands Adelstein could reasonably have reached that point in the hand with, so calling all-in in this situation is something no experienced player would do without knowing Adelstein's holdings. (Adelstein was actually slightly favored to hit a Jack, 8, 7, 6, or club on the river and win the hand, but due to the money already in the pot the call from Lew was mathematically correct if she knew Adelstein's cards.) The river was run twice and came first and then , neither of which were outs for Adelstein. After Lew tabled her hand at showdown, Adelstein was visibly disturbed and clearly believed that there was cheating going on. Garrett left the table several hands later, and shortly thereafter, a member of management escorted Lew away from the table. After some discussion, Lew refunded Adelstein his bets in the hand, and Adelstein left the game. Adelstein tweeted that he had been cheated and later provided evidence suggesting that Lew was part of a cheating ring involving at least three people. Lew claimed her innocence and shared the results of a polygraph test she took shortly after on October 12, 2022.''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.Personal life
Adelstein currently resides in Manhattan Beach,References
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