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[22] Notable online and live poker pro Tom Dwan came down in favor of the cheating explanation, while poker pro Phil Galfond bemoaned the appearance of two opposite, strongly founded camps in the debate and argued that the issue should be examined by "open-minded people rather than each side cherry-picking evidence to support their take ...
More than a month has passed since a scandal rocked the poker world, with no evidence of cheating found yet. That leaves players, and fans, in limbo. The poker scandal is still under investigation.
On Sept. 29, Lew appeared for the third time on "Hustler Casino Live," a popular YouTube poker show with 183,000 subscribers that streams from the Gardena casino five nights a week.
The saga began Sept. 29, when Lew — a relatively new player to the high-stakes, no-limit scene — won a $269,000 pot against poker pro Garrett Adelstein on an episode of “Hustler Casino Live ...
Many people from poker's professional community (players, announcers, bloggers, authors, card room and technical control management) who viewed and commented on archived video footage from Stones Live livestreams echoed Brill's concern that Postle must have had access to real-time information about his opponents' hole cards and hand strength.
He was also the host of Card Player's now defunct online video segment, "The Mouthpiece." In one episode, Mike discussed the controversial Ultimatebet.com superuser cheating scandal, as well as seeking legal action as a victim of the scandal against the main perpetrator, former World Series of Poker Champion Russ Hamilton. [30] [31]
Pro poker player Garrett Adelstein risked his reputation, and maybe his career, when he accused another player of cheating him in a $269,000 hand. The clip, and the controversy, quickly went viral.
The episode aired on November 30, 2008. [11] Witteles appeared on the front page of The Washington Post about the same matter. [12] On December 16, 2009, he appeared on CNBC to discuss the cheating. In the CNBC special, Witteles claimed that legalization and regulation of online poker was necessary in order to prevent future cheating scandals.