The poker world had a lot of drama this year.
The no-limit Texas hold'em star said he was cheated during a hand with a large pot.
A game was played against a new player at the casino. This is how it ended.
One of the biggest, most famous cash games in the world was accused of cheating by a pro poker player.
The Hustler Casino in Gardena, California, is a luxury venue that hosts Hustler Casino Live, a weekday stream that brings together some of the country's best poker players.
During a hand on Thursday's live stream, Adelstein seemed stunned after his semi-bluff shove with eight-high was called by Robbi Jade Lew, who was holding jack-high, for a pot that had grown to $269,000.
The controversy started when the two men played a hand.
Lew called the $3,000 raise from the $800 straddle with the jack of clubs and four of hearts to the more experienced pro's eight of clubs and seven of clubs the best pre-flop raise he'd ever seen.
This flop was dealt by the dealer.
As a result of the open-ended straight flush draw, he bet another $2,500.
Lew had a club and it would give him a huge advantage. He would get a straight if he wore a six or jack of any suit.
Lew called the bet.
The turn was the turning point.
Lew made a $20,000 bet at the turn after a $10,000 bet by Adelstein.
He went all in with a semi-bluff because he didn't have enough good cards left in the deck to complete his hand.
If Lew wanted to make it to the showdown, she had to commit what was left of her entire stack.
Bart Hanson didn't think Lew would call. She only had jack high, had no draw, and would have been left hoping for a pair on the river.
Lew wanted to see it, and appeared to talk herself into the strange, wild, and remarkable call.
Nine diamonds came first, before the ace of spades, in the second run of the river.
Adelstein was left with eight high after the players agreed to run the river twice.
Lew showed jack high, prompting disbelief from the people at the table.
Modern poker theories suggest that Lew should have folded rather than commit her entire stack of chips.
Lew would have lost to all made hands, over pairs, and other pairs, but she would also have lost out to many of his bluffs.
There were at least 150 ways for her to lose her hand, but only six ways to win.
She won.
"I don't know what's going on right now," a confused Adelstein said as the cameras continued to roll.
He asked what she was thinking when she made the call.
Lew thought he had an ace.
Why don't you call with jack high? Jack high would have lost to ace high.
Lew said that you don't have anything.
There was a man at the table.
Lew left to speak with the two people.
Eric Persson said that she never should have given the money back. It makes you feel bad.
A player called "Rip" got up to join Lew, and could be heard yelling at Adelstein, who then returned to the table to collect his chips.
There is confusion as to whether Lew offered to give him the chips back or if there was another reason for him to leave with the chips.
Right here, watch the hand.
She had a hunch that Lew's hand was not as good as hers.
She called on him to return the money she had won from him after she wrote on the social networking site.
Lew said "How do you keep a grown man from throwing a temper?" when a follower asked why she gave him his money back.
It's difficult for a woman in a male-dominated sport to stand up against a table bully.
Lew said that her call was based on her past experiences with Adelstein and that jack high may have been the right call.
Lew was accused of foul play by Adelstein during a lengthy statement on the social networking site.
He claimed that Lew's hand had very little equity and shouldn't have been played by the turn.
He said he's aware of the ways someone could cheat during a live stream. A device hidden that vibrates to indicate you have the best hand could be included.
One of the most common ways of cheating is by hacking into the card reader.
There was no evidence that Lew had done that.
He was concerned about foul play.
He talked with Ryan and Lew.
Lew was told that this was likely to be seen by millions of people.
Lew offered to repay his part of the pot. I took her up on her offer because I knew this was the closest I could get to a confession.
He said he would accept his money back after being cheated.
The player would not be invited back to the show until it thoroughly investigated the incident.
"We fully understand the magnitude of the situation and the accusations," said the company. We are very serious about this."
We don't have any proof or any indication of wrongdoing besides the accusations of parties involved.
There is a man on the show He has earned over 1.5 million dollars from 52 appearances on the live stream.
Lew had made two appearances and collected over $100,000 in winnings.
Lew invited Adelstein to a heads-up game, where she would read him all day, and seemed confident that she would be vindicated.
He hasn't responded yet.
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