Garrett Adelstein Can't Catch a Break in Latest Poker Appearance
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Garrett Adelstein ran into multiple sticky, and costly, situations during Tuesday's episode of No Gamble, No Future on PokerGO.
The Los Angeles high-stakes cash game legend, playing at $200/$400 stakes, won a sizable pot with a flopped flush. But the cards went against him in every other hand he played, although he made some world-class folds.
The "J4 Game" was on with Adelstein in the game. Any player who won a pot with the infamous jack-four hand would receive an additional $1,000 from every other player at the table.
Justin Gavri, who has become a regular on PokerGO's High Stakes Poker, took his shot at the side action by raising preflop with J♥4♣. He loved the 4♠7♠J♠ flop, and bet it aggressively enough to convince Kirk Brown to fold his K♣J♣. Two pair was good enough to collect the pot and a $6,000 bonus.
Poker's Rough Sometimes Even for Top Pros
Season 7 of No Gamble, No Future, a cash game show hosted by Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks, had already produced some intense high-stakes action. Episode 3 was more of the same.
Andrew Robl, one of the top high rollers in the world, ran pure throughout the show and built his stack above $1.7 million. He took down a $230,000 pot with a full house to begin the show against Lightning, who didn't last long. Brown then had a misstep, bluffing off a large chunk of his stack with six-high into Robl's pocket aces.
Robl would pick up pocket aces again moments later. This time around, the outcome wasn't so great for him. Darin Feinstein limped the straddled pot ($800) with Q♦6♦ before Robl made it $4,000 in late position with A♠A♦. Brown called on the button with A♣6♣, as did Adelstein, who was in the small blind with 2♠2♥.
Feinstein also called to see an action flop of 5♣8♦2♦. Adelstein led for $10,000 with bottom set. Feinstein, on a flush draw, called. Robl, with the nut over pair, came along for the ride, as did Brown with ace-high.
The turn was the K♦, bringing home the flush. Adelstein, concerned his set was cracked, checked. Feinstein, who still had a number of river outs to dodge, bet $60,000. Robl, who picked up the nut flush draw, called. Adelstein, whose set weakened, made the call in search of the board pairing, while Brown folded.
There would be no improvement for anyone on the 10♣ river. Feinstein bet another $60,000, but this time both opponents folded.
More of the Same for Adelstein
Adelstein ran into another difficult situation with K♥K♣. He four-bet preflop to $55,000 and went heads-up against Robl, who called with A♦K♦. The flop came out 10♦A♠A♥.
"G-Man" could only chop the pot by hitting a runner-runner straight. Both players checked, and the 2♥ on the turn ensured there would be no chop. Robl continued slowplaying his trips with a check. Adelstein bet $35,000 and then would make a strong fold after facing a raise to $175,000.
Adelstein didn't lose every hand he played, however. He scooped a $134,000 pot with a flopped five-high flush against Lightning, who put his entire stack in with an over pair.
The episode would end with Adelstein playing a massive pot with A♥K♠. He raised to $2,500 preflop on the button and received a call from Shawn Madden's 10♦8♦ in the small blind. "Rips" then three-bet to $12,500 from the big blind with K♦K♣.
Both players called before the flop of 3♣4♥2♥ turned over. Rips bet $45,000 only for Adelstein to min-raise to $90,000. Madden folded, but Rips moved all in for $152,900. Adelstein was pot committed, so he made the call. The players agreed to run it twice for a $352,000 pot. Both turn and river runouts were clean for Rips, who took down the largest pot of the session.
No Gamble, No Future will return next Tuesday at 5 p.m. with Episode 4 on PokerGO.
