It's Time To Talk To Garrett Adelstein

After weeks of having verbal shots fired at him, Garrett Adelstein is joining me to give his side of the story.

[@DougPolkPoker]

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Garrett joins 1:55 Why speak now? 7:55 Becoming a father 9:43 The J4 hand 14:53 The Robbi situation, Will Garrett give the money back? 27:10 HCL during Garrett's time there 35:04 Did Garrett force line-ups? 41:33 Garrett vs Airball 58:35 Other HCL regulars 1:03:45 Is Garret Banned from HCL? 1:13:17 Matt Berkey 1:19:59 Poker live stream integrity 1:29:30 Garrett's future in poker, Fatherhood 1:41:53 How Garrett built a following 1:47:04 Outro

[@maliant16]

Disappointing interview Doug. Garrett starts the interview by lambasting Airball for evaluating his worth as a person based on only a few interactions. I was screaming at you to ask him why then he can feel justified in tweeting that he is a horrible person. When discussing Robbi hand, Garrett claims no amount of evidence will change his mind. That is just an absurd statement for you to not follow up on. He then much later in the interview makes a Freudian slip that he is paranoid about rampant cheating on live streams. I now understand why he agreed to your interview, the stipulations must have been that you would not challenge or debate but just let him vent. If not, then you really missed the mark on doing a good interview.

[@lukamilas8648]

@@maliant16 💯 facts

[@christopherdowning7776]

Garret states that what AirBall said was untrue and then admits that he is involved in picking and approving lineups and that there must be 5 or 6 unskilled players at table.

[@christopherdowning7776]

@@maliant16 I agree, no follow ups or holding him accountable for his actions or statements.

[@mattingly234ever]

Doug is a mush-mouthed S- talking🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱

[@jackthehealer8052]

Dude is solid and has always been solid. One of the very last people I can think of who deserves to be hated/smeared

[@primitive7634]

To think ppl who are in the High Stakes scene have taken the side of some plastic fake as fk diva who came out of nowhere and who quite obviously cheated in that hand. The proof is in all her play before and after that hand! How does any halfway smart person not understand that? That’s why I just can’t respect a guy like Daniel Negraneau saying there is no way she cheated. I could understand him taking the stance of he doesn’t know but he doesn’t think she did but to sit there and say there is no way? That’s insane. I honestly think that Nick V and Ryan Feldman set Garret up and that they were cheating and are still cheating players with ppl in the game. It’s not like the ppl who were cheating are gonna come and and say hey guys I was the one they used to cheat ppl… lmfao so I don’t know I think both those guys are complete and utter dogsht ppl period.. I also don’t really like Garrett tbh he seems so fake and oh I’m such a good person blah blah blah.. It seems like such bullsht and always has. Nick V is a proven piece of sht it’s been proven 100x over that he’s scammed old grannies and ppl alike. He goes around claiming that he was a cop for 20yrs we’ve all heard em on stream talking about it and it’s all complete bullsht he was never a cop he was on some volunteer police bullsht so he wasn’t ever a fkn cop he’s always been a piece of sht scammer. On top of all this we got a worker who just so happens to steal exactly 10% of the person some of us know cheated just after the game where she cheated…. Lmfao but that’s just some coincidence! On top of all that Robbie wasn’t going to prosecute the guy who stole 15$ from her stack until ppl told her she had to because it was too obvious if she didn’t! Lmfao.. like wtf are ppl really this fkn stupid? Can they not see the bs going on here?? Lmfao wow… I think Garret was spot on I don’t like the guy but I respect him sticking to his convictions and calling out obvious cheating! I think he also needs to call out Nick V and Ryan Feldman for the pieces of trash they are!

[@happywednesday6741]

What about Garrett?

[@michaeletzkorn]

Airball straight up sowing chaos all because of a personal vendetta

[@tommyfu9271]

His initial reaction makes sense. The way he's handled it since has been a joke. His 2p2 post was 95 percent baseless nonsense and in many cases outright lies. He was "spending 16 hours a day" (or was it 18?) On "the case" and still nothing. Garret also admitted to being cheated in a home game ,but agreed to keep his mouth shut in exchange for them paying him back.This is the opposite of solid. He's perfectly content with others being fucked over as long as he's fine. It's actually amazing how he absolutely torched his berry patch printing press.

[@ZPS51491]

@@tommyfu9271 I think you should play Garrett heads-up to teach him about being solid. I'm sure he has a lot to learn from some KZbin hater.

[@ChrisMaveric]

I've been watching G-Man since his early days at the Bike... seeing him construct a poker play is what's all about for me. Few can do it and even fewer do it playing high stakes, which is the essence of poker! "Garrett, many are looking forward to your return to the game."

[@jclehman]

I must say, Doug, for such a great interviewer, you’re a very good poker player. Honestly, there’s a skill to being a very good interviewer, and I’m impressed by your ability to allow your guests to speak uninterrupted, and have good follow up questions.

[@thi3n858]

This interview was fantastic. Thanks Doug for being a great host. Thanks to Garrett for stepping back into the public eye and nailing it. The mix of frustration, ego, and sincerity is refreshing in a world of "gimmicky" personalities. The Return of Garrett will be one of the most watched live streams - I can't wait!

[@jeandonadoni2021]

Garrett can stay away, he should be banned from all poker until he give back the money to Robbi!

[@shawncanipas]

no one will play with him.

[@cloudcitydigital]

"biggest podcast on poker by far" SOMEBODY GIVE THIS PODCAST AN AWARD!!!

[@Nick-xu7ns]

Joey in shambles

[@frankrizzo5155]

Right Doug did get snubbed on the awards!! People need 2 vote

[@THELASTUYGHUR]

Garrett got that award already in poker history unless he wants to share ….

[@brycethornberry7070]

It's amazing what can be accomplished with a direct and honest conversation.

[@jjjrjjjr1]

Agreed,100%. I don’t agree with the PTSD part. When we gamble we know the risk,however unlikely,ppl will cheat run angles or flat refuse to pay. It goes with territory. I’m sure my opinion will catch backlash,I’m cool with it. PTSD should be reserved for victims of horrific situations & not just war zones. I won’t elaborate on the situations but we all know. Losing $$ playing cards,no matter how comes with territory. Do we really think Postle was the 1st or the last? When $$$ is involved someone will always find away to cheat & that’s not just poker,that’s life

[@sepoker]

facts

[@Jason-eo2vv]

Very true statement

[@nr1212]

@@jjjrjjjr1 I think ptsd probably has levels and while I'm definitely not trying to say getting cheated out of enormous sums of money in front of all your peers compares to going to war I don't think its the best policy to believe I know the emotional turmoil someone else might feel in a situation I might experience as trivial. I've seen people have full on breakdowns over silly shit I would laugh off in a second. Maybe I'm not capable of the range of emotions another person is. All that being said I'm with you in the fact that ptsd is overused by a lot of people in spots that in no way is it literally ptsd.

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

@@jjjrjjjr1 agree "PTSD" shouldn't be used in same way for say a car crash and getting screwed over in the gambling world. also, garrett's been around a while, so i'm sure heard of these type of things occurring before, also he can afford this instance for sure.

[@altortosa5955]

Great interview Doug, really nice to 'meet' Garrett, the first time I have seen him IRL, not playing, he is a very genuine good guy away from the table. At the table, an absolute terminator and normally a real gentleman, when he is not being cheated. Good luck with the baby Garrett and Mrs G

[@LuisRey_777]

Garret mad respect for this interview, I can only imagine the courage that was needed. You are an inspiration for being a great player and overall a good man.

[@corstyl]

I agree, amazing courage after accusing someone without any evidence of cheating, taking their money, donating it to a charity and never addressing the opponent again. You know...like...really good man...like...you know

[@chazsmith20]

@@corstyl Dude you're obviously a SIMP up mommy's skirt. SHE CHEATED. STRONG players can see that weak players are like "well but, uh, isn't it possible that...uh..."

[@skye2281]

Great player, sure. But a dbag for sure.

[@eoghanmacgabhann2212]

@@corstyl playing hundreds and thousands of hours of poker and there was proven thief in the stream set up means the probability is likely but obviously not certain. He's handled himself extremely well here and if he has this feeling, you have to respect his opinion. There's no concrete evidence of Postle cheating either

[@ralphieboy119]

@@corstyl I bet if she had refused to give the money back, the more concrete evidence would have been found. Hence her agreeing to return it to avoid being exposed.

[@jasonfu6440]

Doug is so good at this, I think he is better than most of the news talk hosts.

[@samueltalbot1456]

He’s insanely bright - hard working - humble - handsome and honest Knows when to push and pull and LISTENS!

[@lightsource9263]

If Doug Polk took over CNN, they would get more viewers.

[@brianberg9944]

I think the biggest difference is that Doug is a good listener and is not just waiting to hear himself speak.

[@justingosman8186]

That’s not hard.

[@pro-00001]

@@lightsource9263 That's why it was so funny when Hellmuth did an interview with Doug and he was bragging about how he got interviewed by Squawk Box on CNBC and other cable news shows when his book was released.... I was thinking, "he doesn't know that WAY MORE people are going to see him here on KZbin." A ton of cable news audiences are like random televisions with the sound off in dentist's offices, whereas the KZbin viewers are actually paying attention.

[@mach5k]

One of the things that I think Doug does well in the podcast is letting the guest talk. So many hosts try to interject way too much. Great format and delivery.

[@jeremylawrenceamadehilledw6515]

There's this one trick to get information most people don't use: ask a question and then shut the fuck up and listen to the response. Then ask another question based on the new information.

[@blueelephant4971]

Garrett is the sort of person I would be glad to be friends with-but Nik Airball, Robbie and Nick Vertucci I could never really advance beyond the acquaintance stage with because it's easy to see that they lack character and you can't let someone who lacks character into the inner circle of your life.

[@jeremylawrenceamadehilledw6515]

Truth. They are bad vibes. Gman and Doug are good vibes.

[@MrSimonvk]

Why would you want to be friends with someone who only does things in his own best interest and assumes everyone else is doing the same?

[@Aruklas]

@@jeremylawrenceamadehilledw6515 doug is good vibes? maybe you should ask jnandez how "good vibe" this guy is.

[@Jason-eo2vv]

What's wrong with vertucci? airball is just a big mouth idiot but I like Nick

[@Daisies4evah]

exactly.

[@erwinlogan1090]

Great interview, Doug! GMan! Sir! Mad respect!

[@dustind5942]

Thought Doug and Garrett were going to announce Garrett's return in a 100k heads up challenge. Great podcast!

[@louisclarke8181]

This is an excellent interview - well done to both Doug and Garrett. Loved it from start to finish

[@cadehoulihan5984]

garret you were my favorite player to watch as you had such high class and exceptional play. anyone that really was familiar w the HCL game when you were playing in it knows that you’re a great guy

[@ryanmanns411]

Conversation is what separates humans from animals, Doug is doing a stellar job here, letting Garrett speak and let his thoughts out. I have always looked at Garrett as a solid individual, this interview has solidified my feelings about Garrett, a rock solid human being and one of the best poker players alive, excited for him becoming a father, the world needs more parents like him.

[@blackopal3138]

lol

[@tinahansen5140]

Great interview. So good to hear his side of the story.

[@joshstevens1748]

Which is nothing. He didn’t tell us anything besides for he’s not wrong and he’s a victim :(

[@tinahansen5140]

@@joshstevens1748 guess we must not have listened to the same thing

[@annarichify]

@@joshstevens1748 ya you may wanna rewatch if that’s truly how you feel.

[@ckysusanliu]

@@joshstevens1748 He could not say anything deep about the show.

[@cbrreezzyy69]

@@joshstevens1748 you’re a clown

[@stevevenn1]

Doug, great interview. You actually let people on your show speak as long as they need to. Rare. Great content here and Garrett made his case(s).

[@WayneChiangPoker]

Great interview from two people in the poker space who have contributed so much to the poker industry for decades. Thank you Doug Polk and Garrett Adelstein for the kind words. Doing what I can in this industry which can get ugly really quickly.

[@grahammcintosh240]

lol. embarrassing.

[@dawsonje]

Great space from the space people in the space thing

[@WayneChiangPoker]

@@dawsonjeI’m a space cadet.

[@dawsonje]

@@WayneChiangPoker lol! Nice :)

[@WayneChiangPoker]

@@grahammcintosh240 yes.

[@redbaronlast]

I have the most utmost respect for both Garrett Adelstein, and for Doug Polk. Two of the GOATs each in their way, and two which in my opinion have upheld great integrity 👌💪

[@parrits]

Within the first 8 minutes I could see how hard it was for him to have this interview it’s in his eyes. But it’s funny how they lit up when asked about his kid. I think that tells you everything.

[@drugsrbad475]

So he is just a _soft_ little man

[@captainclutch8463]

@@drugsrbad475 how fucked up is your mind to think loving your kids makes you soft little man lmao

[@t4404]

@@drugsrbad475 he's a kind-hearted person with justifiable reasoning for the decisions he makes. doesn't mean airball's perspective is wrong either.

[@joeltroughton3021]

@@drugsrbad475because he loves his kid…. Shut up bro

[@brucetr87]

It might be uncomfortable talking about lies and uncertainty. But of course he's confident taking about his soon to be kid..

[@markjohnnojohnson5352]

Well if you look through these comments Garrett you can clearly see how much people love you and believe you. Enjoy being a dad mate it’s the best feeling in the world 🌎 ❤❤

[@jeandonadoni2021]

Garrett have take money from a women and we are happy he stay away from all poker in future. We love Robbie and the most people have no respect for Garrett any more. Hope he will be banned lifetime from all live poker!

[@rodomendoza9153]

Garret was out of line and cried when he was donk beat by q bigger donk

[@mattbosco2178]

Garret is a scumbag who accuses people of cheating to get his money back as hush money, but causes a scandal anyway. He should be banned from poker. He's had a year, he's reviewed the tape. He's seen the odds. He knows that a cheater SHOULD HAVE FOLDED.

[@dannythegreat453]

Utter rubbish by shills

[@jeffv3296]

Just wanted to thank Doug for this content. I’m a very average recreational poker player-but I’ve recently started to watch his KZbin videos and content. I find them to be very informative and very entertaining. I really enjoyed this interview because I feel like it was a nice balance of asking some very tough questions-but also leaving plenty of room or opportunities for him to speak anything else that was on his mind in case he felt as if the questions didn’t cover the entire side of his story. I think that kind of interviewing is valuable-and I wish that all journalists and interviewers understood that. Beautiful stuff.

[@YallaMiami]

It’s a 0 Sum game Stop playing

[@jeffv3296]

@@YallaMiami why? I play low stakes with my buddies a couple times a month for fun. It gives old buddies an excuse to get together from time to time. I could care less if I win or lose $20 or $40 a month as the fun far exceeds the money.

[@jeremythevirushuang6303]

@@YallaMiami you must be dumb. Poker has been a zero sum game and folks have been winners and losers for years. Your definition of Zero Sum game is “tell me what we don’t already know 😂”

[@willlinke2849]

Congrats! Awesome news on becoming a Dad soon G-man! It’s phenomenal! You will love it!!!

[@Stros-champs]

Love both of these guys, great interview! Thanks for doing this, both of u! 🤙🙌🙏💯

[@samrain40]

Thankyou so much for speaking ,and comming out , i used to and still admire you as a polite and genuine human being.

[@bigjoesally9269]

Garrett you are a beast on the felt! Can't wait to have you back! Fatherhood will take your focus and be your priority as it should. You've been a class act in a crazy situation. Most of us would've acted in poor taste at some point. You've reflected - are self aware enough to notice, even embrace the fact there may have been an alternative decision in some spots. Kudos to you Sir!

[@dawsonje]

She cheated

[@werofa2627]

You can feel how pure he’s with his emotions and how honest he’s with his words.. I like everything about this guy.. Garret I don’t know if you ever read this but I am a BIG fan and you got my RESPECT sir 💚

[@davidswift6527]

Awesome show Doug!!! Love all what you do! Huge fan of Garrett as well. Absolute class act. You are both great for poker and I appreciate you!

[@Phil_86]

Really liked this interview Garrett!! I watched the interview with Airball and he needs to grow up a little. Garrett presented himself very well and in my book a Class Act!!! Look forward to seeing Garrett soon. Keep up the great videos and interviews Doug!!!!!!!!

[@marcusjackson9806]

What a couple weeks it’s been. Just cranking it out and finally the interview we been waiting for. 2 poker players just busting it up

[@iGioneo4]

If im being honest doug, if you have garrett on more often ill watch more lodge streams

[@joshstevens1748]

Why so we can listen to a big baby lie cry and claim it’s all a big conspiracy against him? Guy needs to grow up

[@martinez14146969]

I think 80% of us would

[@frankrizzo5155]

Get GA in the lodge. I'm 0.6 miles away. I'll peae through the window in the private room like a stalker. 🤪

[@rebirthoflegend4797]

@@joshstevens1748 meh, seems like poker is just a game with egos. Garrett's said it's a business to him and that he's halfway out the door. It's not hard to imagine the organizer for hustler appeasing Garrett to try to keep him for as long as possible and then put the blame on him so when he walks the organizer maintains good will with the other players. He's probably a bit of a dick. Particularly if he's doing something he doesn't want to do. Airball might even pick up on that and just think that attitude is shit, or that he's an asshole. When your job is stroking egos and putting together games I can easily see shit like this popping up where everyone's working with imperfect information and can't recognize their biases

[@JosephSAMUELJonesMommyTammTamm]

​@@joshstevens1748 found the robbi simp 😂😂😂

[@l9cowey]

Two of the greatest poker minds together in one place. Love it!!

[@jrader777]

Good interview Doug. It was great to hear Garrett’s perspective after the Nik airball rant.

[@troyster28]

Wish you well Garrett! We stand with you!

[@loganfignewton]

no we don't

[@PhanHuyQuan]

@@loganfignewton yes , we are . 🎉🎉🎉

[@Levi_Allen]

Thanks for the discussion. Helps understand where the guy is at, even though the way everything was handled doesn’t seem ideal.

[@GregoryMcPherson]

Doug, your interviewing has caught up, if not surpassed, your poker skills. And, that's saying alot. You're a nice healthy blend of Joe Rogan and Sean Evans. As ridiculous as it may sound, I also appreciate the added look of professionalism, dress attire etc. I could go on with accolades. In short, I just wanted to congratulate you on your recent strides and continued success. I'd watch you interview people of interest outside of the poker community, in this format. Thank you for creating content.

[@stevenkrafsig6011]

Nice job Doug. Big Garrett fan here. Great player and class guy!

[@kellis_33]

Garrett is an absolute class act. Always has been. Lost plenty of big pots, never batted an eye. I stand by Garrett 100%.

[@roberthorry621]

Are you serious? Did you not see his 125k pot loss to jack 4 off?

[@jadi8802]

I mean, that J4 pot..

[@kineahora8736]

Me too. She was cheating.

[@primitive7634]

To think ppl who are in the High Stakes scene have taken the side of some plastic fake as fk diva who came out of nowhere and who quite obviously cheated in that hand. The proof is in all her play before and after that hand! How does any halfway smart person not understand that? That’s why I just can’t respect a guy like Daniel Negraneau saying there is no way she cheated. I could understand him taking the stance of he doesn’t know but he doesn’t think she did but to sit there and say there is no way? That’s insane. I honestly think that Nick V and Ryan Feldman set Garret up and that they were cheating and are still cheating players with ppl in the game. It’s not like the ppl who were cheating are gonna come and and say hey guys I was the one they used to cheat ppl… lmfao so I don’t know I think both those guys are complete and utter dogsht ppl period.. I also don’t really like Garrett tbh he seems so fake and oh I’m such a good person blah blah blah.. It seems like such bullsht and always has. Nick V is a proven piece of sht it’s been proven 100x over that he’s scammed old grannies and ppl alike. He goes around claiming that he was a cop for 20yrs we’ve all heard em on stream talking about it and it’s all complete bullsht he was never a cop he was on some volunteer police bullsht so he wasn’t ever a fkn cop he’s always been a piece of sht scammer. On top of all this we got a worker who just so happens to steal exactly 10% of the person some of us know cheated just after the game where she cheated…. Lmfao but that’s just some coincidence! On top of all that Robbie wasn’t going to prosecute the guy who stole 15$ from her stack until ppl told her she had to because it was too obvious if she didn’t! Lmfao.. like wtf are ppl really this fkn stupid? Can they not see the bs going on here?? Lmfao wow… I think Garret was spot on I don’t like the guy but I respect him sticking to his convictions and calling out obvious cheating! I think he also needs to call out Nick V and Ryan Feldman for the pieces of trash they are!

[@saljablo2767]

Lost plenty of huge pots. Been slow rolled. Nit rolled. Always a class act and kept the vibe chill for the recs.

[@mjluna33]

Great interview, Garrett by far has earned his spot as Best Live Stream Player thus far, Mariano may surpass that but even if he does, he'll be standing on the shoulder of this Giant. Garrett is a 🐐

[@loud_noises_nick]

Gman, glad to hear you speak and find some closure in all this. If you don't want to come back to the streams, I bet a deep stack cash module on Upswing would be sweet!!

[@ryanmccourt1208]

Great interview. I’m glad he decided to just speak what was on his mind. I think at first he came on with the intention to just say what everyone wanted to hear but it was nice to just see him get these thoughts out that I’m sure have been swirling around in his head for months. I like how genuine garrett came across. I’m sure this isn’t gonna be read by anyone, but just in case just want to show Garrett some support.

[@allyjhughes]

Garrett is extremely hard on himself. Clearly a very self aware, deep thinking perfectionist. To be cheated, and then be dragged through what he has afterwards, and still come out in this way is admirable. He may not have handled it 100% perfect but he did a hell of a lot better than almost anyone else would.

[@joshstevens1748]

Disagree he stole 135k and won’t admit he’s wrong.

[@doctorpresident5681]

@@joshstevens1748That's very low IQ comment; it's not possible to steal money that someone freely gives you.

[@lukamilas8648]

Anybody who believes Garret was cheated by Robby in that hand is a danger to humanity.

[@pigs6486]

I'm a body language expert. Shifty eyes, dupers delight, "like like like""......he's definitely the murderer.

[@lockyer0061]

I just done believe their is enough direct evidence to show she cheated … the circumstantial evidence is not enough for me. I’ve been called by Q high many times, J high is close to the same hand strength

[@mathewwilliams306]

Thanks for opening up to us Gman. Really great to hear from you after they killed great poker watching for us. And Doug you are gem m8.

[@edwinlazo9767]

Great interview can’t wait until Gman comes back, it will be epic! Doug Polk has gone up one level in my book just based on this.

[@fran8meg]

Garrett is a great person and I’m sure will be a great parent. Good luck and can’t wait to see you crush again.

[@obiwon76]

I’m sure even before this interview the majority of the poker population would believe Garrett before Nik Airball.

[@lionelgarcia2221]

I have the privilege of playing poker with Garret’s father on a regular basis and he is a class act. I see where Garrett learned it from. Great interview Mr. Polk.

[@NickLang66866]

Ya I play with polks dad too

[@Dahk]

@@NickLang66866 Mr. Selbst is a great player

[@bricenbangs275]

@@Dahk Jesus 😂

[@StairwayToHvNN]

my dad stacked both their dads in a big pot

[@fishdicks1926]

I played heads up with both their dads for all our rolls and now they are both homeless

[@Cyberbizbuddy]

I din't know you, Garrett, before this interview, but after Doug's excellent interviewing skills, I have a good idea of who you are and where you're coming from. I have much respect for you and certainly look forward to seeing you get back in the ring and flex your mental muscles!

[@cplai]

Perhaps airball was simply playing a psychological game and pushed Garrett’s buttons effectively. Is that allowed at the table?

[@DeathWish2023]

Great stuff. Thanks for bringing this one to the people Doug. It needed to happen. Go Gman!

[@ChonkySlotDonkey]

Garrett is the Steph Curry of poker. Never cheated the game, worked hard, role model, and was the face of live streams. He will be missed if he doesn't play anymore, but I def see him flying to Texas like 3 times a month to play on Doug's stream in the near future.

[@mattmolzan3992]

Except he's not he most overrated player in the poker community lol

[@AlpacaMinnesota]

@@mattmolzan3992 are you saying Steph curry is over rated?? 🫤

[@jeffv3296]

@@mattmolzan3992 I dunno man. I find it hard to call a player over rated when Doug Polk has mad respect for his poker game and resume.

[@onioni111111]

How do u know he never cheated?

[@lloydchristmas1086]

Steph Curry is a punk...hes an activist yet lobbys for lower income housing to be banned in his city and has a restaurant that also caters to the rich. Dudes a joke. Great ball player thats about it.

[@danielmcglynn5330]

When you are too good at what you do and make others look bad or 2nd rate then eventually they will want you to go away so they can get some of the spotlight back . Garett is a stand up guy. Humble and always carries himself well and many people wish they had half of his skills . Great to see him here and wish him the best always. Good job Doug too - always a pro and also top notch and successful at whatever he turns his hand too. Bravo

[@GPMD14]

@DOUGPOLKPOKER I could be mistaken but just looking for clarification. You stated that The Lodge does not have hole card access but when you played Perkins HU and he negotiated that you both could take a new card, did the production not tell the viewers what your new card was? How did they know if they don't have access?

[@infamousedc9267]

Garrett again with another display of pure class. Allllll you have to do Is watch nik air all play and converse with people on the table and then watch Garrett play and converse with people. The difference is there…nik airball is OBVIOUSLY just trying to be “in the light” and make it there by being a loud obnoxious clown. When someone like Garrett doesn’t have too and will never go down to that level. Keep your head up Garrett the real ones know and will always have your back bro ❤️

[@The_North_Meng]

yeah, stay away garret, it's dangerous

[@lorand-edmondiszlai9416]

It's exactly otherwise... you can't smell an impostor? Nik nailed it exactly

[@simontan2022]

Nik is the person that only his mama could love . I simply love watching him getting stacked. Garrett is sound , calm the type of person i like to play at the table.

[@AcidOllie]

Think Nik just wanted airtime, I didn't buy any of it. Its clear that Garrett is a decent guy.

[@9outs553]

Nik airtime

[@DTR1LL]

I’d rather have Nik than Garret at my table 😂

[@grahammcintosh240]

nik is a lot better than this narcissistic piece of trash

[@jeffsstt]

Imagine Garret in position from you 😰

[@davidmcgrath7202]

Great job representing yourself Garrett. Being a Dad is the best

[@williemuhammad2269]

WOW great job Brother Polk. To have Garrett on. You are the man when it comes to poker interviews.

[@SAMZIRRA]

honestly, after watching this interview, I really can’t help but like Garrett he seems like a real dude genuine, honest, hard-working.

[@philm.2352]

Like him or not, Garrett is an articulate man who has had some of the highest highs and the lowest lows. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

[@utb1239]

Can see the pain he’s going through, get the feeling he really cares, x

[@primitive7634]

@@utb1239 To think ppl who are in the High Stakes scene have taken the side of some plastic fake as fk diva who came out of nowhere and who quite obviously cheated in that hand. The proof is in all her play before and after that hand! How does any halfway smart person not understand that? That’s why I just can’t respect a guy like Daniel Negraneau saying there is no way she cheated. I could understand him taking the stance of he doesn’t know but he doesn’t think she did but to sit there and say there is no way? That’s insane. I honestly think that Nick V and Ryan Feldman set Garret up and that they were cheating and are still cheating players with ppl in the game. It’s not like the ppl who were cheating are gonna come and and say hey guys I was the one they used to cheat ppl… lmfao so I don’t know I think both those guys are complete and utter dogsht ppl period.. I also don’t really like Garrett tbh he seems so fake and oh I’m such a good person blah blah blah.. It seems like such bullsht and always has. Nick V is a proven piece of sht it’s been proven 100x over that he’s scammed old grannies and ppl alike. He goes around claiming that he was a cop for 20yrs we’ve all heard em on stream talking about it and it’s all complete bullsht he was never a cop he was on some volunteer police bullsht so he wasn’t ever a fkn cop he’s always been a piece of sht scammer. On top of all this we got a worker who just so happens to steal exactly 10% of the person some of us know cheated just after the game where she cheated…. Lmfao but that’s just some coincidence! On top of all that Robbie wasn’t going to prosecute the guy who stole 15$ from her stack until ppl told her she had to because it was too obvious if she didn’t! Lmfao.. like wtf are ppl really this fkn stupid? Can they not see the bs going on here?? Lmfao wow… I think Garret was spot on I don’t like the guy but I respect him sticking to his convictions and calling out obvious cheating! I think he also needs to call out Nick V and Ryan Feldman for the pieces of trash they are!

[@bs1820]

He’s not gonnna make out with you.

[@alexmoore3688]

Articulate ? lol zillion “likes” and “you knows”

[@philm.2352]

@Alex Moore He's lives in Cali, that's part of the vernacular there.

[@chris4675-l9x]

Great to see two of the greatest talk it out! Looking forward to seeing Garrett play again

[@sonnycusa]

Another GREAT interview Doug!! Garrett is a stand up dude!

[@zzclimber]

A decent man, with principles and character. I trust what he said, and I feel his sincere. All the best to this MAN!

[@shepherdofsheeple]

I stand behind her cheating… there are 10-15 data points that suggest strongly she did has not since. One of the cherrys on top was when interviewed she was asked why she was fidgeting, she replied with she has ADD and forgot to take her meds… no adderral ‘addict’ (as someone with ADD my feelings on methamphetamines is a separate issue) but to me that was a huge tell that she had to reply with a reason such as that when all she needed to say was she was nervous. Liars typically tend to offer irrelevant or extra information where it’s not necessary. Addrerrall junkies also would never ever forget to take their meds on a day they are playing high stakes poker as an underdog. Just one data point among others examined with more scrutiny.

[@rustybedon]

But, still no evidence of any cheating. No obvious or logical motivation to either. Psychologists who have looked at this story appear to find the possibility of cheating very very unlikely.

[@BassPlayerKenNYC]

​@Elijah Oshatz Def nothing logical I can think of

[@albertpangra5041]

Garrett’s always been my favorite player, glad he got to clear his name. He needs to stack airball for a million asap.

[@drdoom246]

Clear his name? All he did was double down on his baseless accusations. Garrett is a crybaby POS who no longer deserves any respect.

[@mjriemen]

@@gs-fz2in Hopefully Berkey works as a proxy then…

[@GarySmith-jh7kh]

bravo to Garrett for being a player with integrity and dealing with a very awkward position and all should understand that this is the type of man he really is. Good job by Doug to conduct a great interview. If you have never been cheated before you really have no business even making a comment, good or bad. I would like to see Garrett back on live stream again. Im a fan of Garrett, Doug, and Brad Owens, et al.

[@isaiahbecerril4622]

Garrett we miss you… no other reason to watch live without you

[@MarkEMark79]

Thanks Doug and congratulations on becoming a Dad. Also Gman praying for you and your wife on a healthy delivery!! Glad to see him happy and that you boys aren’t continuing to be degenerate players and focusing on Dad Life

[@havingfun3619]

Outstanding conversation between the 2 of you. All the best, Garrett-no matter what you choose to do.

[@meepk633]

So true. I'm saluting my monitor because a total stranger got upset at a bad beat and refused to pay. May the winds be forever at your back, my good sir. Goober.

[@johna2082]

Thanks guys. My favorite players for decades. Ty and sorry this happened

[@andypinoyppgrcpanoncillo4255]

This is very much watchable than that interview with Nik Airball where I only lasted not even half of the interview

[@jerrycorona3762]

Awesome video , good to see Garett , hope you and family good and can’t wait to see you play again !!

[@ericfletcher2887]

Garrett is a class act. May God Bless you and your family Garrett. Airball knows CRAP, he hasn't even been playing long, Garrett has been on the stream for years. Garrett is a BEAST

[@vanillagorillaunderground]

Do the major poker rooms check for infrared ink markings on cards at this level?

[@Harbz]

Garrett is so sharp and you can tell he's completely genuine here. Amazing interview Doug, I love how you handled the segmentation of the topics and how clearly what you two were talking about was communicated.

[@Johnny_Thunder]

He's a narcsissit pos

[@JohnLee-hb9ix]

Doug is a great person for doing this interview (and great for his brand/business)

[@geoffrswan]

It is better that the game is protected rather than the production quality! the integrity is everything! I love your streams at the Lodge if there is an occasional hiccup so be it!

[@drewglickman4189]

Great interview and content Doug!

[@Jimmyisabot]

Brutal honesty in a public place can definitely convert people. If Robbi is good for poker it says a lot more about the people saying it's good for poker than anything else. Trust your gut Garrett, you have a lot of people backing* you

[@THELASTUYGHUR]

Not sure what kinda folks back him out like you say 😅 but whatever happened he needs to act like a man deal with it not hiding 6 months not playing poker like a lil B. 💯

[@rianadhitana9508]

@@THELASTUYGHUR People like you that say things like a true warrior while hiding behind your keyboard, is the true lil B~

[@andrewlee8981]

Can we get Landon to do some time stamps?

[@alale923]

Garrett you are one of my favorite players to watch. Its always must see and your instincts are amazing. Hope to see you play again and best of luck with the new bundle of joy.

[@tomsmith4475]

Didn't used to be a Doug Polk fan but he is growing on me. The lodge is great and partnering with Brad and Andrew didn't hurt either. Garrett is a stand up guy from what I've seen and this solidified it even more. Hope to see you on a lodge stream soon Gman.

[@Labergemusic]

Good perspective from Garrett here. Awesome content.

[@JeremyGreat]

Great interview Doug! (Please relay message to Garrett) Pro Tip for Garrett: Bring a small (twin size) air mattress to the hospital, pillow, and some blankets. This will allow you to get better sleep during down times and be more supportive when it’s go time. You’ll be there for at least 48 hours and those chairs don’t work well enough for that amount of time. I didn’t regret bringing the air mattress when I had my daughter and it really helped me rest during down times and be better prepared to help my daughter’s mother throughout the birth.

[@mrsalt548]

Bring a pillow for yourself🤣🤣 great tip if you want an angry wife

[@telford32]

@@mrsalt548 She will get every available pillow in the vicinity which is precisely why he is informing him to bring his own!

[@bboydradle]

Playing this game in Casinos since 2004, from the Chicago area, to Macau, to LA SD and Vegas, I have taken many breaks from months to several years long. I have always advanced more personally, professionally and emotionally when I was not playing the game. I think there are valuable lessons to learn from poker, but overall, the return on investment has a steep falloff after many years playing. There are just so many more interesting ways to make a life, make a living, and contribute in a positive and healthy way in society. Someday I dream of being the recreational player who either wins or loses playing in any ridiculous way for the one or two nights I play per year.

[@jardo1234]

Hey I agree

[@jonathanswink2682]

Garrett came off like such a genuine person. I missed this interview but really enjoyed if. Im on team Garrett for sure

[@shanegiese8991]

1:02:07: Man, Garrett is really being honest and speaking from his heart here. I know he's a great businessman and for him to say this when he could have a countering opinion (They still need me, without me their ratings won't be as good, etc) it makes me think that he's really just trying to be open and honest during this interview and not necessarily just try to put himself in the best light business-wise.

[@eoghanmacgabhann2212]

It's hard to not like Garrett. He's completely spot on here

[@jamesdeppeler793]

Really? I don't necessarily dislike him, but I don't see this likability.

[@afrokai03]

We are looking forward to your comeback. Big respect to Garrett.

[@grahammcintosh240]

no one will play with him.

[@jeandonadoni2021]

Stay away forever Garret. We love Robbie and we hope Garret will be banned until he give back the money to Robbi!

[@dannythegreat453]

Jean - you are a rat !

[@danielobed7432]

Great interview! Huge respect for you Garret as a person and a poker player.

[@stu_gahtz1740]

Said it before ill say it again. Takes a real special person to be able to see the other side of something and understand it ANND be open enough to say it especially when its against your side of the story. I know as ive worked really hard to try me best to also be this person and ive met and dealt with hundreds of thousands of people and there was probably less then 100 that have this quality

[@primitive7634]

To think ppl who are in the High Stakes scene have taken the side of some plastic fake as fk diva who came out of nowhere and who quite obviously cheated in that hand. The proof is in all her play before and after that hand! How does any halfway smart person not understand that? That’s why I just can’t respect a guy like Daniel Negraneau saying there is no way she cheated. I could understand him taking the stance of he doesn’t know but he doesn’t think she did but to sit there and say there is no way? That’s insane. I honestly think that Nick V and Ryan Feldman set Garret up and that they were cheating and are still cheating players with ppl in the game. It’s not like the ppl who were cheating are gonna come and and say hey guys I was the one they used to cheat ppl… lmfao so I don’t know I think both those guys are complete and utter dogsht ppl period.. I also don’t really like Garrett tbh he seems so fake and oh I’m such a good person blah blah blah.. It seems like such bullsht and always has. Nick V is a proven piece of sht it’s been proven 100x over that he’s scammed old grannies and ppl alike. He goes around claiming that he was a cop for 20yrs we’ve all heard em on stream talking about it and it’s all complete bullsht he was never a cop he was on some volunteer police bullsht so he wasn’t ever a fkn cop he’s always been a piece of sht scammer. On top of all this we got a worker who just so happens to steal exactly 10% of the person some of us know cheated just after the game where she cheated…. Lmfao but that’s just some coincidence! On top of all that Robbie wasn’t going to prosecute the guy who stole 15$ from her stack until ppl told her she had to because it was too obvious if she didn’t! Lmfao.. like wtf are ppl really this fkn stupid? Can they not see the bs going on here?? Lmfao wow… I think Garret was spot on I don’t like the guy but I respect him sticking to his convictions and calling out obvious cheating! I think he also needs to call out Nick V and Ryan Feldman for the pieces of trash they are!

[@bhaines2209]

I don’t see how anyone could walk away after listening to this feeling any differently. Spot on. Dude is a genuine class act.

[@delg1211]

I don’t think he sees the other side- he just understands that a lot of people are convinced the other way.. and he still ttly disagrees w them. His jabs at Robi’s play now doesn’t hold water. She has Never been great and is still very green, so naturally her game *changes* His Exact comments apply perfectly to how Wesley’s game has dramatically changed over almost the same period. I really like and miss Garrett but not sure it made sense to get so upset w Nik going off on him and then Garrett admitted Garrett f’d up with his own personal tweets attacking Nik. Those pre-interview tweets about Nik are Exactly the reason Nik went on the interview w Doug and blasted back at G 🤦🏻 I honestly think the biggest issue is that G doesn’t understand other ppl. Doug was Perfect in correcting G by saying, No, Brilliant is Not the right word for Nik, it’s “savvy”. And Like the Vast majority of viewers of HCL, they first hate Nik. G just hasn’t come around like that same majority to understand and like Nik. Nik is a loud cartoon character and often plays it up for the “show”. Nik understands that Most eyeballs need a show, and it works w his nature. Nik is just not a quiet grinder, and yes is very polarizing but also misunderstood.

[@therealpeopleofvancouver]

What a great podcast! Amazing job Doug! And what a contrast from the Nik Airball interview.

[@ianburns3358]

Feldman the producer learned how to produce a show at ESPN...He was a producer at ESPN before coming out to LA and getting in the poker scene

[@emilc6492]

Dougie has done it again! Amazing interview. 👍

[@MJTripp]

G-Man was one of the people feeding my poker interest over the years. Grateful for that

[@robertkennedy8475]

He makes a valid point robbie has played very different since she came back to playing on stream very interesting

[@jimbojones9118]

Yep, even her body language, timing, posture and confidence is completely different. No tanking and giving speech play anymore, nothing lol

[@jtube411]

Garrett has always been a stand-up player, respects

[@FantasticTyson]

Big fan of Garrett here, even though i barely watched him playing poker anywhere, but just based of the impression from some long format podcasts. Seems to me like a smart, down-to-earth and genuine person and i wish him nothing but the best for his personal life and that he manages to keep all things in the right perspective.

[@joshshannon6194]

Nice job Doug! It was nice that Garrett was finally able to speak his piece. What a stand up guy, he has always been an absolute beast on the table. Winning or losing, he has always been class act.