Matt Berkey about Poker's biggest scandals and the chaos to J-4

The Only friends The podcast, which was moderated by Matt Berkey, the regular poker poker-high-stakes poker, was known for his open discussions about industry controversy, player disputes and headline grabbing scandals in the poker world.

“Many people trusted me during the course of the show,” says Berkey. “It is good to know that you trust me and know that I will not hurt this trust.”

Speak to Craig TapScott For the latest episode of Pokerorgic The interviewBerkey, which is later available this week, dipped into the most controversial moments in the most controversial moments during the course of the show at the end of the Mike Postle scandal in Stones Gambling Hall.

“I've had the entire Postle scandal for weeks,” said Berkey. “Soon afterwards I became aware of what happened behind the scenes in relation to the Ali -Imsirovic initiations before history.

“It was the worst secret in Poker that Ali cheated. Everyone in the high-stakes-arena knew that they entered into many risks as a whistleblower.

Here is a preview of the honest and uncut interview with Matt Berkey Premiere this week on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Adelstein against Lew: “I had contact with Garrett every day”

The J-4 hand, which happened between Garrett Adelstein and Robbi Jade Lew, was the highlight of the trust that I had with a number of people in the industry.

If such things occur and it is rumbling throughout the community, I am often In the end, many privileged information has.

I had contact with Garrett every day. And in the first week I also spoke to Nick Vertucci at Hustler Casino live. I was Nick's first call when it happened.

People don't know that, but the big reason why there was such a big failure between Nick and me is that he entrusted me a lot, not really as a confidantian, but like a kind of consultant.

He trusted me because I had gone through the entire Postle scandal and saw how many stream houses avoided so badly. I have effectively written the first public explanation of High Stakes Productions about the incident. I dictated it almost by phone.

Where things went to the side with Hustler Casino Live

I think things were twisted between HCL and me. Because my attitude was not that she cheated or she was not cheated. Obviously I gave my opinion on this matter. I believed that there was a high probability that Robbi had cheated. The hand was clearly not up to date.

But one thing I did was very hard in the fact that the entire situation was avoidable. My main concern was that Poker flows should have higher standards And security measures that move forward.

When I took this attitude, Nick didn't want my advice anymore. I advised him that the stream should take a weekend off, maybe a week, and all in -house things should find out. HCL should extinguish the fire instead of trying to found a larger other place and to distract people from what is happening.

On the one hand I spoke to Garrett. On the other hand, I was in contact with Nick and in contact Ryan Feldman. And then there was robbi. I had hit her in the World Series before the summer and did not put two and two together. She came up to me and hugged me big and thanked me for the podcast. I had no idea who this person was.

A few months forward, the whole thing happens between Garrett and Robbi, and it clicks … My God, it's the same person.

Now I'm writing with everyone after J-4 has happened. And somehow I managed to upset all parties somewhere in line in line in the course of these two weeks.

Have learned fire and lessons

Every day I had the feeling of bringing out another fire with one of these people. There was that famous Robbi appearance on Joey Ingrams Stream. He made videos every day and said: “I've never seen so questionable.”

Then Doug Polk Provide a video in which she is guilty of 99%. And I ride a bit with a fence, but mainly the certainty that security should be changed. Then Robbi made an interview and looks into the camera out of the blue and says: '… And f *** you, Berkey.'

At this point I realized that the podcast of the only friends had somehow become the center of something that had not included us in any function. That was a lectures that were learned and understood the room much better and fit into it there.

I have learned where you fit into a story and when you should do your best so as not to be.

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The complete episode of the interview with Matt Berkey will be premiered this week on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Take a look at the guests of the interviews Phil GalfondPresent Maria HoAnd Daniel Negreanu.