Posts Tagged ‘Garrett Adelstein’
Garrett Adelstein’s 5 Live Poker Tips To Boost Your Win Rate
Do you play live poker? Then this one’s for you. Garrett Adelstein is the most feared livestream player of all time. He started at the lowest stakes online and worked his way up to $1,000/$2,000 games in Los Angeles. Along the way, he became one of the biggest winners in live poker history. (He just…
Read MoreSneak Peek Inside Destroy Live Cash by Garrett Adelstein
Most live pros wait for the fish to make a mistake. Garrett Adelstein attacks the whole table. Here’s how he does it. Garrett’s brand new Destroy Live Cash course hands you his entire decision-making process, from GTO baseline to exploits, across 50 of the most strategically significant hands of his career. You’ve probably watched Garrett…
Read MoreWhy Garrett Adelstein’s “I’ve Got It” Speech Play Backfired
This hand comes from Garrett Adelstein’s book, Beneath the Cards, which was released today, September 1st! The memoir goes beyond the action to explore the triumphs, setbacks, missteps, and lessons that shaped his poker career. In the hand, Garrett’s reputation as one of poker’s most honorable players becomes a liability in a way he never…
Read MoreGarrett Adelstein Had the Perfect Bluff-Catcher. He Folded Anyway.
Garrett Adelstein had reached the river with Ks Jc on Jd 2d 2s 9h Kc and bet $25,000 for value when Jackie Wang raised to $110,000. In theory, Garrett had an excellent bluff-catcher. But after hundreds of hours playing together, he couldn’t remember seeing Jackie pull the trigger on an enormous bluff like this. Jackie…
Read MoreAces vs Kings, 500 Big Blinds Deep: Can Garrett Get Away?
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein has Kh Kc in a 4-bet pot; the flop comes 9-high, and there are no real draws to speak of. For most players, that’s all that needs to be said. The money is going in, and a cooler in a 1,000bb pot is inevitable. But…
Read MoreToo Weak to Call, Strong Enough to Raise: Garrett Adelstein’s $60K Bluff
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein had already become one of the biggest winners on Hustler Casino Live when he played this epic hand in September 2022. He knew his pocket queens were no good on this river. Aaron Zhang had just overbet $15,000 on the river, and the board had run out…
Read MoreGarrett Adelstein Was Sure His Opponent Couldn’t Bluff. He Was Wrong.
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein had already become one of the biggest winners on Live at the Bike when he played one of the most consequential hands of his career in March 2018. The game was $100/$200 with a $200 ante, and Garrett and regular opponent Art Papazyan were roughly…
Read MoreHow Garrett Adelstein Used a Weak Player to Bluff Patrik Antonius
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein had not played poker in more than a year when he sat down in a $100/$200/$400 game with a $200 ante in December 2023. Rather than ease back in, he immediately found himself in a massive pot against Patrik Antonius, a player he admired growing…
Read MoreGarrett vs Dwan: 4 Lessons From a High-Stakes Cash Game Hand
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein recently broke down a fascinating hand against Tom Dwan from a $200/$200/$400 ($200 big blind ante) cash game in 2021. Watch Garrett’s video on YouTube. The hand has all the ingredients you’d expect from these two creative and aggressive players. Garrett takes an unusual preflop…
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