Anyone who’s ever watched Celebrity Poker Showdown from back in the day has seen plays like this. She seems to be some rich, spacey chick whose lip injections blocked the oxygen going to her brain for that hand. I get how Garrett reacted in the moment. I also get how RIP acted in the moment. How can you continue a game where the big time crusher just got a 135K refund? What are the whales supposed to think about that?
It would of been fascinating to see if RIPs outburst didn’t happen and Garrett sat with that money how the game would have proceeded. This chick has changed her story so many times but so did Amanda Knox. It doesn’t really mean anything. The whole thought process around the fact she most likely didn’t cheat is somewhat centered around her being unaware of basic poker concepts.
I will say that if someone who was involved in the manufacture or creation of the software HLC utilizes and has the ability to get the hole card information all of a sudden wanted to pull this type of thing, then Robbi would be the archetype they would use to get into the highest stakes game tout de suite. I did see the video of her appearing to vibrate during the tank before calling off. Last night I thought 0% chance…today I’m still close to 0, but feel there is the smallest of chances.
There is also some conflicting information about her situation. Reports she is married to some big shot lawyer and then Berkey says on his podcast she’s dating RIP (Jacob). Which both could be correct (divorce/open marriage etc). But she seems pretty well off to me returning 135K because “She doesn’t like drama”. Really bizarre stuff.
She is also really leaning in to the woman card. Which definitely played a role in the dynamic of her returning her money to Garrett, but that’s it. She really has communicated very poorly. Maybe she is just like that all the time.
For instance she is still saying she had a read on Garrett or whatever. She would be well served to say I won because I suck. But then I guess that bruises her ego and makes “Jaka Coaching” look bad. But JFC, it would of diffused a lot of this to just say “I got nervous, my brain short circuited, my game needs work, I realize I cant call with this hand even if I suspect bluffing etc”. She needs to really communicate better if she’s innocent and much much much better if she’s guilty.
I want to know more about her financial situation. Rich people can steal, but if she really is financially secure it would also go a long way to diffusing this.
The other two possibilities other than being signaled are marked cards (Stu Ungar glasses) or being able to see Garrett’s cards b/c the dealer is pitching them too high or Garret wasn’t protecting his hand. These seem less likely but not out of the realm of possibility. Video should clear the pitch/hole carding possibility up rather quickly. Would of been nice for them to have checked her sunglasses/deck last night, but it’s too late for that now.
Reply With Quote