Hi, I'm the OP from 2p2 post referenced above. I have more updates on Michelle.
She conned her way onto another podcast/radio show: Flop House Radio.
I spoke with one of the hosts who claims their original guest cancelled & Michelle was available with no notice, of course. Michelle feeds off of the attention these podcasts & interviews give her, and she is constantly harassing hosts to have her on. I'm sure some give so they don't get labelled transphobic. As someone mentioned earlier in the thread, Michelle isn't even the first transgender professional poker player, despite her claims. She is just far more attention seeking. She cares more about fame than actually playing poker.
Please do not feature Michelle on any podcasts or interview her in any way unless you are confronting her about her myriad of lies. Do not give her a platform to continue to lie, tell fictitious stories, and name-drop actual pro poker players. By giving her a platform & not calling her out, you are enabling her delusions.
I'll summarize some of the lies from Michelle's interview on Flop House Radio. Anyone with doubts is welcome to listen to the podcast, but it isn't an easy listen.
- Claims to be affiliated with "Poker Elephant"
- Claims to carry five sharpies with her, because Phil Helmuth told her to always be prepared to give autographs
- Claims that her wife lost count how often people ask for her autograph at the grocery store
- Claims the people at the grocery store who ask for the autograph recognize her from TV. Lmao
I spoke to a woman who had a brief friendship with Michelle, and she gave me permission to share what we discussed. Michelle had backed her in some tournaments and behaved in a completely unprofessional way. She also lied extensively, and some of those lies will be documented below. She also repeatedly pursued this woman, despite both of them being in relationship. This women kindly rebuffed her advances and reiterated they were just friends. I have several receipts of Michelle being persistent and making lewd comments. According to my source, far more was said in person, such as Michelle claiming she would leave her wife if this woman would be with her. I doubt the woman I spoke to was the only "victim" of Michelle's harassment. Between this evidence & the screenshots from the 2p2 thread, I genuinely believe Michelle Nastasis transitioned to both fetishize the female experience for her own sexual pleasure, and to get closer to women and disarm them in a sense, presenting herself as a fellow woman in a male-dominated world.
MICHELLE CLAIMS TO BE TAKING OVER CONSCIOUSPOKER FROM ALEC TORELLI
Not only is this a blatant lie, but a poorly executed one. As far as we know, Michelle had less than a handful of coaching sessions with Alec Torelli. He has plenty of students that are far more successful and a bit more well known. Why would he make Michelle & Mike Caramello(who doesn't seem to exist in the poker community on a quick glance) the face of his company? Based on the hand analyses posted on her website and screenshots from my 2p2 post, its clear she has little skill in poker. Regardless, it doesn't matter if Alec Torelli is quarantined or not, in Italy or LA... he obviously can run his site and do his coaching from wherever. Michelle is incredibly delusional. This is yet another example of many. Someone should let Alec know of the claims this person is making.
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