Garrett Adelstein Bio: Real Name and Hustler Casino Live He/Him

Garrett Adelstein (born May 16, 1986) is an American high-stakes cash game pro from Tucson, Arizona, known for big streamed games on Live at the Bike, Poker After Dark and Hustler Casino Live.

Facts checked Oct 24, 2026.

Who Garrett Adelstein Is

Garrett Adelstein focuses on live no-limit hold'em cash games and is known for an aggressive style with large bets. He coached at Phil Galfond's Run It Once until 2014. Starting in 2017 he played regularly on streamed shows. On Sept. 29, 2022, during a Hustler Casino Live stream, he lost a hand to Robbi Jade Lew, who called with J-4. Adelstein said publicly that he believed he had been cheated, and Lew denied it. The show's parent company hired outside investigators, and in December 2022 it reported that it found no evidence of wrongdoing in the hand.

Things You Might Not Know

• He was on Survivor: Cagayan and was the second player voted off. (Wikipedia)
• He won a $459,000 pot with aces against Matt Berkey's kings on Poker After Dark. (Wikipedia)

About Hustler Casino Live

Hustler Casino Live is a livestreamed cash-game poker show filmed at Hustler Casino in Gardena, California, about 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Its first episode aired on Aug. 3, 2021, and it was launched by Ryan Feldman and Nick Vertucci (Los Angeles Times; Wikipedia: Hustler Casino).