Nick Vertucci Bio: Real Name and Hustler Casino Live He/Him

Nick Vertucci is a real estate entrepreneur who co-founded Hustler Casino Live with Ryan Feldman in 2021. He says he put more than $300,000 of his own money into getting the show started.

Facts checked Oct 24, 2026.

Who Nick Vertucci Is

Nick Vertucci is an American entrepreneur who made his money investing in real estate. He co-owns High Stakes Poker Productions, the company that produces Hustler Casino Live. The Los Angeles Times reported that he personally spent more than $300,000 to launch the show, which became the No. 1 cash-game poker stream on YouTube. In December 2022, Vertucci spoke for the company when it released the results of its investigation into the Sept. 29, 2022 hand between Garrett Adelstein and Robbi Jade Lew, saying the investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Things You Might Not Know

• Poker.org's report on HCL's $1 million game called him by his nickname, "Nitucci." (Poker.org)
• Before the 2022 controversy, the show was hitting 180,000 subscribers and 1 million monthly unique viewers. (Los Angeles Times)

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).