By Staff
Nearly 4 years after publicly being accused of cheating during the ‘Livestream Poker Show’ at Stones Gambling Hall In Sacramento, CA, Mike Postle finally breaks his silence.
In a series of interviews with Rounder, Postle gives in-depth details and his thought process on hands his accusers labeled “Top Cheating Hands.”
The Moneymaker Hand
In the “Moneymaker Hand” Postle called a series of raises with 5-4 off-suit, the hand Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event with, aka “The Moneymaker Hand.”
Postle explains how he was given a “hand of the night” by Stones floor person Ben Dye. According to Postle, and confirmed in an interview with Dye, Dye would choose an unconventional hand for Postle to play during the Stones Poker livestream.
The hand Dye gave Postle this night was the “Moneymaker Hand” due to the fact the former WSOP champ was in the game.
“He told me to Moneymaker the Moneymaker with the Moneymaker.” – Mike Postle
Although seasoned poker journalist Jon Sofen claimed in an article published on CardsChat.com, “Postle went on to win the hand, scooping an $11,000 pot” — the board was actually run out twice, resulting in a chopped pot.
Since Postle won one of the runouts against two players, both holding AK, he should have been awarded half the pot, instead, he allowed his “good friends” Naga and Moneymaker, to take their bets back in order to move on to the next hand, foregoing an estimated $1,500 in profit.
The Marle Hand
In “The Marle Hand”, Postle folds top pair and a “gutter” to poker pro and popular influencer Marle Spragg (Cordeiro), who “by chance” happened to be playing in the little-known livestream just prior to the scandal breaking.
After calling a bet out of position with QJo, Postle folds to a “confident $600 bet” from newcomer (to the stream) Marle, who would later sue Postle over the fold as announced on TMZ.
Postle can be heard saying “Pocket kings” as he makes the fold.
The hand was so egregious to some, it prompted “whistleblower” Veronica Brill to publicly accuse Postle of cheating.
AK vs 88 Hand
In this five-way-hand, Postle folds AK on a K-8-4 board with two hearts.
After making a $55 pre-flop raise, Postle bets out $160 after the flop with top pair, but folds when a player (“SOOB SOOB”) he describes as “Solid” and “One of the better players I played with on the stream” check-raises all-in for $825.
After SOOB SOOB’s raise, Postle can be seen looking to his left at another player in the hand, “AC”, who’s sitting with roughly $2.2K.
“What I’m seeing is AC telegraphing that he is at least calling.” – Mike Postle
He goes on to explain that the “solid player” (SOOB SOOB) is “not doing this with KQ” and “AK is really a hand that needs to be folded more often in these spots.”
For more on the scandal, please see ‘POSTLEGATE Falsely Accused? The Fake Data And RFID Myths That Duped The Pros’
