Timestamps below. Use coupon code nikairball for 25% off any purchase at Upswing Poker (expires March 31) 0:00 Intro 2:22 Nik Airball joins 2:58 Garrett being "banned" 13:27 Garrett's game selection 20:16 Garrett's player rating system 26:55 Garrett's tweets 34:54 Nik's heads-up challenge 39:00 The Robbi incident 43:58 Garrett + LATB? 46:13 Mariano, How to play on streamed games 1:00:03 Why off-stream games play bigger 1:04:57 More on the Robbi incident 1:17:26 Will Garrett ever play on HCL again? 1:24:35 Doug rants about Nik vs Matt Berkey match 1:27:20 Outro (Upswing Promo)
I hate when jockey Ronnie dude sings in the stream, that's the worst. I just turn it off. Second worst is Nik's jokes and him trying too hard to be funny. But what he is saying here is believable and I like this side of Nik. This side of him talking is real to me.
@@burkhartlaw1 He’s showing he’s an experienced player who is deeper than the streams show. That he is the “fly on the wall” that got to show Garrett at his ugliest makes him a witness to the G-man acting like Public Enemy Number One.
I think Doug struck a nice balance between letting Nik speak freely and pushing back where he had genuine disagreement or saw more nuance. I appreciate an interviewer like Doug that doesn’t let and interviewee streamroll the convo with reckless abandon.
I am a big Garrett fan. His high-pressure play was fun to watch. He was the big name that would draw viewers. So, for sure, the stream would have wanted him. But once he left, I thought the game got even better. And now, Hustler doesn't need the drama and cost of bringing him back.
He was more toxic than he wanted to believe, but Garrett found with the Robbi drama, his actions poisoned everything he held dear, and everyone had had enough.
I liked last year’s “Streamer special” and “Ludwig’s Million Dollar Game,” which showed the fun side of Hustler Casino Live. This year, Alexandra Botez, the chess player who ran like the sun on the “Million Dollar Game” helped set up the first 2023 Streamer Special, and she’s got a new one this coming weekend. And none of it needed Garrett at all.
Yeah people tuned in to watch him for sure. But I think when he was gone... and that pressure was off... really fun games started to happen. This is exactly what people want to see. They want to see the good poker like Garrett plays, but they would rather see someone spew off 300k... lol
yea I couldn't believe that he sounded somewhat likable at the beginning.... but the more he talked the more annoying and shady he sounded.... even worse than his table persona
It sounded like lies after he became defending Robbie saying he understands and it happens he’s seen much worse calls and then started stuttering and forgot what he was saying lol … he loaned Robbie money he couldn’t play in the game the same day he new the scam and wanted Garett to lose bad
Until he said he would play garrett hu. Lol gartett was w hu crusher online before he went to live poker nik would get destroyed and he knows that. So he is lying about be willing to play hu, so what else is he lying about?
Wow, this interview gives a 180 degree twist on the type of person he is rather than how he is perceived on social media. It is great to see how plays the game and his view point on professionals vs. recreational players. For the 99% of us who are recreational players, the vibe at the table should be inviting and fun… we make our living elsewhere and really want to show up to enjoy ourselves…
When someone plays poker, you really see their true color. You get to see how to look at money, how they face success/ failture . I don't think you judging the man before was wrong :)
Unexpected face turn from Airball. Thought he came across as a decent guy. I don't see the game selection stuff from Garrett as being problematic, although it starts to get a little dodgy if he's essentially dictating (or being allowed to dictate) who gets to play, and he certainly doesn't get to complain if the end result is that there's no lineup available for him. Nik is totally on the money about pros needing to make the games fun for recs though, and if Garrett's been acting in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable, that's super uncool for everyone involved.
He seems like a guy who can come across as a first class scumbag at the table. He has let his ego get too inflated by his success. I thought he surely would fall on the narcissist or anti-social spectrum. That said, in this format he come across a lot better.
@@AngriestPandah thats how it works in the poker world, whales can enter any games they want, pros can not. its not about blacklisting pros because "he cant beat them", Garret is no bum, having other pros in the game will affect his winnings. stop acting like professional pokerplayers are ethical good guys.
@PurrfectMina most players look for soft spots. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Most players do it to some degree or another. It starts to become questionable though if he's essentially creating those spots by dictating (or using his influence to dictate) who appears in line-ups.
Both Garrett and fatball are both insufferable and act like people actually care about them like they are some stars or something. Garrett was a whiny little girl about the robbi situation, and all anyone does is laugh at airball when he punts away millions of dollars. We want to see him go on tilt and lose all his money. The game wouldn’t miss anything if both were gone
When Phil Hellmuth teaches about “white magic” on TV or gives analysis on WPT’s “The Raw Deal” he comes across as very articulate and profound too. Because he’s speaking from experience. Nik has all his good, bad and ugly testimony that’s all honest, so that makes him someone we like, because off the felt he’s a no-BS guy.
Nice interview! This really got me to see Nik quite differently. I had really only seen him playing on streams at Hustler and the Lodge. It's clear when he's in the game he's got a persona he likes to be. This interview showed a different side of him.
i actually not surprised here, i dont htink his game "persona" is different just very misunderstood. i get the little needles and jokes he trying to make and he often fails to transport the joke properly. i can see that many people rubbed this the wrong way. im just happy he got the chance for such a public visible interview so the in my opinion unjustified hatred ties a bit down. its abit ridicolous to celebrate his 750k loss like its a national holiday, i mean wtf. celebrating someone win is one thing and bad enough for the looser, but celebrating someones demise is just shit
Nik seems to play with a lot of heart and I dig that. He knows he’s got the worst of it at times but continues to try and out play them regardless of his hole cards. Since Garrett is the ‘big dog’ I’d love to see him play Negreanu or Ivey head up.
they would never, poker is about making money, there is no price money being labeled "the best". and fyi Negreanu nor Ivey arent the best for quite some time.
NOw that we heard nik air balls side of things. It’s only right to get Gman on next show to hear his side of things so we can hear both sides. Thoughts?????? 🤔 💭
Great work on the interview Doug. Great to have you back. Nik seems like a pretty nice guy tho. Really genuine and willing to call people out on their bs.
I became a NIK fan after watching this. For some reason, I never really liked him on stream or cared if he was playing or not. But now he has a new fan. Go Nik Go!
@@rickjames4031 I mostly just play poker lol.. My wife has been trying to get me into vlogs and podcasts and all that.. I think this is the first I watched, certainly the longest.
You should listen to podcast while playing. I listen to 3 hour conversations all the time. I get why you listened to this one for the first time it’s because you play poker and are interested in the topic. You made this comment 6 months ago I’m thinking you subscribed to Doug’s podcast and have listened to more.
I like Nik airball a lot more after this! He comes off differently on steam then he did here with this interview! Thanks for the content! I love to be seeing more from you!!
Nick appears to be a really nice and genuine guy. He has an open , but a true balanced perspective of his environment. Well done Dug for a great and very informative interview.👍🙏
how ppl havent been able to see through Garretts FAKENESS FOR YRS would of blown my mind in my early yrs, but ive realized, MOST ppl are just that good at "reading" other humans... rather its poker or ANYTHING else.. a good tho, everyone has their own things that they're good at
That is one side of the story. Yes he did well in this interview, but it’s amazing how people like to jump into conclusions without hearing the other part.
what other part? Garret is a super pro, pros dont want other pros in a juicy game, it will affect their win rate. the lineups been juicy from the jump and basically GMan and Andy were the only pros who are frequently playing that game, you really think there are no pros in LA or Vegas who wanted to play that kind of game? They simply couldnt enter that game, either it was the decision of Ryan and Nick, or like Nik said, Gman has a lot of power deciding the lineups.
I LOVE Airball! Made great points here. This guy is bringing all the viewership to these streams because he is so much fun. Wishing you run good Airball.
Airball, I live your attitude. You are 100% spot on! I'm a rec, business owner, and respect you so much more after this interview. Great job Doug and Nik!
Nick is really intelligent. I'm not one to watch entire streams because I play a lot of online myself. First time i heard of him was when he lost 750k. I thought he was some crazy wild thoughtless rich just wanting to gamble. After watching this interview. My opinion has instantly changed. He seems like very intelligent, fair man.
Garret shouldn't be allowed back on streams until he pays Robbie back. He can think what he wants, but for all the investigation, there is just no proof, or even hint, that she cheated. She played that hand super poorly, and happened to win. She should get paid. Its simple as that.
Garrett definitely sets the game to maximize his edge. The straddle thing is a huge one where he refuses to straddle a game full of whales where he's up $1.5M. I recall Doug on Hustler willingly straddle without a table agreement.
Completely agree with Nik on the J4 matter. Also it’s been interesting to have an insight on how streams and high stakes scenes really work. Thank you Doug, thank you Nik.
I mean *no* disrespect but having followed this much closer than most (and Certainly MUCH closer than Nik and Doug), it still surprises me how Nik and Doug are so clueless about the reality of the J4, and what really drove it all. It takes common sense that many folks surprisingly just don't have. After the investigation results when NICK V interviewed Robbi on his podcast there was a lot of insight; but Nick V's interview was a little weak (mainly because he (like most) was too busy to really put enough time and thought into the matter). Nevertheless, although most ppl miss the REAL truth of the J4 (bc they were fooled by Robbi, "looking" at her cards), at least the report explained there was no evidence of cheating. ✌🏾
Airball accusing Garrett of game selecting while also game selecting is interesting Airball accusing Garrett of being predatory while announcing he is also predatory is hypocritical. Everyone in poker is like this. They want good games with spewers.
Nik Airball just set all-time world record for the biggest number of times he said "like... um... like.. umh... " per hour and also per minute. This was just so painfull to watch
Wow, Nik isn’t the douche bag he represents himself as on stream. Articulate, sensible and with a self-deprecating sense of humor. I’ll quit yelling at him while watching him on stream 👏
I hate that I used to like Gman(mostly due to his mental health issues and I sympathize with my own physical and mental ones); as well as other things, but now actually like this nik airball guy more than him by miles now and I used to not be able to stand him. I could see Garret being shady behind doors and I'd rather the brash honesty up front like this guy.
Reminds me of when Garrett was on "Survivor". He did very similar moves based around control and moderate bullying. He wouldn't let any other players go around and discuss strategy in private. He deemed himself team captain in charge of everything. He was voted off second. Like now, he couldn't see the forest for the trees.
I doubt Nik was a 1.5 on the supposed rating system. Nik is good action and should be a 5-7 even if he has deep pockets and knows how to apply pressure.
Doug: "if you're playing with 50% of your net worth in play. You're gonna get steamrolled" Me: thinking about the numerous times in my younger days with my rent money in play at 1/3 on the 31st...... 😳
I don’t know Nik Personally, but I know when someone is lying. Nik is NOT lying. He’s being extremely genuine and honest. This interview just made me a fan of Nik.
This is an awesome video. Thanks, Doug. When I first saw Nik on a stream, I didn't like him. Over time, I've grown to love him. He is great to watch and seems like a genuine , honest guy. He makse some really good points here. Can't wait to see him at the Lodge again.
Nik's civil interview was pretty jarring compared to his on stream persona, but I took exception to his J4 discussion because there was a LOT of proof for the cheating. The guy that had access to the live card feed took $5K from Robbi and then disappeared the very next day. She refused to press charges against her accomplice until she realized how bad that made her look. He had been in heavy communication with Robbi and the other guy at the table prior to the J4 day. Robbi's actions were completely illogical UNLESS she had been signaled that she has the best hand at the moment. Ever since that day Robbi's play has been completely different and exactly what you would expect from a nitty fish that plays bad ABC poker without being signaled.
I don’t think Robbi cheated at all. It’s just that those players are not as good as the producers make em out to be. If u go to any casino with 3/5 5/5 5/10. You see ppl making sick calls with J thru K high all day. Same shit.
I dont think peoples dont understand nik is acting. Its we never saw the real airball before. Now that we know who he is more its easier to judge him right. If not all we can do is judge what we see.
I like how he lumps himself in as one of the pros in contrast to the “recreationals”. Kudos to Doug for keeping a straight face and humouring his delusions.
Tbf, he lost about $760000 last session and is still up hundreds for thousands of dollars lifetime at Hustler (no this doesn’t mean I think he is a “pro” but he’s not a complete whale like so many they have on the show).
Any money he’s won or lost is arbitrary for as little as he’s played. He’s there for the funsies. He pisses it away. And he’s almost proud of it. He’s a whale in every meaningful sense, and that’s not intended to be a fat joke.
no he's just as fake as gman..... I would say airballs worse cause he thinks he's a nice guy. which this video proves he's not, pretending to be a dick at the table
I had a friend who played with her in vegas. She just had a brain fart and then felt stupid about it after being pressured on why. She dont even know why she doing half the shit.
Nik keeps saying how the hand isnt relevant, but the relevant part is what it lead into afterwards. Robbi gives a bunch of weird reasons why she called with J4, then comes back 15 mins later claiming she misread her hand. And maybe she did just panic at how bad it was about to look on her with that call and was just word vomiting a bit after the hand talking to Garrett, but thats the fishy part for me in all this is how she comes back with a different story about her misreading her hand Also side note, Nik claims hes made plays throughout his poker career probably worse then the J4 Robbi hand, but I guarantee it would never cross his mind to actually give 100k back to someone if he ended up getting lucky and sucking out on them on one of those bad plays just because the call looks really stupid
Damn Nik Airball is not at all the scumbag I thought he was. Actually seems really articulate and a genuine cool guy. After watching this I think he is definitely +EV in life!! Sorry Garrett😂
Timestamps below. Use coupon code nikairball for 25% off any purchase at Upswing Poker (expires March 31)
0:00 Intro
2:22 Nik Airball joins
2:58 Garrett being "banned"
13:27 Garrett's game selection
20:16 Garrett's player rating system
26:55 Garrett's tweets
34:54 Nik's heads-up challenge
39:00 The Robbi incident
43:58 Garrett + LATB?
46:13 Mariano, How to play on streamed games
1:00:03 Why off-stream games play bigger
1:04:57 More on the Robbi incident
1:17:26 Will Garrett ever play on HCL again?
1:24:35 Doug rants about Nik vs Matt Berkey match
1:27:20 Outro (Upswing Promo)
I hate when jockey Ronnie dude sings in the stream, that's the worst. I just turn it off. Second worst is Nik's jokes and him trying too hard to be funny. But what he is saying here is believable and I like this side of Nik. This side of him talking is real to me.
"uhhh we played poker and i believe i won,,,, idk id have to check the logs"🤣keep being amazing doug!
HU match F….goooooo
Nice! Now put timestamps for every time Nik says "like."
@@6thwilbury2331 or “black and white”
I can't lie, I really like Airball after this interview. thanks for the content Doug, great to have you back
Same. He came off as a good guy. He's annoying at the poker table but that's because he's so hard to play against (unless you're Rampage)
we need Nik Vs Gman heads up
@@burkhartlaw1 He’s showing he’s an experienced player who is deeper than the streams show. That he is the “fly on the wall” that got to show Garrett at his ugliest makes him a witness to the G-man acting like Public Enemy Number One.
Nik is the man
Agreed - eyes have been well and truly opened
Nik is dramatically better spoken and more intelligent than I expected in an interview setting.
I've openly been a bit of a critic towards Nik at times and I couldn't find almost anything I disagreed with him on here. Completely agree with you
When you listen to Nick here, he’s more in-depth and profound here. You can tell the experience he’s showing here gives him credibility.
He’s many things, dumb ain’t one of them.
@@theodorehsu5023 where? here?
“Inethical”
I think Doug struck a nice balance between letting Nik speak freely and pushing back where he had genuine disagreement or saw more nuance. I appreciate an interviewer like Doug that doesn’t let and interviewee streamroll the convo with reckless abandon.
I am a big Garrett fan. His high-pressure play was fun to watch. He was the big name that would draw viewers. So, for sure, the stream would have wanted him. But once he left, I thought the game got even better. And now, Hustler doesn't need the drama and cost of bringing him back.
He was more toxic than he wanted to believe, but Garrett found with the Robbi drama, his actions poisoned everything he held dear, and everyone had had enough.
I liked last year’s “Streamer special” and “Ludwig’s Million Dollar Game,” which showed the fun side of Hustler Casino Live. This year, Alexandra Botez, the chess player who ran like the sun on the “Million Dollar Game” helped set up the first 2023 Streamer Special, and she’s got a new one this coming weekend. And none of it needed Garrett at all.
@@theodorehsu5023 🎯
Yeah people tuned in to watch him for sure. But I think when he was gone... and that pressure was off... really fun games started to happen. This is exactly what people want to see. They want to see the good poker like Garrett plays, but they would rather see someone spew off 300k... lol
I still am a Garrett fan and love to watching him play
Gained a lot of respect for Nik after this interview. My discernment tells me he’s being truthful.
He is being truthful on things he wants to put out, but still protecting Robbie and the game. Makes sense as he wants to keep playing there.
yea I couldn't believe that he sounded somewhat likable at the beginning.... but the more he talked the more annoying and shady he sounded.... even worse than his table persona
It sounded like lies after he became defending Robbie saying he understands and it happens he’s seen much worse calls and then started stuttering and forgot what he was saying lol … he loaned Robbie money he couldn’t play in the game the same day he new the scam and wanted Garett to lose bad
Until he said he would play garrett hu. Lol gartett was w hu crusher online before he went to live poker nik would get destroyed and he knows that. So he is lying about be willing to play hu, so what else is he lying about?
@@vallacespoker7902 yeah he had never seen a worse call.
Wow, this interview gives a 180 degree twist on the type of person he is rather than how he is perceived on social media. It is great to see how plays the game and his view point on professionals vs. recreational players. For the 99% of us who are recreational players, the vibe at the table should be inviting and fun… we make our living elsewhere and really want to show up to enjoy ourselves…
It ain’t a hobby !!
@@dipdo7675 it is if you're a recreational player
Wow, crazy to see Nik in his true form. I'm glad we did this interview!
I bought into his bad boy attitude and I'm comin back as a fan!
"We did this interview" we sure did comrade. good ol communist TH-cam
High five partner!
You had nothing to do with the interview
@@jakecooper5855 don't be silly Jake, we were the backbone of the interview!
A lesson for me in not judging the man from watching him play poker. Much respect to Nik. Great interview Doug
When someone plays poker, you really see their true color. You get to see how to look at money, how they face success/ failture . I don't think you judging the man before was wrong :)
@@ckysusanliu correct.... he's more "real" playing at the table then he is in a planned interview.
Doug Polk regular poker content is back and is amazing
Yes, thank you Doug
@Hayes INC just random
Nick is the rich friend that makes fun of you for being poor but will help you out in a pinch lol
Unexpected face turn from Airball.
Thought he came across as a decent guy. I don't see the game selection stuff from Garrett as being problematic, although it starts to get a little dodgy if he's essentially dictating (or being allowed to dictate) who gets to play, and he certainly doesn't get to complain if the end result is that there's no lineup available for him.
Nik is totally on the money about pros needing to make the games fun for recs though, and if Garrett's been acting in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable, that's super uncool for everyone involved.
He seems like a guy who can come across as a first class scumbag at the table. He has let his ego get too inflated by his success. I thought he surely would fall on the narcissist or anti-social spectrum.
That said, in this format he come across a lot better.
@@AngriestPandah thats how it works in the poker world, whales can enter any games they want, pros can not.
its not about blacklisting pros because "he cant beat them", Garret is no bum, having other pros in the game will affect his winnings.
stop acting like professional pokerplayers are ethical good guys.
@PurrfectMina most players look for soft spots. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Most players do it to some degree or another.
It starts to become questionable though if he's essentially creating those spots by dictating (or using his influence to dictate) who appears in line-ups.
@@ManicMindTrick you have to remember please act a persona in front of the camera, to play heel for the game to make it popular
Both Garrett and fatball are both insufferable and act like people actually care about them like they are some stars or something. Garrett was a whiny little girl about the robbi situation, and all anyone does is laugh at airball when he punts away millions of dollars. We want to see him go on tilt and lose all his money. The game wouldn’t miss anything if both were gone
This whole podcast gave me a new respect for Nik Airball, especially 25:06 to 25:56
Nik comes across surprisingly cogent and articulate in a non-poker setting. Obviously a super smart dude.
When Phil Hellmuth teaches about “white magic” on TV or gives analysis on WPT’s “The Raw Deal” he comes across as very articulate and profound too. Because he’s speaking from experience. Nik has all his good, bad and ugly testimony that’s all honest, so that makes him someone we like, because off the felt he’s a no-BS guy.
the guy is also a bullshit artist. I think Doug does a great job of sniffing it out.
Nice interview! This really got me to see Nik quite differently. I had really only seen him playing on streams at Hustler and the Lodge. It's clear when he's in the game he's got a persona he likes to be. This interview showed a different side of him.
He is inauthentic at best
i actually not surprised here, i dont htink his game "persona" is different just very misunderstood. i get the little needles and jokes he trying to make and he often fails to transport the joke properly. i can see that many people rubbed this the wrong way.
im just happy he got the chance for such a public visible interview so the in my opinion unjustified hatred ties a bit down.
its abit ridicolous to celebrate his 750k loss like its a national holiday, i mean wtf. celebrating someone win is one thing and bad enough for the looser, but celebrating someones demise is just shit
I really hope you get your podcasts going again. Would love Garrett to come on after this also. Love the content!
Geez. 😊Much respect to NikAirball. Such a ‘vibrant’ personality on the table. Thanks Doug for airing this cast.
Respect to NikAirBall. Even though Im a Team GMan. I have to agree with Nik about putting his money where his mouth is.
Nik seems to play with a lot of heart and I dig that. He knows he’s got the worst of it at times but continues to try and out play them regardless of his hole cards. Since Garrett is the ‘big dog’ I’d love to see him play Negreanu or Ivey head up.
they would never, poker is about making money, there is no price money being labeled "the best". and fyi Negreanu nor Ivey arent the best for quite some time.
NOw that we heard nik air balls side of things. It’s only right to get Gman on next show to hear his side of things so we can hear both sides. Thoughts?????? 🤔 💭
We cant have this interview without hearing from Garrett. Would love to hear his side
Garrett is privileged.
Great work on the interview Doug. Great to have you back.
Nik seems like a pretty nice guy tho. Really genuine and willing to call people out on their bs.
Nik Airball is actually a good, genuine dude. Wouldn't mind seeing more of him on here talking about the games and everything.
I agree with this statement but it's just funny how people use to say it all the time about Garrett when it's clearly not true
Yes! The interviews are back, Doug is an amazing interviewer
can you imagine being so good that nobody will play with you?? sounds just like my wife!
When are you getting Porcupine Tree back together?
Lmao in dead
😂
Found Norman Chad's burner account
That was way more entertaining than expected.
Great to see Doug coming back with great regular content!
I became a NIK fan after watching this. For some reason, I never really liked him on stream or cared if he was playing or not. But now he has a new fan. Go Nik Go!
This was an awesome interview. I haven't watched two people talk for 1.5 hours in my whole life. You're both solid guys. Do a follow up sometime!
What have you been watching and or consuming you’re entire life?
@@rickjames4031 I mostly just play poker lol.. My wife has been trying to get me into vlogs and podcasts and all that.. I think this is the first I watched, certainly the longest.
@@brianchesnutt2805Good for you man! First time for everything. I liked this convo too
same here, first full interview I've watched with no skips.
You should listen to podcast while playing. I listen to 3 hour conversations all the time. I get why you listened to this one for the first time it’s because you play poker and are interested in the topic. You made this comment 6 months ago I’m thinking you subscribed to Doug’s podcast and have listened to more.
Great interview Doug and Nick. Very calm, truthful and genuine. No fronting. Keep it up
I like Nik airball a lot more after this! He comes off differently on steam then he did here with this interview! Thanks for the content! I love to be seeing more from you!!
Great content Doug,….again!!!!! Keep it up, loving this!
Thanks Nik, what a great interview - your so much more eloquent than your on stream persona and you nailed the Gman situation on the head.
Garrett is playing with his money. Niks playing with daddys. Big difference
I've talked negatively about Nik a few times, but this was a great interview & changed my perception of him.
Nick appears to be a really nice and genuine guy. He has an open , but a true balanced perspective of his environment. Well done Dug for a great and very informative interview.👍🙏
how ppl havent been able to see through Garretts FAKENESS FOR YRS would of blown my mind in my early yrs, but ive realized, MOST ppl are just that good at "reading" other humans... rather its poker or ANYTHING else.. a good tho, everyone has their own things that they're good at
Doug is the CIO of poker. Chief Instigating Officer.
this is like those celebrity gossip magazines that soccer moms buy...i cant believe i watched the whole thing lmao.
Garrett’s clean cut good boy image has finally been exposed, as we all suspected Garrett is only about himself and got exposed by the Robbi incident
Garrett = wolf in sheep's clothing
Found an app that removes each "like" said by the guest. Knocked the podcast down to just 22 minutes.
Garrett's rating system is exactly the kind of thing I expect an insecure guy like him to come up with
he gained my respect from this interview, as i along with many others couldn’t stand him just from watching him on streams. Good job doug!
That is one side of the story. Yes he did well in this interview, but it’s amazing how people like to jump into conclusions without hearing the other part.
what other part? Garret is a super pro, pros dont want other pros in a juicy game, it will affect their win rate. the lineups been juicy from the jump and basically GMan and Andy were the only pros who are frequently playing that game, you really think there are no pros in LA or Vegas who wanted to play that kind of game? They simply couldnt enter that game, either it was the decision of Ryan and Nick, or like Nik said, Gman has a lot of power deciding the lineups.
We have. This is the other part
I am now a Nik Airball fan! Thanks for the conduit Doug E Fresh.
So glad everyone gets to see this side of Nik. ❤ We love ya Nik!
I LOVE Airball! Made great points here. This guy is bringing all the viewership to these streams because he is so much fun. Wishing you run good Airball.
Wasn’t a fan of Nik prior to this interview. To say he crushed it would be an understatement. Good on him. I’ll be rooting for him in the future.
Airball, I live your attitude. You are 100% spot on! I'm a rec, business owner, and respect you so much more after this interview. Great job Doug and Nik!
love the interview with nikairball i give respect to nik airball .
Nick is really intelligent. I'm not one to watch entire streams because I play a lot of online myself. First time i heard of him was when he lost 750k. I thought he was some crazy wild thoughtless rich just wanting to gamble. After watching this interview. My opinion has instantly changed. He seems like very intelligent, fair man.
Garrett going through his Will Smith transition.
Garret shouldn't be allowed back on streams until he pays Robbie back. He can think what he wants, but for all the investigation, there is just no proof, or even hint, that she cheated. She played that hand super poorly, and happened to win. She should get paid. Its simple as that.
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Garrett definitely sets the game to maximize his edge. The straddle thing is a huge one where he refuses to straddle a game full of whales where he's up $1.5M. I recall Doug on Hustler willingly straddle without a table agreement.
If he sets the game to maximize his edge, why does he wanna play with really good players and not fish?
Completely agree with Nik on the J4 matter. Also it’s been interesting to have an insight on how streams and high stakes scenes really work. Thank you Doug, thank you Nik.
I mean *no* disrespect but having followed this much closer than most (and Certainly MUCH closer than Nik and Doug), it still surprises me how Nik and Doug are so clueless about the reality of the J4, and what really drove it all. It takes common sense that many folks surprisingly just don't have.
After the investigation results when NICK V interviewed Robbi on his podcast there was a lot of insight; but Nick V's interview was a little weak (mainly because he (like most) was too busy to really put enough time and thought into the matter).
Nevertheless, although most ppl miss the REAL truth of the J4 (bc they were fooled by Robbi, "looking" at her cards), at least the report explained there was no evidence of cheating. ✌🏾
@@delg1211 yeah that’s what Nik is saying, if there’s no evidence you can’t call someone a cheater..
Shot clock or a static system in general is better than depending on someone to call the clock
HCL is for content and I think it builds tension the longer a player thinks about an important decision
Garret implented this for edge, most of his decisions are autopilot, for rec players its not.
Airball accusing Garrett of game selecting while also game selecting is interesting
Airball accusing Garrett of being predatory while announcing he is also predatory is hypocritical.
Everyone in poker is like this. They want good games with spewers.
Love Polk’s content. I had a different perception of Airball, but I think he’s a down to Earth guy that like to entertain at the poker table
Nik Airball just set all-time world record for the biggest number of times he said "like... um... like.. umh... " per hour and also per minute. This was just so painfull to watch
Swear Nik also questioned a player seeing his cards after the player made a good call
This channel will be 500k soon, Doug is back! 😍😍
I have a whole new level of respect for Airball after this video!
Nick gained a fan today. What a great interview.
Wow, Nik isn’t the douche bag he represents himself as on stream. Articulate, sensible and with a self-deprecating sense of humor. I’ll quit yelling at him while watching him on stream 👏
Cool ass interview. That Doug mini-rant at 41:33 was above and beyond LOL 😂
Thank you, Doug! Knew nothing about Nik before this. I’m a huge fan now! He gets it and is so good for the game!
Doug you've been killing it lately with these videos. Keep up the awesome stuff!
I hate that I used to like Gman(mostly due to his mental health issues and I sympathize with my own physical and mental ones); as well as other things, but now actually like this nik airball guy more than him by miles now and I used to not be able to stand him.
I could see Garret being shady behind doors and I'd rather the brash honesty up front like this guy.
Didn’t think I’d enjoy listening to airball in an interview and I was wrong. He’s well spoken and I definitely now have a different outlook on him
Reminds me of when Garrett was on "Survivor". He did very similar moves based around control and moderate bullying. He wouldn't let any other players go around and discuss strategy in private. He deemed himself team captain in charge of everything. He was voted off second. Like now, he couldn't see the forest for the trees.
I doubt Nik was a 1.5 on the supposed rating system. Nik is good action and should be a 5-7 even if he has deep pockets and knows how to apply pressure.
I know this is going to sound crazy...but Nik Airball has more ethics and integrity for the game than Garrett Adelstein ever will.
Doug: "if you're playing with 50% of your net worth in play. You're gonna get steamrolled"
Me: thinking about the numerous times in my younger days with my rent money in play at 1/3 on the 31st...... 😳
I respect Nick a lot from this interview, he is so honest and smart.
He’s far from honest. He’s telling his version of what he thinks is the truth. I don’t think what he’s saying is true.
I don’t know Nik Personally, but I know when someone is lying. Nik is NOT lying. He’s being extremely genuine and honest. This interview just made me a fan of Nik.
This is an awesome video. Thanks, Doug. When I first saw Nik on a stream, I didn't like him. Over time, I've grown to love him. He is great to watch and seems like a genuine , honest guy. He makse some really good points here. Can't wait to see him at the Lodge again.
Nik's civil interview was pretty jarring compared to his on stream persona, but I took exception to his J4 discussion because there was a LOT of proof for the cheating. The guy that had access to the live card feed took $5K from Robbi and then disappeared the very next day. She refused to press charges against her accomplice until she realized how bad that made her look. He had been in heavy communication with Robbi and the other guy at the table prior to the J4 day. Robbi's actions were completely illogical UNLESS she had been signaled that she has the best hand at the moment. Ever since that day Robbi's play has been completely different and exactly what you would expect from a nitty fish that plays bad ABC poker without being signaled.
As a fan of Garrett, this is a juicy watch.
Didn't think I'd end up respecting airball more and and questioning garret! Great candid interview!
I don’t think Robbi cheated at all. It’s just that those players are not as good as the producers make em out to be. If u go to any casino with 3/5 5/5 5/10. You see ppl making sick calls with J thru K high all day. Same shit.
I have never in my life seen anyone call a turn card all-in with jack high.
Ok after watching this, Nik Airball is actually the man. I slagged him off, but listening to him he seems like a good dude.
Nik learn the best advice. Never meet your heroes.
Doug did an INCREDIBLE job letting Nik speak and go after and head hunt others. Kudos Doug, we’ll done!
niks great for the game, a cash banker, aerospace m&a and speaks Mandarin - seems more legit than 99% of poker players
Thinking Berkey would smash this dude easily too...very odd he won't accept the challenge
I dont think peoples dont understand nik is acting. Its we never saw the real airball before. Now that we know who he is more its easier to judge him right. If not all we can do is judge what we see.
“Heads up is boring” Doug’s a heads up specialist
Really great interview. Very well done and airball clarifyed a lot and some of it was..... Fun.
Garret... still owes a refund. Imagine gambling, losing, then asking for a refund... That's who he is.
Imagine being such a white knight you don’t think he was cheated.
I never saw Nik as a heel. He’s always been good entertainment and I always saw his value.
I'm glad it's finally okay to call Garrett fake. I used to say it on stream chats all the time and achieved max hate from the sheep.
Great interview Doug! Nice insight into the game! Appreciate Nik even more!
I like how he lumps himself in as one of the pros in contrast to the “recreationals”. Kudos to Doug for keeping a straight face and humouring his delusions.
Tbf, he lost about $760000 last session and is still up hundreds for thousands of dollars lifetime at Hustler (no this doesn’t mean I think he is a “pro” but he’s not a complete whale like so many they have on the show).
Any money he’s won or lost is arbitrary for as little as he’s played. He’s there for the funsies. He pisses it away. And he’s almost proud of it. He’s a whale in every meaningful sense, and that’s not intended to be a fat joke.
I love how people in the chat still typing "but there are a lot of proofs she cheated..." LOLOLOLOL stop it already
I drank every time Nik said “like”…I passed out after 3 minutes Jesus Christ lol
After LIKE 3 minutes?
I sometimes watch HCL. When it comes to Nik, sometimes I like him sometimes I don't. But he is never boring either way
Yep airball is good for the game brings action
An interesting interview that went on 1 hour longer than it should have.
I used to consider Nik to be a villain. I was wrong. Nik is the hero that we all need.
people complain when the gto bots play people complain when they have animated people like nik, people are just stupid LOL
@@joeess517 exactly you can’t please everyone
no he's just as fake as gman..... I would say airballs worse cause he thinks he's a nice guy. which this video proves he's not, pretending to be a dick at the table
I think Robi had no clue what she was doing and got lucky. It’s as simple as that.
I had a friend who played with her in vegas. She just had a brain fart and then felt stupid about it after being pressured on why. She dont even know why she doing half the shit.
Nik keeps saying how the hand isnt relevant, but the relevant part is what it lead into afterwards. Robbi gives a bunch of weird reasons why she called with J4, then comes back 15 mins later claiming she misread her hand. And maybe she did just panic at how bad it was about to look on her with that call and was just word vomiting a bit after the hand talking to Garrett, but thats the fishy part for me in all this is how she comes back with a different story about her misreading her hand
Also side note, Nik claims hes made plays throughout his poker career probably worse then the J4 Robbi hand, but I guarantee it would never cross his mind to actually give 100k back to someone if he ended up getting lucky and sucking out on them on one of those bad plays just because the call looks really stupid
Does anyone know where Nik Airball got all his money? Nik is so awesome to listen to by the way.
Damn Nik Airball is not at all the scumbag I thought he was. Actually seems really articulate and a genuine cool guy. After watching this I think he is definitely +EV in life!! Sorry Garrett😂