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Originally Posted by zrap
Good find. Just watched that Phil H. video. Very similar type of situations. I'm convinced now too. She must have just played bad and not cheated.
The stories never lined up, and there were many of them. She may have just been nervous during the hand, embarrassed after the result, and stuck with "do anything but admit I made a mistake" or the more interesting "do anything but admit I understand poker theory on a higher level than I give off". Both of those would get dropped though when you are accused of cheating. The previous strategies are borne out of ego, and ego is all about self-preservation. This means when a higher danger appears, previous concerns are dropped. It makes it a little puzzling. The trouble with lying/being influenced by the egoic urge to lie is the "boy who cried wolf" issue, where your future declarations of truth are devalued by your previous protests against it.
When I rewatched the hand her just trying to beat Garrett in a hand made way more sense. Watching live the wtf-value of the hand coupled with Garrett's reaction and the HCL game already having scandals circulating lent itself to thinking Garrett may have known something. I've made efforts to be a bit more on the fence as a result, because I know my opinion of the parties involved is not very high, and I know that I considered Garrett smart enough to not make these accusations unless he had instantly worked out how, why, and by whom he was cheated. He had the reaction of someone who knew there was BS going on, and was pulling the plug now that it had turned on him. If he was just going "no way bro" because his bluff didn't work/she misclicked live, then he made a huge and impulsive mistake. I agree with the hand of the year award, because whether we like it or not, it really was.
Videos I would still love to see :
-Robbi and Garrett and Ryan talking offscreen
-Bryan during the J4 hand
These are things we won't be getting, but it's a shame cuz they could close the thread instantly. This drama has been juicy but there really haven't been any winners, and it is unlikely the parties on either side of this thread will find any significant closure.