A brand new reality TV show on USA Network, a cable channel in the US, will feature one of the most polarizing players in poker.
Robbi Jade Lew, who was accused of cheating by Garrett Adelstein in an infamous Hustler Casino Live game nearly two years ago, is set to appear on The Anonymous, a reality-based show in which contestants must use deceptive tactics to win the $100,000 prize.
What’s the Show All About?
Lew, who resides in California, will compete against 11 other contestants, some of whom have reality TV experience. According to Entertainment Weekly, a Hollywood gossip and news site, the show is like “The Traitors meets The Circle.”
Contestants on The Traitors, which aired in 2023, worked as a team to complete a series of dramatic challenging missions to win cash and prizes. The Circle was a lighthearted strategic competition series where the players chose whether to be themselves or other people — all while chasing a cash prize.
According to USA Network, The Anonymous is a game of social strategy where people are free to say what they really feel behind the safety of a mask.
Lew, and the other 11 contestants, can win up to $100,000 by successfully using deceptive and manipulative tactics.
“The Anonymous is a strategic competition played in two worlds: the real world and anonymous mode. The Digital Anonymous Networking Interface, or ‘DANI’ for short, has invited 12 players to live in her domain and work side-by-side to raise a prize fund of up to $100,000.
Despite their close quarters, all players will have their own private underground hideouts, where each is completely anonymous and can say anything and everything behind the mask of a unique handle. In their hideouts, players can provide raw, unfiltered takes on their fellow contestants. They will scheme, connive, and deceive to build influence and advance their game.” – USA Network
The show premieres August 19 at 11 p.m. ET on USA Network, and then weekly each Monday. You can view the recently released trailer below.
Lew has become a polarizing but popular figure within poker following the Hustler Casino Live incident in September 2022. Many still believe she cheated Adelstein out of a six-figure pot, while many others are convinced she was wrongfully accused.
Following the infamous J4 hand, she paid Adelstein back $135,000 away from the felt at Hustler Casino, a decision that led some to take it as her admission of guilt, and others have argued Adelstein bullied her into giving back the money and believe he should pay her back. Perhaps, she’ll win that money back on The Anonymous.
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