Robbi Jade Lew "If I Did It" Tome Good For April Fools Laughs

07:53
03 Apr

A joint effort between Robbi Jade Lew and PokerNews had many in the poker community laughing on April 1 when the news site printed a story about Lew publishing a book titled "If I Did It" - a likely best seller if ever there was one.

The book purported to be Lew's version of how she would have cheated while playing on a live stream at Hustler Casino Live - if she wanted to. Of course, the premise for the book harkens back to the cheating allegations Lew suffered following her scooping a $269,000 pot with her J4 hand versus Garrett Adelstein in September, 2022.

“So many people think that I cheated, and while I won’t say they’re right, I would never say such a thing, I thought it would be fun to write a book about how I would have cheated if I’d actually done it. Which I didn’t,” Lew was quoted as saying.

The entire story was an April Fools joke, and quite a good one at that. The announcement of the book release on Twitter prompted a bunch of comments from followers who admitted to believing the article:

• @AdamNess16 - "You had me at first."
  
• @AnotherRadProd - "I’m an idiot. I fell for it."
  
• @ankitp3490 - "You actually had me for 15 seconds."
  
• @Ziki636811 - "You got me"
  

I'll admit, I was fooled initially upon reading the article. But further reflection made me come to my senses.

The fact that Doyle Brunson allegedly wrote the forward had me scratching my head, as did the final sentence of the article:

"PokerNews will continue to update this story throughout the day as the poker community responds until 11:59 pm PT."

If the title "If I Did It" sounds familiar, it's because OJ Simpson actually did release a book of that name following his acquittal on murder charges: "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer."

As we all know by now, a professional investigation found no evidence that Robbi cheated. Adelstein, however, remains convinced that he was cheated, and Gman is not alone in thinking so.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, of course. That includes whether or not a news site should be publishing fake news - on April Fools Day or any other day for that matter.

At least one Twitter follower was not amused by the prank:

@BJNemeth - "I'll never understand why some media outlet weaken their credibility every year by reporting literal fake news to their readers. There are other ways to have fun on April Fool's Day (even doing something like this) without gaslighting your readers."

Lighten up, man! It was a funny April Fools gag that made light of poker's biggest controversy in recent years.

Well played, PokerNews and Robbi.