An afternoon with Robbi Jade Lew, the woman at the center of the poker cheating scandal
LOS ANGELES — Robbi Jade Lew is determined to prove the $120,000 ruby ring on her middle finger does not vibrate, is not concealing a tiny camera and was not otherwise tampered with to help her win a controversial Texas Hold 'Em hand last week that has gone viral and rocked the poker world.
Same goes for the supposed bulge in the side of her Versace leggings, which online conspiracy theorists posit could have been hiding an electronic device that was feeding her information from an accomplice. The Hustler Casino chair she was sitting in has also been scrutinized, as have her $480 rose-tinted Fendi sunglasses.
She denies it all — and has invited me to a Beverly Hills jeweler in her quest to clear her name.
"People are saying, 'She did it for fame; she did it for money.' I didn't need the money, so that's hilarious," said Lew, 37. As for fame, "I obviously look a certain fake Hollywood way. If I wanted to be famous, there are far easier ways to do it than this."
The former biopharmaceuticals account manager from Pacific Palisades was relatively unknown on the poker circuit before the cheating scandal. She learned to play four years ago, initially picking up a "Poker
