It was the Mike Postle cheating allegations that first brought Veronica Brill to the attention of the wider poker world. Brill was the one who first flagged Postle’s suspicious play in the Stones Gambling Hall live-streamed poker games, and she has since gone on to present poker content including Poker After Dark and Hustler Casino Live's (HCL) Million Dollar Game and as co-host of the podcast The Nick Vertucci Show.
Her involvement with Nick Vertucci has thrust her firmly back in the public eye this week after Vertucci - co-owner and showrunner of the popular HCL stream - was accused of numerous instances of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior with female staff and players. Vertucci has since apparently deleted his X and Instagram accounts.
It’s a situation Brill claims she did not see coming, given assurances Vertucci had given her in the past; assurances she is now confident were false. Brill offered up some screenshots to PokerOrg of her conversations with Vertucci earlier this week as the situation started developing - we’ve blurred some details to respect the privacy of those named.
Brill had said she was initially against speaking negatively about Vertucci in public and sharing screenshots, but given her new understanding of the situation, she has decided to go public.
To that end, and to give her side of the story, Brill joined PokerOrg’s Craig Tapscott for an exclusive, in-depth interview.
‘I thought he was just a creepy dude, I see them all the time’
Watch the full video above to see and hear more on:
- How she was with Vertucci when the story first broke, and how he reacted
- The embarrassment she feels at believing Vertucci’s lies and trusting him for so long
- How he was initially ‘creepy’ with her when they first met, and that she insisted he change his behavior if they were to work together
- Her belief that Vertucci 'lives in a different world' and does not have 'the capacity to understand what he's doing'
- Her conversations this week with some of the women who have come forward with accusations
- Vertucci’s approach to running HCL ‘like a mafia’, demanding loyalty from players and requiring them to not play in certain rival games
- Her thoughts on the future for HCL and producers Vertucci and Ryan Feldman
PokerOrg has reached out to Vertucci, Feldman and HCL for comment.
