Pokerfraudalert - Druff & Friends

Show update: Why has radio been so erratic lately, and what's happening with Brandon? Pokernews reporter/editorialist Martin Derbyshire quits after reaction to his article criticizing professional poker. Brian Hastings claims he is quitting poker full time, starting tea business. Caesars, Wynn properties to start charging for parking in Vegas. Closed/renamed Vegas casinos since the year 2000. New Vegas NHL team given name. Antigua threatens to pirate US intellectual property unless paid WTO settlement by US. Former Pokerstars employee Paul Tate sentenced for role in pre-Black Friday site. DraftKings, Fan Duel agree to merge into one DFS supercompany. Why isn't Trump draining the swamp? Major League baseball to make many changes in 2017.

Is Drexel leaving the show for good? Chipcounter and nutty007 split time as co-hosts with Druff. Issac Tucker, owner of iNinja Poker Tournaments, accused of scamming. Pokerstars announces changes to VIP program for 2017, further degrades things. Former Amaya CEO David Baazov attempts to acquire company. New Jersey proposition to expand gaming outside of Atlantic City fails. Brooklyn-area bust of high-stakes gambling, loan-sharking, and drug ring. Borgata seeks over $15 million from Phil Ivey due to "expectation losses". UK government to crack down on "spam gambling texts". Caesars spams Seven Stars members with silly offer. Did Hillary Clinton stage a hiking photo the day after her defeat? Trump's Cabinet picks analysis.

Scott from the East Coast and traderusky co-host. Interview with Amanda "McGrindlife" Stinchecum. Will Trump's election help or hurt legalized online poker prospects? Paddy Power gets burned by gimmick where they paid out Clinton bets early, but was it all a marketing trick? Interops refusing to pay Trump bets until January, Colonel Fabersham calls to get answers. Former Lock Poker player who had $14k stolen confronts conspirator Eric Lynch at a poker room. Brian Hastings compares his multiaccounting scandal to Hillary's e-mail scandal. Phil Ivey loses appeal in Crockfords edge sorting case. Did arrogance/shaming by the left cause the backlash which beat Hillary? "Confuse the police to help Standing Rock Protest" hoax dupes millions on Facebook. "big dick" calls in and talks sports and politics at the end of the show.

We discuss the amazing and shocking Donald Trump victory. Calls from Chipcounter, badguy23, Brett from Sac, and big dick.

Guest host tradershky joins Druff, as Brandon is absent. Griffin Benger and William Kassouf have major altercation during WSOP Main final 2 tables. WSOP Main completed, weirdest heads up match in memory. Andy Philachack claims he was scammed in the past by WSOP winner Qui Nguyen. Travell Thomas convicted for $31 million fraudulent debt collection scheme. Fresh off Jacklyn Moskow scandal, Todd Anderson brings new show to CBS Sports. New poker investment scam comes online, called "betonpoker". Dave Colclough "El Blondie" died at 52, Druff talks about personal experience with him. DraftKings and FanDuel to merge? Poker player Eric Crain "jakzpoker" wins $1.3 million in Daily Fantasy Sports on Sunday. Pennsylvania House Passes online poker bill. Geolocation issues cause embarrassing end to Party/Borgata online tournament series. Druff tells odd pizza story from Vegas in 1996. Donald Trump back in the race as Hillary e-mail investigation reopened. "Confuse the police to help Standing Rock Protest"

Late night spontaneous show. WSOP tournament director Jack Effel does controversial interview with Pokernews, leading to both hosts singing spontaneous karaoke about the situation. New developments in Phil Ivey case with Borgata. Pokerstars merger talks with William Hill fail. Renegade Indian gaming site PokerTribe.com accused of falsifying regulatory approval. What is Protection Poker, and is it a good thing? Druff talks about his life over the past 2 weeks, and his disappointment with the Dodgers. Brandon provides a lot of recent Las Vegas news.

khalwat and tradershky co-host. Our special guest is William Kassouf, from the controversial WSOP Main Event broadcast, who answers all sorts of prying questions and takes a hilarious call from Colonel Fabersham. Was there a conflict of interest in the Kassouf/Matuson hand where Jack Effel ruled on it? Chicago Joey claims he listens to PFA Radio, admits our "softball" comment is somewhat correct. Trump Taj Mahal closed on October 10, we discuss its sordid history. Cantor Sports fined $22.5 million, connected with sports tout and extortionist Adam Meyer. Druff receives legal threat from the Ukraine. William Hlll to merge with Amaya/Pokerstars? OnGame Network -- one of the online poker originals -- to shut down this week. Pokerstars invests in GPL, temporarily rescuing it. Full Flush poker down, likely for good. How much did Trump's recent "Access Hollywood bus" scandal matter? Druff explains the truth behind the Trump lawsuit involving the accusation of rape against him, and its strange connection

Khalwat co-hosts during Drexel's absence. Ho Chunk casino scandal has happy ending thanks to Colonel Fabersham. LuckBoxes TV pilot to air on Poker Central. Nitrogen Sports pulls sleazy tactics regarding prop bets, and a caller offers his take. Kahnawake Gaming Commission agrees to ban US players on October 1, has ties to Bovada split. Druff explains why you should cash in your Bovada Poker Points quickly, and tells you how to do it. Caesars to end bankruptcy, settles most lawsuits. Caesars implements red light/green light system to avoid slow-playing video poker for free drinks. Another bill to attack legalized online poker introduced in Senate. David Williams lies on Chicago Joey podcast regarding his past appearance in foot porn. We explore the scam which victimized Kristy Arnett, which was perpetrated by a former PFA Radio listener. One million euro buyin One Drop event scheduled for Monte Carlo. Revel Casino attempting to reopen as "TEN". DraftKings investigating possible collusion in Sunday

Northern California Guy resurfaces and surprisingly co-hosts. Embattled GPL relaunches, continues season 1. Another potential fictionalized TV poker failshow in the works. Prahlad Friedman founds "Pragress Records", releases awful new song with young girlfriend. Pokerstars seems a-ok with seating scripts. Philadelphia casino launches online version in New Jersey. Brandon embarks on a quest to meet tradershky for microwaved Chinese food. President Trump suddenly a reality again? Elizabeth Warren goes after Wells Fargo in aggressive Banking Committee Hearing. Brandon holds a contest to guess which casino he was visiting during radio. badguy23 calls in and asks for relationship advice.

khalwat and tradershky co-host. Las Vegas Raiders NFL team coming closer to reality with $750 million public funding approved. Venetian introduces horrible "Triple Zero" roulette game. Adelson comes out against Daily Fantasy Sports. Brian Rast challenges Adelson to $2 million heads up poker match to prove poker is game of skill. Brandon is sent by khalwat on a long trek into the ghetto to visit a young female Sonic employee. PFA listener "PokerPrince2" explains how Ho Chunk Casino cheated him after a canceled MSPT tournament. New poker HOF nominees announced. Insider trading case against former Amaya CEO David Baazov included complex kickback scheme. Pokerstars dumping long-running "monthly" VIP program scheme in 2017. Small victory for Caesars? Mediator in bankruptcy case resigns over "atypical" treatment of Caesars by judge. Doooooom does a hip-hop trivia contest, after Druff inadvertently forgot him last week. Why are corporations able to get away with fraud so easily, even if caught?

200th episode celebration, with an almost 9-hour episode. Check-ins with various PFA personalities from our show's past, including SrslySirius, jsearles22, jeanriders, Karina Jett, DOOOOM, Daredevil, and others. Co-hosts appear throughout the show including khalwat, tradershky, BeerAndPoker, lewfather, and Bart Hanson. We hold a monster $555 freeroll plus two contests of "PFA Trivia" for an additional $30 each. Arrest warrant issued in Nevada for poker legend Ted Forrest. Fedor Holz & others accuse GPI/GPL owner Alexandre Dreyfus of ripping him off in currency exchange. Ben Tollerene & Doug Polk get into internet slap-fight over violation of past coaching/piece trading agreement. Was Ben Tollerene using "PLO Dream Machine" to beat high stakes PLO? Theory: It is better to create a new Ignition Casino account rather than transfer one from Bovada. Tip for best usage of "poker points" before Bovada closes poker on September 30. Phil Galfond to start new poker site intended as competition to Poke

khalwat and tradershky co-host, Brandon joins near show's end. PFA Exclusive: Bovada nightmare: A player's money transferred to Ignition Casino vanishes! Time runs out for California legalized online poker for 2017. WSOPC double-ring winner Travell Thomas accuses DOJ of racism in collections fraud case against him. Scam poker site Full Flush offers Aruba package. Pokerstars replaces EPT with two new poker tours. DFS legal in New York now, five sites issued temporary permits to operate there. DraftKings and FanDuel write their own bill for proposed legalization in Nevada. Apparent towel shortage plagues Harrah's Rincon. Jew tips of the week: Booking and staying at hotels, how to get the best value and not get screwed. Editorial: Why is the left in denial regarding Hillary's character? Calls from Chinamaniac, Ken Scalir, and Larry Laffer.

khalwat guest co-hosts, tradershky also hangs out near the beginning. Ignition Casino cashouts reportedly slower than that of Bovada. Sorel Mizzi banned from Pokerstars for using VPN. Daniel Negreanu starts new podcast, claims to have lost $436k prop-betting on flops. Druff tells of his sponsor negotiation process at the 2010 WSOP Main Event. Twoplustwo running misleading clickbait ads at the bottom of forum. Player suing New Hampshire poker room for dropping cash box on his foot. We talk about three Caesars fails, including making people from NYC drive 3 hours to take a flight to a place 2 1/2 hours from NYC. Was Doyle Brunson a robbery target? David Baazov to step down as CEO. We take calls from Scott from the East Coast, chinamaniac, and handicapme.

On this 8+ hour show, khalwat co-hosts the first portion, Brandon co-hosts the second portion, with some overlap. Bovada Poker ending on October 1, 2016 after "sale" to apparent shell company called "Ignition Casino". onestep calls in to beg for money for his upcoming gay-themed vacation. ACR accused of allowing scammer to hijack account with $11,500 in it & not making good on the situation. Class action lawsuit against Borgata related to Christian Lusardi cheating fails. New Jersey fails in its attempt to legalize sports betting. MGM properties quietly are taking your poker comps away earned over a year ago. Marcel Luske suing Pokerstars for stealing his tournament poker rule set. Doug Polk calls "The Durr Challenge" the largest scam in poker history. Who owns each Las Vegas casino? In-n-Out Burger finally coming to the Vegas strip. There is a 24 hour Total Rewards desk in Las Vegas. Druff gives tips related to the airlines.

khalwat co-hosts. Druff takes eastern Sierra vacation, hits deer with car. Druff WSOP payment checks to PFA members get stolen by post office, used to steal from Druff's bank account. Bovada freezes Druff's account with $52,000 in it. Did 2+2 Pokercast steal Druff's beloved call-to-listen line idea? Matt Marafioti surfaces, claims he's been "too busy for social media". Did PokerFraudAlert member "Krypt" get killed or arrested when seeing a Washington DC area hooker? Review (and clips) of new "Fighting Chance" podcast featuring Cate Hall and Dan O'Brien. Poster on 2+2 claims to be online poker botter, explains methods. Winning Poker Network CEO claims he will ban anyone who looks like a bot, even if innocent people get unfairly banned. Caesars sells its "Playtika" social gaming platform to Chinese group. Maryland Live! casino accuses upcoming MGM National Harbor casino of stealing customer data. Trump Taj Mahal to close after Labor Day 2016. Boyd gaming sells its 50% share of Borgata to MGM. Biti

Various listeners (SysOp, Matt the Rat, Ryland) co-host with Drexel absent. PFA Exclusive: Jared Bleznick banned for life from WSOP, then unbanned days later thanks to famous poker pro. WSOP Main Event final 9 reached, with several players Druff disliked appearing poised to make final table. Kyle Bowker folds quad sevens at WSOP Main Event. Guy ejected from WSOP $1111 One Drop Event for crazy behavior. 26-year-old poker player unexpectedly dies overnight while still in WPT 500 event, but was he murdered? Is Matt Marafioti dead, or just hiding from the world? Laughable conclusion to class action lawsuit against Full Tilt, Lederer, and Ferguson. Bitar receives another slap on the wrist, this time from Ireland. New Jersey online poker to share player pool.... with UK?! Pokernews loses another well-liked reporter: Donnie Peters leaving company. RNC convention Day 1: The most newsworthy thing was Melania Trump. Druff explains where he feels Trump's campaign went wrong. Nice truck attack proves terrori

SysOp and tradershky co-host. Druff plays WSOP Main Event Day 1, survives with disappointing stack. Howard Lederer confronted at table by Danielle Andersen. Fedor Holz does it again, winning $111k One Drop event. Justin Bonomo tries to play the Main Event standing up. Brian Rast makes weird, rambling speech at bracelet ceremony. Jared Bleznick banned for life from WSOP, then is right back in it? Chance Kornuth "played" in two WSOP Day 1 flights? New gambling scandal related to betting for "skins" in Counterstrike video game. EPT Grand Final Champ Glen Chorny sues "Poker Battle" founder for fleecing him of $3.77 million. Larry Flynt buys Normandie Casino. Druff talks about a bad experience he had in a cell phone repair shop. The hosts and caller Larry Laffer discuss the Black Lives Matter movement blocking freeways during protests.

Late night spontaneous show with on Druff as host. Druff discusses controversy at the PokerFraudAlert forums. Druff cashes in final prelim event, again chunks off a decent stack quickly. WSOP.com removes ridiculous social media signin requirement for updates page. What happened to the Limit Holdem Shootout? Rio having A/C problems. Greg Shahade takes video of device Rio staff can use to break into rooms. Chris Ferguson "doesn't know" what he needs to apologize for. Jaclynn Moskow/Nolan Dalla controversy heats up, resulting in two lawsuits filed against Moskow & key recording released. Cate Hall finds herself in three different Twitter controversies. Billion dollar bust for illegal US-facing sportsbetting sites. Tropicana Entertainment properties are doing status matching for Caesars Seven Stars. Anti-Pokerstars coalition in California releases rigged poll to support position, demands Stars out of market for 10 years.

Druff, Drexel play WSOP, where Druff faces big stack heartbreak twice in three days. Drexel has a bad experience with All American Dave's server, causes change in delivery rules. Jason Mercier's amazing WSOP puts Vanessa Selbst's net worth in peril. Millionaire Maker event has laughable pay structure for top three spots. Controversy ensues as players discover $10k NL Heads Up event is double-raked. Gay former PFA Radio listener wins bracelet, cashes 8 times. Druff discovers new way to read WSOP updates without logging in through social media. Is WSOP late registration providing a big edge to deep-pocketed poker players? Riviera hotel destroyed. Clarification regarding WSOP.com status match. Internet poker bill passes Senate in New York, but stalls in Assembly. Larry Laffer calls in, and sounds like a cartoon character. That Hanson Kid calls in to give his take regarding the All American Dave's situation.

Spontaneous "makeup" radio show done with no co-hosts or warning. Seth Palansky provides Druff with answer regarding WSOP.com Facebook/Google login. WSOP Top Up Turbo event causes controversy due to misinformation provided by @WSOP Twitter. Alex Benjamen tanks TWICE when last to act with aces at Colossus, makes final table. Chris Ferguson playing at WSOP, mostly without incident. Interesting lineup at WSOP $10k Stud final table. Jaclynn Moskow, Druff argue on Limon's "Pokersesh" show. 2+2 Pokercast says goodbye to major sponsor, Adam Schwartz calls in near end of show to discuss it. Why is 2+2 covering for Full Flush poker's scam? Monte Carlo Las Vegas to split into two resorts. California online poker possibly taking major step forward? Brandon briefly calls in near the end of the show.