Pokerfraudalert - Druff & Friends

Chinamaniac co-hosts. We discuss the continued problems with the Full Tilt remissions process, and Druff reads a statement from a guy who talked to a government lawyer about the issues. Lock Poker has hit a new low, trading at just 15 cents on the dollar. We discuss the situation of gamblers in debt to casinos, and whether it should be a crime. Ivey's Room at Aria has a new sign that says "A.G.400", and Colonel Fabershame attempts to get to the bottom of it. Legendary gambler Archie Karas was arrested for cheating. Vanessa Rousso thinks she's a DJ, and we play her interview about it on Pokerstars. 888 Poker takes on "table campers".

Garden City Group is having all kinds of problems processing USA Full Tilt refund petitions, and it might be worse than it seems. Lock Poker is secretly offering priority cashouts to certain players. The 2013 Poker Hall of Fame nominees are announced, and Druff gives his opinion of who is worthy. Druff provides insider news regarding the near future of online poker in California and New Jersey. Is there a female SrslySirius on the way to the poker media? The Wynn is said to be using Caesar's properties to provide future online gambling to New Jersey. A player was arrested at Mohegan Sun for cheating in pit games with invisible ink, but Druff warns that this might be indicative of similar schemes occurring in poker. A teenage hacker made sci-fi look real when he took control of internal webcams on several laptops, and Druff explains the ways to prevent this from happening to you. badguy23 calls in and provides a teaser regarding a big reveal he plans for next week.

This is a "makeup" show after the original version failed to record into the archives. The Full Tilt Claims process has started, and players can now petition to get their money back. WSOP.com opens for real money poker for players physically in Nevada. Druff reveals some things he's recently learned about Ultimate Poker, which give him hope that the site will be able to somewhat compete with WSOP.com. Druff tries to call the Barcelona Arts Hotel where poker players' laptops were stolen and tampered with, possibly an inside job by hotel employees. Greg Merson gets in on the fight against the unfair "Auto Seat Scripting" on Pokerstars. Druff plays bits of Brett Richey's new rap, and doesn't understand the voice change. Justin "Boosted J" Smith, Abe Mosseri, and others get a temporary break regarding the bookmaking case against them. Luke "Full Flush" Schwartz freaks out on Twitter. Online poker movie "Runner Runner" releases a new featurette. The WPT Championship leaves Bellagio after 12 years.

Laptops are stolen, tampered with, and returned at the EPT Barcelona (a Pokerstars event), and it appears to be an inside job. Druff calls out Pokerstars for failing to protect its players and getting manipulated by the likely corrupt hotel security. Druff provides an after-story in the current Erik Ryland saga. The Full Tilt repayment process is to start on September 16, but certain groups of people might find themselves excluded. WSOP.com is rumored to be launching real money games for Nevada players on September 16th. Druff discusses his recent back-and-forth with Ultimate Poker employees on 2+2, and his offer to consult with them. Betsafe Poker stole $5900 from a longtime winning online player, who moved abroad to play poker. Druff breaks down a NY Times article about the Heads Up Limit Hold 'Em Bot, found at many casinos since 2011.

Colonel Nigel Fabersham makes two hard-hitting phone calls and uncovers the truth regarding two famous poker players. First, he gets to the bottom of the report that The Grinder's wife is dealing cards at a card room in Florida. Later, he uncovers who got the house in the separation involving Prahlad Friedman and Dee Luong. User "duped_samaritan" calls up and gives an update on his Harrah's AC bedbug situation. Erik Ryland calls in to talk about his success with the ladies at Vegas clubs, along with his surprising foray into the "webcam girl" industry. John McCain was caught playing poker on his iPhone during a Senate hearing. Mimi Luu flipped out when she didn't know what to do with her KK at the Seminole Hard Rock Open. SrslySirius calls in to talk about his new job. TMMLK and badguy23 have an old-fashioned battle on the air. Druff talks about a sick angle shot at the Winstar Poker Room that resulted in a player getting tased. Druff takes random questions from the chat room.

Not one, but TWO different Justin Smiths are in trouble with the law this week. Prahlad Friedman is getting a divorce. Ridiculous "Poker Pills" site claims that a pill can make you a better poker player. Two separate poker couples -- one in Florida, one in Asia, are apparently scamming poker players. Mike Matusow fears chip dumping is occurring at the Seminole Poker Open, but the real vulnerability is even bigger. Ultimate Poker has unveiled new software, and has caused more problems than it has solved. Druff warns Caesars Total Rewards members to check for RCs that might have been lost due to a computer error recently.

Chinamaniac co-hosts. Did the same driver who tried to hit Druff last week also shoot someone on I-15 this week? Full Tilt claims process is starting on September 16, but players failing to file claims quickly may get shut out. TMMLK calls in numerous times during the show, driving away at least one listener. "LaurenKlingsHairyAsshole" calls in to debate about Melanie Weisner. "LuckyYou" calls in to give his opinion of Ultimate Poker. We discuss the 3% withdrawal fees for Skrill and Neteller cashouts on Party Poker. Harrah's Atlantic City apparently has a bedbug problem. Faraz Jaka attempts to shatter the high-flying image of the professional poker player. Druff and China field lots of questions from the chat room about a variety of subjects.

Druff describes a scary situation on Interstate 15 this week where a psycho attempted to intentionally hit his car and knock him off the road. Ken Scalir and "Angry Stephanie" call in several times, as Druff demands to know the sordid details behind Ken's spending of Druff's money at "fat girl clubs". As Druff hits the 10-year mark of being a poker pro, he talks about both what he's proud of and the things he regrets. Scammer Vladimir Geshkenbein defends himself on PFA. Intertops is segregating their games from Lock/Revolution due to being owed a very large sum of money that is never likely to be paid. Infamous Pokerstars player (and former friend of Druff/neverwin) "thyprez" has died at age 38. BeerAndPoker joins the show as the co-host for the second half, and TMMLK also calls in to share the hosting duties at times. Caesar's is clamping down on "Seven Stars grinders", but not before wasting $1,000,000 on awarding a prize to the wrong person. PFA member "wesrwood", who scammed someone for $5 about s

Eric "Sheets" Haber is our special guest, and provides a long, eye-opening interview into the world of poker staking. Druff relives a memory from 24 years ago today. Lock Poker has abandoned 2+2, and Druff breaks down what that means for their future. Melanie Weisner is accused by a 2+2 user of selling Lock funds in March at a profit, using a priority cashout system. The $175 PGA freeroll contest is announced. The sordid story of WCGRidger being allegedly scammed by UK player Josh Tyler is discussed, and once again Daniel "Jungleman" Cates is in the middle. The Full Tilt refunds may come much earlier than recently reported. South Point is finally getting their Nevada online poker room up. MGM's CEO thinks New Jersey and Nevada will share player pools by 2014. Longtime listeners delaware and TMMLK call in.

Druff returns from a 10-day vacation after a stressful WSOP. Chinamaniac guest-co-hosts. We discuss the firing of UB cheating figure Bonnie Leinhos from her new job at the LVH poker room. We talk about PKR.com and their refusal to let go scamming pro Vladmir "Beyne" Geshkenbein, as well as PKR's own shady behavior involving reneging on deals with affiliates. Daniel Negreanu is talking trash about Tom Dwan in an interview. Is NioNio on UltimatePoker actually connected in a way to Russ Hamilton, or just a gimmick account? We talk about PPA getting an "unfavorable" rating in a recent poll on 2+2. There's a new poker show in development called "Poker Night in America", but does it offer anything new? Poker player Masa Kagawa was arrested as part of an Android Malware ring in Japan. The star of an upcoming CNBC sportsbetting show is actually a scammer. We break the bad news that Full Tilt payments won't occur until at least July 2014, and probably later than that. We reveal a surprising guilty plea in

Druff relives his depressing end to the WSOP Main Event, just a hair away from the money. El Chico Loco makes his return, and makes a prank call to UB cheating suspect Bonnie Leinhos (now the LVH Poker Room manager) that is both awkward and hilarious. Druff tells of a terrible bait-and-switch promo currently occurring at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, and Colonel Fabersham calls up to demand answers. Mark Newhouse has made the WSOP Main final table, and Druff talks about his history with him. Vladimir Geshkenbein finished 62nd in the Main Event, but apparently scammed his original backers. An old man attempted to dump chips to a perplexed Doc Sands at the Main Event, but it backfired badly. Druff plays a video of Dutch Boyd talking about his fallout with Scott Fischman, and gives his own opinion. Bryan "PrimordialAA" Pellegrino defends himself on a BLUFF video, regarding the Lock Poker situation. A happy ending is revealed for Rio theft victim Eric Sonstegard. Druff announces the site's new spo

Druff hosts this one solo from a secret location. Day 1 of the Main Event has concluded for Druff, and he talks about his results and some key hands that shaped his day. Eric "Willing2Die" Sonstegard comes on to talk about a disturbing incident at the Rio, where the hotel's negligence allowed another guest to steal thousands of dollars from his room, and they won't compensate him properly despite proof that it occurred. Druff discusses the two recent female bracelet winners, and how they differ from the typical "high maintenance" female poker pros. A former host of "Loveline" reveals a strange secret about actor and poker player James Woods. Druff discusses the "Burger King Hat Guy", who allegedly walked away from a Borgata poker game, owing $2k to the pot and refusing to pay. Pokerstars has found another partner in New Jersey, after the Atlantic Club failure. Druff plays and analyzes the hilarious Doug Lee interviews with SrslySirius. The new WSOP Main Event bracelet is worth a staggering sum of mone

In this unusual episode, Druff broadcasts starting 10pm PDT from a Vegas hotel. Early in the show, he is visited by former co-host Brandon "Drexel" Gerson and Bobby Orr. Brandon does a 90-minute segment on his own, mainly discussing the Jasep situation, as well as explaining how he and Druff achieved Seven Stars status at Caesar's properties. Chinamaniac co-hosted both with Drexel and through a portion of Druff's hosting of the show. Erik Ryland calls in to talk about his success on Ultimate Poker. Druff calls a girl who gave her phone number to Ryland on Ultimate Poker, and pretends to be Ryland. Druff and China talk about the rapidly deteriorating situation at Revolution Gaming. Some sad news is revealed regarding a young poker player's health. The curious situation of a WSOP dealer knowing Mike Sowers would get bad beat before it happened is examined, with further clarity provided by a listener call-in. Druff talks about Ben Mezrich's apparent attempt to counter his book's bad reviews with shills of his ow

Did Chino Rheem take $111,111 from Guy Laliberte for the One Drop tournament and run off with the money? Jesse Jett, accused of failing to keep to his Rio Deepstack chop agreement, calls in to clear his name. Druff analyzes David "Viffer" Peat's decision to stop playing poker. Ultimate Poker is coming to New Jersey this fall, but they're having problems in Nevada where their software allows for button-related angle shooting. Attack Poker signs convincted online poker payment processor Chad Elie to be a site pro. Ongame Network only had 31% of player deposits on hand in November, 2012 -- a bad sign for online poker in general. Poker pro Eric "Willing2Die" Sonstegard claims Rio employees stole $3k & an iPad from his room. Druff discusses the circumstances that led to Pokerstars' deal to buy the Atlantic Club being dead in the water. 2012 WSOP Champ Greg Merson is angry at private games being allowed in the Aria, and Druff gives his take on the situation. Druff gives tips related to the WSOP Main Ev

Druff's exciting run in the $5k WSOP Limit event, where he finished 5th, is the main subject of this show. Chinamaniac guest-hosts. Druff discusses certain hands, the makeup of the table, and criticizes the 30-minute-delated holecard camera, which he feels changes the integity of the game. We talk about David "ODB" Baker's overly critical commentary about Druff while announcing the action on ESPN 3, and the reasons behind his anti-Druff bias. Erick Lindgren won a bracelet and $600k, but will he pay anyone? Druff talks about a brief feud he had with user JSTAT regarding some comments Druff made about older poker players. Matt Glantz wrote an opinion piece on eliminating the $2500-$5000 WSOP events, and we give our opinion on it. An update is given on the condition of poker player Kevin Boudreau, who had an aneurysm on June 14. We give the sad news that an 86-year-old WSOP dealer was killed by a car while crossing the street. Druff and China give some tips involving the Rio hotel in Las Vegas, where th

Druff analyzes the hidden dangers of Nevada allowing other countries to join their online poker network. The trailer for "Runner Runner" is played, and Druff comments on the upcoming poker movie. Druff reads "Straight Flush" author Ben Mezrich's 2+2 posts and calls him out for his intentional mangling of the truth regarding Absolute Poker's founders. Chinamaniac joins the second half of the show, and the two hosts discuss Google Glass being banned from casinos. We talk about the recent WSOP offer to Kobe Bryant to play in Jerry Buss' place. The recent Hollywood Dave versus Tiffany Michelle twitter spat is discussed. We give several ideas on how to improve the WSOP. Matt the Rat checks in from Las Vegas. badguy23 calls in with his girlfriend Josey, a huge New Kids on the Block fan, who is excited about Chinamaniac's connections to the group.

Chinamaniac guests hosts for most of the show. Druff recaps his first two events of the WSOP. We discuss the logistical failures with the WSOP Millionaire Maker event, and explain why the excuses are bogus. Phil Ivey apparently doesn't bag his own chips at the end of WSOP days, and we talk about that. We question why Ultimate Poker won't reveal who has replaced Iovation. Information comes out regarding the liquidation of UB/AP assets by the government. We discuss the terrible new book by Ben Mezrich about the AP guys. We talk about the gigantic overlay in the failed ISPT. Yet another small poker network (Poker in Venice) has gone broke. badguy23 calls in to ask if he should distribute porn featuring the mother of his child. "Delaware" checks in and tells a story about the very early days of AP.

nutty007 and Chinamaniac take turns guest co-hosting. We discuss Chino Rheem and Erick Lindgren's 1-2 finish that the Bellagio WPT, and where their combined $1.7 million in prize money will really go. We talk about the upcoming WSOP, how the staff will handle the new same-day-second-flight format, and Druff reveals some new plans on how to be more effective at the tables. China and Druff discuss gank's departure from Lock Poker, just days after he publicly slammed Druff in a public chat room. Druff breaks down iPoker's apparent war against US players sneaking onto their network, and the seemingly shady behavior of one of their big affiliates. All three hosts talk about Mike Caro's recent odd rant about cheating in online poker. We break down the recent claims of a 2+2 poster to have inside information from a former UB employee. Druff talks about his trip to Laughlin. badguy23 hits the show with a river phone call, and offers to send his girlfriend to Druff.

Druff talks about how Jamie Gold got into such a dire financial situation to where he's selling his WSOP bracelet. Known scammers Chino Rheem and Erick Lindgren lead the $25k Bellagio WPT event, and we follow their progress live. Druff discusses the efforts underway to pressure companies and regulators to disallow Iovation from providing their services. Lock Poker spokesman Shane Bridges lies, and sort-of admits what he did regarding Druff's report about the infamous Portugal retreat. Druff calls out Lock Pro Brett "gank" Jungblut for attacking his credibility during a recent chat session. Druff criticizes Ultimate Poker's refusal to provide proof that they no longer work with Iovation. An update is provided on the 5-year-old Microgaming scandal. Druff provides many helpful tips -- both logistical and play-wise -- for this year's WSOP. The new proposed California online poker bill is analyzed. Druff tells the unfortunate story of Moore Games, which has vanished and apparently cheated its customers.

Druff and co-host Chinamaniac analyze the first hour of the bombshell UB cheating tapes. We discuss Annie Duke's usage of the "15-minute-delay" Auditmonster tool on UB. We talk about Phil Hellmuth's press release regarding the UB tapes, and whether he was truthful. Druff reads the softball interview of Lock Poker CEO Jennifer Larson and gives his own commentary. We analyze the somewhat troubled situation at Ultimate Poker, and whether they are likely to thrive in Nevada in the long term. Druff updates his previously incorrect info on the launch date of WSOP.com for real money in Nevada. We talk about Vanessa Rousso's bad beat that actually wasn't. Phil Ivey's lawsuit against Crockford's to recover his $12 million in winnings is discussed. We take a look at the current legal action against bitcoin's Mt. Gox by the US government. Druff reveals he has finally recovered toddwitteles.com thanks a PokerFraudAlert user.