Pokerfraudalert - Druff & Friends

Topic begins at (0:00) mark: Three different well-known personalities appear on PFA Radio for the first time.... (0:16:31): Druff talks about his trip to Jamaica, and some fail which occurred at the beginning.... (0:45:23): Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, dead at 92, and Druff has two stories where he indrectly caused noticeable impacts on Riordan during his campaign and first term.... (1:12:31): Interview with "Jade", who alleges that a poker player named Richard Eugene Turner victimized her with a poker-related romance scam.... (2:33:13): Quadriplegic poker pro K.L. Cleeton is asking for a bunch of money to attend WSOP -- is he overreaching or justified?.... (3:09:01): Vegas/Minnesota limit holdem pro "Snow Frog" senselessly murdered in Las Vegas.... (3:39:39): Doug Polk, Matt Berkey continue to battle on Twitter.... (4:01:25): Matt Berkey falls behind Nik Airball in their ongoing heads up match at Resorts World.... (4:08:17): Charlie Carrel and JNandez call out Doug Polk on Twitter regard

Topic begins at (0:13:10) mark: Background on Nik Airball, Matt Berkey, Doug Polk, and their recent issues... (0:36:44): Airball appeared on Polk's show, calling Berkey a scammer. This set off a major issue between Polk and Berkey, when Polk inaccurately claimed Berkey was dodging the Airball match.... (1:40:52): Airball and Berkey agree to play heads up... (1:57:50): Phil Galfond attempted to mediate match terms, but it almost fell through due to weird demand by Airball.... (2:08:01): Airball and Berkey have physical confrontation at Bellagio the day before the scheduled match.... (2:25:02): Airball took tons of breaks during the first 3 days of their matches, irritating Berkey, who also suspected Airball might be freerolling him.... (2:52:14): Garrett Adelstein does interview with Doug Polk regarding Robbi, Hustler, and Airball... (4:01:01): Forum legend "Nicky Pipes" makes his radio debut.... (4:12:34): Ike Haxton posts masked photo after winning $25k US Poker Open, in order to troll right wingers

Topic begins at the (0:26:03) mark: Wrap up of the Jami Lafay Gofundme situation: Druff and Jami make a truce.... (0:51:46): Rory Young, inventor of the Odin poker training software, under fire for removing delay which was preventing it from being used as a cheating tool.... (1:54:31): Chat GPT attempts to give advice when to fold aces preflop in holdem.... (2:03:22): Controversial 2000s poker pro Shawn Sheikhan convicted of illegal marijuana sales operation, faces long prison sentence.... (2:24:14): Angry ACR player sends bomb, death threats to Chris Moneymaker and Phil Nagy.... (2:43:51): Robbi Jade Lew wins a GPI award for "Best Hand" -- does this make a mockery of the poker community?.... (3:03:03): Christopher Mitchell's third YouTube channel was terminated, leaving him with no YouTube channel.... (3:40:15): Prahlad Friedman battles with poker community on Twitter after he calls everyone racist cheaters.... (4:20:13): D Lucky update: He's now doing blackjack coaching, and he has shills "reviewin

This is a "partial show" to be finished later, but is being presented as a separate episode. Most of the show involves updates on the Jami Lafay Daniels Gofundme situation... Topic begins at (0:06:58) mark: Recap of the Jami Lafay Gofundme scandal, up until the prior episode on 2/23.... (0:24:53): Gofundme donations essentially die off after people take a hard look at the dishonest claims in the campaign.... (0:40:17): Jami publicly posts communications with her doctor supposedly verifying her cancer, but are they real?.... (1:06:32): Jami's "sister" posts two weird updates on the Gofundme, deletes them, and then her boyfriend posts an update of his own.... (1:27:13): Why have almost all prominent poker players, both male and female, been so quiet on this entire matter?.... (1:45:02): Gofundme clears Jami to receive payment, and she claims vindication, but does this really mean anything?.... (1:51:26): Jami's boyfriend Dan Chen puts out a short video to verify he's real.... (2:01:12): Interview with L

This is a special, one-topic episode regarding Druff's heavy involvement in calling out the Jami Lafay Daniels Gofundme controversy. Druff introduces his history at the beginning of the episode. At the (0:20:47) mark, Druff gives the basic about Jami Lafay Daniels and her shady Gofundme for her claimed cancer surgery.... (1:36:17): Druff explains the reason he got involved with the entire matter.... (1:42:35): Jami's boyfriend Dan Chen gets into the mix, and reveals that Jami did indeed lie about some things.... (2:04:40): Jami posted her hospital discharge paper, and it revealed a lot more than she intended.... (2:31:40): Jami wanted everyone on Twitter to unfollow Druff, in order to deplatform him -- how did it work out?.... (2:42:02): Jami claims she will file a restraining order again Druff and Luke "Slaydog" Vrabel, in order to silence their criticism of her.... (2:56:23): Druff is dealing with a lot of new haters of his heavy involvement in this situation.... (3:04:50): Brandon comes on and talk

Topic begins at (0:17:30) mark: Robbi Jade Lew to return to streamed poker, scheduled to play Live at the Bike.... (0:41:20): Former Hustler Casino Live employee Patrick Curran claims that Bryan Sagbigsal will do a tell-all about the J4o scandal, to be streamed after Superbowl.... (0:54:21): Full WSOP 2023 schedule drops -- Druff gives his take.... (1:28:57): Left-wing Twitter agitator "Dr. Kamikaze" claims almost all poker coaching operations are racist and sexist.... (1:51:44): Should trans women be in Ladies poker events? What should determine eligibility?.... (2:30:03): WSOP finally does away with satellite lammers.... (2:42:03): Steve O'Dwyer uses poker stream to call out Lufthanza for losing his bags, makes national news.... (3:04:34): Another lawsuit has been filed to attempt to stop casinos from issues separate ticket to get your change.... (3:15:46): Lawsuit filed against Vegas properties for allegedly using third-party software to fix prices -- but are they really guilty of this?.... (3:36:

Topic begins at (0:20:21) mark: Mike Postle final tables in Biloxi, lists himself under name "Michael Lawrence" -- did Veronica & Druff get any of it?.... (1:48:20): "Jim", a friend of Mike Postle's, calls in and has a debate/discussion about the entire situation.... (3:11:11): Pokerstars PCA back in Bahamas, but Druff warns of "civil forfeiture" effort by government which might nail players flying back.... (4:42:37): Jami Lafay's tweets imply she is committing suicide, and poker Twitter panics when she vanishes.... (5:25:52): MGM properties in Las Vegas ban recording of any gambling on property, which affects poker vloggers -- was this D Lucky's fault?.... (5:44:03): Las Vegas judge who attempted to break up underage prostitution ring is found dead, "suicide" immediately listed as cause.... (6:46:25): Final table of WSOP Circuit event has an embarrassing moment, as a player is "elminiated" on a hand that should have been a tie.... (7:05:03): Melissa Schubert and Danielle Anderson hilariously shame

Topic begins at (0:13:17) mark: Druff invited to Commerce party and freeroll for influencers, meets Robbi Jade Lew.... (0:48:29): Eric Persson has fellow player "Mr. Dr. Batman" banned from Hustler Casino Live over a joke tip jar -- Batman is on with Druff to tell his story.... (2:07:23): Poker Bunny (Paulina Loeliger) is pregnant.... (2:35:34): A guy on Facebook tried to sell Druff a massive amount of MGM MLife credits for super cheap.... (3:16:52): Druffytime Theater: Druff was followed out by an angry fast food employee in 2021.... (4:39:04): Jami Lafay in another social media battle, this time against fellow Native American female player "Pokerhontas".... (5:06:16): Pro poker player Thomas Zanot wins $6.45 million Pai Gow jackpot at Flamingo, leaves monster tip.... (5:27:30): Adele is filling seats with Caesars employees in order to make her show seem successful.... (5:49:58): Major offshore sportsbook Red44 shut down by feds, 11 Americans indicted.... (6:01:08): Australian site "Marley's House o

Topic begins at (0:22:05) mark: Dave Lerman, friend of Druff's and amusing character who appeared several times on PFA Radio, passed away at age 55.... (1:17:10): Call from Matt the Rat about various topics.... (1:33:51): Jerermy Ausmus lost heads up to Jared Strauss in October $7777 WSOP online event, and now says that he found out WSOP banned Strauss right after.... (2:31:09): Daniel Negreanu posts overall tournament results for past 10 years, gets into bizarre battle with unhinged Jordan Cristos.... (3:08:57): BetMGM / GlobalPay bank theft update: San Diego based crime ring was behind the scheme.... (3:16:12): David Copperfield's show in Vegas is said to be one of the worst -- but how has this happened?.... (3:38:38): Vanessa Alvarez, aka "Mamacita", accused of scamming 2+2 member out of $17k.... (4:02:23): Jami Lafay calls out smelly poker player, Twitter says she's mean.... (4:25:18): Psycho stabs four people at Washington poker room, in apparent unprovoked attack.... (4:40:18): Former site of

Topic begins at (0:23:50) mark: Druff hit by weird ear pressure issue which ends up delaying radio a few days.... (0:38:50): PFA member & regular radio listener IAmGreek has probably passed away -- and Druff made a startling discovery about the person behind the account.... (0:52:26): Hustler Casino Live finally releases investigative report on themselves, and Bryan Sagbigsal's arrest warrant is published.... (2:15:48): Tyrone calls in, and asks Druff two personal questions.... (2:31:54): BetMGM acknowledges May 2022 data breach which allowed players' personal info to be stolen -- is it related to the recent thefts?.... (2:45:47): Druffytime Christmas Theater: A Christmas DirecTV Story.... (3:20:55): Ethan "Rampage" Yau wins Wynn $25k High Roller event on second bullet, refunds first bullet buyers, Twitter controversy ensues.... (3:51:45): Social media slot player "D Lucky" charging people over $1700 to spend 10 minutes with him -- is this a scam?.... (5:07:28): Andy Stacks grabbed $10k worth of o

Topic begins at (0:26:12) mark: Female chess YouTuber Qiyu "Nemo" Zhou holds contest to give away $12k WPT Wynn seat, and then rigs it for her boyfriend Alex "Thallo" Epstein.... (2:09:37): Shaun Deeb, Ryan Laplante battle on Twitter over yet another markup debate.... (2:46:13): Several victims of the BetMGM bank theft scheme are now getting obnoxious collections letters.... (3:16:45): Former UB cheating coverup lawyer Daniel Friedberg added to class action suit against FTX.... (3:51:01): Caroline Ellison isn't hiding in Hong Kong -- she's venturing out in the open in New York City.... (4:05:07): Why is SBF doing so many media appearances, and what will it mean for his future?.... (4:15:35): New controversy on Hustler Casino Live, as Yuuki "Sashimi" Kaida appears to expose bare breasts on stream.... (4:43:39): Andy Frankenberger complains on Twitter that a simple breakfast cost him $100 through Wynn room service.... (4:54:07): Former Hustler Casino Live employee Bryan Sagbigsal now has a warrant out fo

This is Part 2 of the show which aired on 11/26-11/27/22. Topic begins at (0:04:30) mark: Minnesota poker player "Mandi Minx" wins $241k jackpot on Ignition, gets account unfairly frozen for weeks with no answers, but Druff comes in to assist. Interview with Mandi.... (1:41:46): Joey Ingram and Norman Chad in ugly dispute, Joey threatened on his stream to punch Norman in the ribs.... (2:18:22): Sam Bankman-Fried sends out a bunch of controversial tweets.... (2:38:52): NBC News contacts UB cheating figures Russ Hamilton, Travis Makar, and Daniel Friedberg regarding Friedberg's FTX involvement.... (3:00:42): Former poker cheater Haseeb Qureshi did Effective Altruism speeches with SBF and Caroline Ellison.... (3:06:11): Alvea, where Cate Hall is COO, was somewhat backed by SBF, but they've scrubbed it from their website.... (3:14:39): SBF bought tiny Farmington Bank in Washington, in what has parallels to Full Tilt's SunFirst Bank in 2009-10.... (3:34:00): Genesis Global Capital and Gemini struggling a

This is part 1 of the long show which aired on 11/26-11/27/22. Part 2 will follow a few days after. This portion only covers the BetMGM/Viejas/Global Payments Bank Theft scandal which victimized Druff and several other poker pros for up to $10k each. Topic begins at (0:15:10) mark: Druff hit with $10k bank account theft through BetMGM, later discovers it's a major fraud scheme aimed at poker pros.... (0:32:52): Druff starts investigation, calls BetMGM, where he never had an account.... (0:48:59): Druff calls Global Payments, the payment processor he believed might be partially at fault for allowing this theft to take place.... (1:01:21): After learning exit strategy to get the money off BetMGM and into the fraudsters' hands, Druff contacts PayPal and Venmo.... (1:33:40): Are you vulnerable, too? Druff explains who could potentially see thefts from their bank accounts via this scheme.... (1:40:46): Poker media and mainstream media take notice of the scandal, featuring Druff front-and-center in the stor

This episode was split into two parts, and this portion is everything but the FTX scandal stuff, which was released as a separate episode. Topic begins at (0:15:44) mark: Republicans tremendously underperform in midterms, Druff gives his opinion on election and Republican Party.... (0:54:42): California sportsbetting propositions 26 and 27 fail miserably.... (1:13:40): Listener "garrett" (not Adelstein) calls in, and Druffs gives him some life advice.... (1:24:36): Alan Mendelson, the original founder of the forum which eventually became Druff's Vegas Casino Talk, passed away at age 70.... (1:48:39): Druff fat-fingers college football bet, accidentally wagers 5x what he intended -- what was the result?.... (2:09:21): Shaun Deeb led attempt for poker players to win record $2 billion Powerball, bringing their odds down to 1-in-6,493.... (2:30:03): Update: Sentencing of Jeffrey Morris who murderered of Susie Zhao.... (2:38:21): Update: Six eBay-employed stalkers of Massachusetts family sentenced in recen

This is a special episode covering the FTX Crypto Exchange Scandal. An episode featuring other subjects will be released in a few days. Topic begins at (0:01:52) mark: Intro and general discussion of FTX Crypto Exchange crash, and its main perpetrator, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.... (1:10:25): Caroline Ellison, Sam's polyamorous, sometimes-girlfriend, was the main accomplice to the scam.... (1:56:51): Former Ultimatebet lawyer and coverup architect Daniel Friedberg was the compliance officer of FTX -- a look back at his scumbaggery.... (2:37:56): Is this the beginning of the end for cryptocurrencies?.... (3:06:19): Are other crypto exchanges going to also collapse soon? Could the Tether stablecoin crash?.... (3:16:03): Druff talks about a girl he met online in the 1980s who reminds him a lot of Caroline Ellison.... khalwat joins Druff near the end of the show.

Topic begins at (0:19:14) mark: Druff predicts 1994-like red wave in 2022 midterms coming up.... (0:35:57): Druff goes to Disneyland for the first time in almost 7 years, gives his impression & tips.... (1:19:39): Rip's wife reverses course, claims to believe him, and goes at it with Garrett and Doug Polk.... (1:56:51): Was there really a car recently unearthed from 1992 with the license plate "LEW J4"?.... (2:00:54): Arrest warrant issued for chip thief Bryan Sagbigsal, but police can't find him.... (2:15:38): Former Live at the Bike and Hustler Casino Live employee Patrick Curran speaks out on Twitter.... (2:35:33): Aaron "Daliman" O'Rourke claims he was scammed by Quincy "Q" Collins out of $4,000.... (3:23:17): Career thief wins $1.732 million from Isle Waterloo (Iowa Caesars property) after security fails to stop fellow patron attacking him after theft of player points.... (3:49:58): Massachusetts man pleads guilty to illegal sports betting and extortion.... (4:00:33): Three states attempt to

Topic begins at (0:03:58): PFA member "Daly" makes generous donation to PFA, almost results in $9000 win for future PFA contest.... (0:22:14): Robbi Jade Lew and Jacob "Rip" Chavez seen on TV looking like a couple at the October 23rd Raiders game, Rip's wife speaking out.... (1:03:13): Reddit thread making allegations about Ryan Feldman sees new responses, including from former commentator Limon.... (1:51:53): Nick Vertucci melting down on Twitter, attacking Berkey and then Twitter troll "ThePokerKaren".... (2:19:14): Nick Vertucci was sued in 2014 related to his real estate seminars -- but it's not for the reason you would think.... (2:29:45): Robbi plays WPT Five Diamond at Bellagio, cashes as "last woman standing"... (2:41:22): Alex Jacob aggressively defending Robbi on Twitter, getting backlash from community.... (3:20:26): Garrett Adelstein does LA Times interview, claims to have quit poker for the time being.... (3:29:56): Who let the dogs out?! Nick Howard claims he ate dog food in 2012 after g

We are continuing deep coverage of the Robbi Jade Lew cheating allegations at the Hustler. Topic begins at (0:15:49): Recap of the Robbi situation, and where we stood as of last week.... (0:23:01): Hustler Casino Live employee Bryan Sagbigsal caught stealing $15k from Robbi Jade Lew's stack, just hours after controversial hand.... (1:06:18): Garrett Adelstein releases two controversial statements, doubling down on original cheating allegations.... (2:07:40): Is Robbi simply aiming for social media fame?.... (2:19:21): Some people believe Bryan's message to Robbi was actually written by Robbi herself... (03:01:22): Stream player "DGAF" now under suspicion, but is it fair to accuse him?.... (3:08:16): Movie producer Julie Yorn makes allegation against Robbi involving angleshot at Bicycle Casino, leading to argument on Chicago Joey's show.... (3:40:04): Ryan Feldman and Nick Vertucci both facing criticism over past allegations of wrongdoing.... (4:10:51): Mike Postle sounds off on Facebook regarding the

This episode is a Poker Fraud Alert Radio Special, only covering one topic -- the controversial J4o hand at Hustler Casino live, featuring Garrett Adelstein and Robbi Jade Lew. Throughout the show, Druff plays clips, and analyzes everything. Coverage starts at the (0:15:08) mark: Background of Hustler Casino Live and its similarity to the 2019 Stones cheating scandal.... (0:32:45): Audio of the controversial hand, and Garrett's reaction.... (1:16:51): Druff's impression of Garrett and Robbi prior to this hand.... (1:28:21): Robbi somehow gives the $135k she won from Garrett back to him, but claims she was pressured into it.... (1:58:00): Robbi appears in an interview on Hustler Casino Live to explain herself.... (2:10:32): Garrett tweets why he was sure Robbi was cheating, and defends taking the money.... (2:23:43): Call from Darren "Beanz" Attebery, who reveals two very interesting (and not previously known) facts about Robbi.... (2:56:53): Call from "Patrick from the 507", who suggests that Robbi m

Topic begins at (0:18:29) mark: Daniel Negreanu tweets out link to PFA Radio after enjoying last week's Ebony Kenney segment.... (0:35:52): Donna Morton, the "evil chat mod" from last week's Ebony Kenney story, speaks out on Twitter.... (0:54:01): Major update from Eric Bensamochan regarding PayPal case.... (1:13:44): Venetian cancels guaranteed prizepool events after poor showing in early events of "Stairway to Millions" series.... (1:38:30): Druff pledges to lead effort to lobby Nevada Gaming to clamp down on casinos which stiff players out of guaranteed prizepools.... (2:28:46): PokerGO bans accused cheaters Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler from its events.... (2:50:38): Gambling-related scam on Twitch leads platform to ban all "unlicensed casino gambling content".... (3:27:47): Class action lawsuit seeks millions from MGM over cashout tickets which will not pay change.... (3:55:05): Druffytime Theater - The Cosmopolitan Identity Program does battle with Druff in April 2022.... (4:17:06): Brett Bu