Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/28/2021 - The Greatest Bots of Yesterday
Aug 29, 2021
Show notes
(Topic begins at 0:13:10): WSOP announces vaccination mandate for 2021 series.... (1:08:50): Private "Fox Poker" room having massive payout issues.... (1:57:25): Case closed? Druff might have solved long-running questions about infamous 2007 Full Tilt bot bannings which spawned lawsuit.... (3:41:08): Report: Commerce high limit room has shut down all poker games, conceded loss of action to other area rooms.... (3:56:00): Mojave Desert & Las Vegas History: Desert Center, California, which just sold for $6.25 million, has an interesting 100-year history.... (4:45:14): Tom Dwan ends Phil Hellmuth's win streak -- and is Dwan still married?.... (5:05:20): Phil Galfond beats Brandon Adams in heads up challenge.... (5:14:19): Vital Vegas calls out woman who tipped $200 on $120k jackpot at Circa.... (5:59:55): WARNING: blockchain.com closing accounts due to gambling transactions.... (6:13:33): Third vaccine shot side effects revealed in Israel study.... tradershky co-hosts in later portion of show.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/22/2021 - Druff's So 2008, Mason's So 2000-And-Late
Aug 23, 2021
Show notes
(Topic beings at 0:21:35 mark): Update: Matt Marafioti suicide confirmed.... (0:42:30): Update: Mike Postle files answer to Druff & Veronica's involunatry bankruptcy petition, goes after Marc Randazza.... (1:23:41): Kristen Bicknell and Party Poker part ways -- was it due to her vocal anti-vaxx positions?..... (2:09:29): Mason Malmuth stupidly posts never-before-seen emails between him and Pokernews involving trying to cover up Sklansky/Hawkbaker story.... (3:05:42): Resorts World rooms still going for surprisingly little money. Does this mean the property is failing?.... (3:35:35): Complex Ukraine romance scam robs UK man of $250,000.... (4:35:41): WSOP Pennsylvania botches online bracelet events badly.... (5:02:31): Poker After Dark surprisingly gets Senator Ted Cruz and top YouTube star "Mr. Beast" to play on stream.... (5:15:29): What will a third COVID shot do for you?.... tradershky joins Druff at the end as co-host.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/16/2021 - From the Ashes PFA Rises
Aug 17, 2021
Show notes
(Topic begins at 0:20:30 mark): Happy anniversary? Druff talks about 10-year anniversary of fallout with good friend, which led to PFA's creation.... (1:41:30): Controversial early 2010s poker pro Matt Marafioti likely just committed suicide in New Jersey.... (2:28:44): Users on 2+2 go after Sklansky and Malmuth for past transgressions, now that they are no longer admins.... (3:23:32): WSOP publishes disturbing COVID disqualification policy, semi-retracts it, full truth still unknown.... (4:24:58): PayPal updates Acceptable Use Policy -- was it because of attorney Eric Bensamochan's upcoming class action suit?.... (4:40:10): Caesars Palace now charging guests a $75 fine for storing their own drinks in minibar.... (5:07:42): Update: Reason for Rio's 2-week non-acceptance of bookings now known.... (5:20:14): Caesars CEO claims company will sell Vegas casino in 2022.... (5:29:35): Southwet Airlines sues "Skiplagged" site for making people aware of cheaper ways to fly to major airports.... (6:34:32): Are children really in big danger due to Delta?.... tradershky co-hosts during the later hours.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/05/2021 - Hustling Away From the Bike
Aug 06, 2021
Show notes
(Topic starts at 0:25:19 mark): Druff takes long Colroado road trip, talks about notable events.... (1:00:44): Druff, Veronica Brill file petition to put Mike Postle into involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy.... (1:12:22): Interview with Ryan Feldman, who has started new live streaming poker show from Hustler Casino in southern California.... (2:24:20): New Russian 2+2 owners make controversial changes to forum rules.... (3:05:25): Druff gives thoughts on Layne Flack, who passed away last month.... (3:32:15): Prison sentences being handed down in shocking eBay scandal where owners of an eCommerce newsletter were stalked and harassed by the company.... (4:40:15): Brandon Adams and Phil Galfond get into controversy during their heads up challenge.... (4:57:43): Phil Hellmuth to face Tom Dwan in heads up match later this month, has eight straight heads up victories.... (5:05:35): Delta variant of COVID forces masks back in Vegas, threatens WSOP again.... (5:38:07): Gambling movie "The Card Counter" coming this fall -- will it be good or terrible?.... (5:50:20): Addicted gambler and NHL player Evander Kane accused of betting on his own games.... (5:58:42): Rio Las Vegas has bizarre shut down of reservations for the first 11 days of August.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 07/24/2021 - Validate Me! Sincerely, Pistolslap
Jul 26, 2021
Show notes
Audio posting of special YouTube show featuring Brandon, sonatine, PLOL, tradershky, and others. Video version can be found on the "PFA Radio DWAHOOOOO" YouTube channel. Layne Flack found DEAD: Drex shares his only memorable Layne Flack Story.... Poker twitter ablaze this week after sources claim 2021 is last year of WSOP at the Rio. But it may not be moving to where you think!... WSOP.com announces Pennsylvania only online bracelet series. Have they finally gone too far this time???.... Long domed Vegas Fountainbleau half finished strip property may open (I'll believe it when I see it!!!) in 2023.... "Famous" Poker player arrested in Ibiza, Spain on drug trafficking charges.... Vegas Covid spike. New mask mandate in place. Is another closure possible?.... Hawaii and Chicago tourism board warn residents not to travel to Vegas.... Brandon's Vegas topics, which will include Mgm news, Sands news, Caesars news, and some various jackpots hit around town this past week.... Stump PLOL game/contest.... ZED Run prediction contest involving PLOL's horse.... WE drop (literally) a new "Nugget" of info about the 2021 "chicken wars"!!!.... Who is Traderusky (Yo buddy!!!), the man beyond being a side kick lengend!.... Call from Daly around the 2 hour 30 minute mark. Druff makes a brief appearance in the middle of the show.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 07/14/2021 - www.twoplustwo.ru
Jul 15, 2021
Show notes
(Topic begins at 0:19:23 mark): Mason Malmuth sells the 2+2 forum to a mysterious Russian company.... (1:13:43): Controversial 2000s poker media figure Joy Miller passes away.... (1:48:29): Mike Matusow joins class action lawsuit against Paypal involving money confiscation... (2:00:51): Listener "go buccos" joins Druff to talk about businesses degrading service, and using COVID as an excuse.... (2:33:58): Listener "Candy" calls up drunk, and Brandon joins.... (3:06:09): Update: Landon Tice's backers pulled the plug on him, coach Kevin Rabichow sheds light on reasons Tice lost heads up match.... (3:26:21): NJ State Police arrest man who used 1,800 stolen identities to make online gambling accounts.... (3:36:57): Planet Hollywood closes poker room, clusterfuck occurs on final day when promo money is being awarded.... (3:49:46): Everyone loved the recent Mystery Bounty Wynn tounrmanet, but hated the WPT Venetian.... (4:03:22): The cost of NFL data is rapidly rising, and legalized sportsbooks are feeling the sting.... (4:22:05): Caesars benefits from 2020 are still available through January 31, 2022.... (4:29:45): Daniel Negreanu breaks long slumps, wins a tournament right after Doug Polk mocks him for dry spell.... (4:41:25): Two sixes of clubs were dealt on the flop at a Venetian event.... (4:47:14): At Resorts World, you can now hold slot machines when you go to the bathroom, and an unauthorized back-room photo of dealer tokes was released... (5:00:00): Brandon's miscellaneous Vegas topics, plus banter with tradershly, Druff, and khalwat.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 07/04/2021 - Return to Vegas
Jul 05, 2021
Show notes
(Topic begins at 0:17:32 mark): Druff returns to Vegas for the first time in over 16 months.... (1:04:56): Update: Druff makes contact with Nick Scheel, the guy who made a shady $100 request for money on Venmo.... (1:24:28): Landon Tice waves the white flag after 25% of hands in challenge against Bill Perkins.... (1:53:55): Norman Chad's Twitter hacked by Turkish charity scammer.... (2:16:46): ZED Run has two more masive fails, including embarrassing "fake contest winner" e-mail blunder.... (3:01:00): Brandon censored on Facebook for talking about Vegas restaurant "Egg Slut".... (3:20:50): Druff and Brandon visit two high-end Vegas restaurants together, and have some strange events.... (4:11:05): Clonie Gowan and other forgotten 2000s poker personalities return as pros on new "Dealio Poker" site.... (4:39:55): The Micros returns - sort of.... (4:58:01): Woman on Facebook reports weird video poker scam at Planet Hollywood.... (5:13:40): Druff, Brandon, and tradershky review the just-opened Resorts World.... (6:49:32): Pinball Museum finds out bad news that expensive new location was accidentally built on someone else's land.... (7:06:43): 1999 WSOP Main Event Champion Noel Furlong passes away.... (7:25:30): Poker fan's YouTube channel shut down by overaggressive PokerGo lawyers.... (7:40:20): Poker player Sarah Stefan alleges chaotic, abusive scene at Flamingo poker tournament.... (7:59:45): Did courts make the right decision in releasing Bill Cosby?.... (8:19:30): Nevada casinos see record wins in May 2021.... (8:28:37): Druff tells bizarre story about a flaky girl from Sparks, Nevada who repeatedly promised in the early 1990s to travel 500 miles to have sex with him.... (8:47:14): Ben Affleck spotted playing high limit blackjack in Vegas again.... (8:50:43): MGM sells more hotels to Blackstone.... (8:58:42): Woman exploits glitch on BetMGM Michigan, runs up $3.3 million, gets caught.... (9:13:42): Sporttrade seeks to be the first legalized "sportsbetting exchange" in the US, where players directly bet against each other.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 06/18/2021 - Slut Pull
Jun 20, 2021
Show notes
(Topic begins at 0:25:13 mark): Ruling finally comes down for Veronica Brill's attorney's fees versus Mike Postle, with a surprising twist.... (0:44:03): Major update in case of Chris Moneymaker versus Paypal case, featuring call with his attorney Eric Bensamochan.... (1:17:47): Massive Twitter drama breaks out involving crass comments made by ACR CEO Phil Nagy on a stream.... (3:31:27): Druff uncovers the likely return of the strange "Rachel Lees" Twitter user, causing controversy under a new name.... (3:47:17): Matt Berkey challenged to a fight by Robert Kuhn, which turns into heads up match, plus has old politically incorrect tweets unearthed.... (4:06:33): Bizarre tweet by Dan "Wretchy" Martin claims he just assaulted Matt Stout.... (4:21:10): Full WSOP schedule released -- Brandon joins during this topic... (5:12:54): Doyle Brunson, 88, plans to play in this year's WSOP.... (5:25:44): Druff wastes 5 hours attempting to book rooms for WSOP -- tradershky joins us.... (6:16:01): Resorts World to open this week on June 24.... (6:34:32): Commerce seems to have lost its middle and upper stakes limit holdem games.... (6:59:05): Haralabos Voulgaris alleged in article to have major control over Dallas Mavericks' moves, and said to have issues with star Luka Doncic.... (7:38:49): Disasterous ZED Run drop last week casts doubt upon future viability of project.... (8:15:15): Latest chapter in the saga with Sherif the Nigerian scammer.... (9:06:39): Resorts World will have cashless wagering, becoming the first casino in the US to do so. This was the longest show in PFA history, clocking in at 9 hours and 33 minutes.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 06/11/2021 - Who is Nick Scheel?
Jun 13, 2021
Show notes
(Topic begins at 0:20:09 mark): Mike Postle's ex-wife appears on Veronica Brill's YouTube show, makes explosive allegations.... (0:54:57): Mike Postle files document bashing Veronica Brill and Marc Randazza, ahead of upcoming attorneys fees hearing.... (1:59:09): Venmo hacker targeting poker pros might be going after Druff right now.... (2:31:46): Phil Ivey does rare long-form interview with Chicago Joey.... (3:38:37): Prahlad Friedman admits for first time in a decade that he hypocritically promoted UB in 2010 due to need of money.... (4:05:54): Matt Berkey creates drama regarding Landon Tice / Bill Perkins match taking place on ACR.... (4:35:49): UK recreational player David Afework claims Party Poker wrongly disqualified him after $160k tournament win.... (5:04:51): Why is there a poker media blackout regarding Dan Colman's allegations against Sean Perry?.... (5:16:45): Some sportsbooks paying bettors on Jon Rahm after COVID-19 forced him to withdraw from PGA tournament.... (5:40:49): $22 million embezzler and WPT champ Dennis Blieden gets sentenced - tradershky joins us at this point.... (6:08:25): Vital Vegas claims rumors going around that embattled Virgin Vegas hotel already looking for buyers.... (6:23:12): Dumb robber hits Cosmo cage for $10k, gets busted quickly.... (6:39:50): Nun steals over $800k to fund gambling habit.... (6:51:36): Wynn has great status match program right now for higher tier cards at other properties.... (7:09:12): Hydroxychloriquine turns out to be effective, after all.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 06/04/2021 - Ode to Otis
Jun 06, 2021
Show notes
Show is dedicated to Druff's pug Otis, who passed away this week at age 16 1/2.... khalwat co-hosts first 2+ hours.... (Topic begins at 0:22:49): Landon Tice and Bill Perkins play two sessions in their heads up match.... (0:57:41): Zenith Poker posts preflop charts from poker coaching programs on YouTube, controversy ensues.... (1:14:10): Update: Sean Perry wins high roller event for $365k, will that go to Daniel Colman?.... (1:39:28): Daniel Negreanu "accidentally" destroys plexiglass after bustout from high roller.... (1:56:05): Bovada leaving New York market, but Ignition is staying..... (2:09:24): Legalized sportsbook opens at Capital One Arena in DC..... (2:32:47): Brandon joins at this point - Ray Davis claims RealGrinders poker room has gone down, and the operator stole the money.... (3:06:44): New COVID cases in the US have declined by 96%.... (3:14:57): What is the story behind the controversial Fauci e-mails?.... (3:45:25): Will the Rio try to restore itself to 1990s glory?.... (4:15:33): Vegas sets record for million dollar home sales.... (4:24:10): Nevada comes up with bizarre self-exclusion procedure for online gaming.... (4:34:34): Mega-progressive jackpot hit in Vegas.... (4:37:32): Kelly Stewart loses job at ESPN due to 2012 slurs on Twitter.... (4:52:02): Record traffic jam forms on Memorial Day leaving Vegas.... (5:03:48): Should Silk Road owner Ross Ulbricht have gotten a life sentence?.... (5:12:21): More miscellaneous Vegas topics.... (5:26:58): Sherif the Nigerian scammer attempts to finally extract bitcoin from Brandon, and Colonel Nigel Fabersham is brought in to help.
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
Stay Connected
