Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 10/12/2020 - The Silver Standard
Oct 13, 2020
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(Topic begins at 0:13:14 mark): Druff's attorney Eric Bensamochan comes on to briefly discuss Mike Postle's lawsuit.... (0:19:23): Major development in Raymond Davis criminal case.... (1:49:47): Midway Poker Tour ends in disaster, as players are surprised by payment in silver, and shorted 30% in value.... (2:38:10): Doug Polk, Daniel Negreanu in heated Twitter battle over terms of upcoming heads up match.... (3:08:50): Dan Bilzerian, Jean-Robert Bellande in feud over high stakes private game.... (3:30:36): Five states have gambling initiatives on November ballot.... (3:44:25): Austrian poker pro Mario Zwanzleitner found dead with girlfriend in suspected murder-suicide.... (3:57:13): Prahlad Friedman's ex-wife Aida now has an OnlyFans page.... (4:07:42): 5Dimes makes large financial settlement with United States for running illegal gambling operation.... (4:34:38): Cosmopolitan, Wynn, others using metal detectors to attempt to fight Vegas strip crime issue.... (4:52:54): Trump recovered really quickly and really well from COVID-19 - is his treatment the key for the future?.... (5:08:08): Johnson & Johnson pauses vaccine trial due to "unexplained illness of participant".... (5:20:59): Thunder Valley casino in Sacramento area said to be handing out 1-year ban for mask refusers. tradershky co-hosts final hour.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 10/03/2020 - The Best Defense Is...
Oct 05, 2020
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(Topic starts at 0:21:22 mark): Mike Postle suing Druff, ESPN, Pokernews, and lots of big name poker pros.... (0:36:28): Veronica Brill, also named in the Postle suit, runs successful GoFundMe, and gets a boost from Bill Perkins.... (0:44:36): GGPoker/Fedor Kruse controversy continues, as they attempt to deny his connection to their sponsored pro team.... (1:45:49): Three years later, what do we know about Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas spree killer?.... (2:41:18): Donald Trump has the coronavirus -- what now?.... (3:27:15): Doug Polk & Daniel Negreanu heads up match set for November 1.... (3:39:51): Caesars buys huge bookmaker William Hill.... (3:58:04): Circa forging ahead and will open in a few weeks in downtown Las Vegas.... (4:13:53): Howard Stern is apparently a poker fan.... (4:29:05): Michigan slated to have legalized online poker by November.... (4:42:22): Pokerstars changes concept of waiting lists, in order to help prevent bumhunting.... (5:03:11): What would Druff do? Man and woman on first lunch date, woman orders 4 glasses of wine, bill comes and she points at man to pay.... tradershky co-hosts.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 09/25/2020 - Tennis, Anyone?
Sep 27, 2020
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(Topic beings at 0:18:19 mark): Legal analysis of the entire Mike Postle situation by attorney Eric Bensamochan.... (1:08:58): Phil Galfond promises to direct full analysis of all Postle hands played on stream.... (1:35:18): WIRED magazine releases article about Postle situation, including life backstories on both Postle & Veronica.... (2:15:13): Mac Verstandig writes Pokernews editorial explaining some things about his approach to the case.... (2:30:36): Druff banned from 2+2 after Mason Malmuth picks fight & gets mad at response.... (3:47:44): WSOP Main Event 2nd place finisher Darvin Moon passes away at age 56.... (4:11:01): Shaun Deeb has COVID-19 and is stuck in Mexico.... (4:25:48): Shaun Deeb and Viffer go at it on Twitter over alleged $32k debt that Deeb claims he is owed.... (4:47:36): Isai Scheinberg gets minor fine and "time served" as a result of Pokerstars case.... (4:57:53): Fremont Casino in downtown Vegas is in hot water after unnecessarily detaining an innocent customer.... (5:08:29): New development in Sahara lawsuit against VitalVegas.... (5:23:30): Weird double impersonation money trade scam nets $20k for scammer -- which victim is more responsible? tradershky co-hosts.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 09/18/2020 - The Beginning of the Innocence
Sep 20, 2020
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Druff covers the major developments in the Stones/Postle situation in this episode. (Topic begins at 0:18:58 mark): Lawsuit settement with Stones made official.... (0:32:38): Mike Postle speaks out for the first time in 11 months.... (0:36:14): Druff analyzes Mac Verstandig's decision making process in the case.... (1:04:57): Justin Kuraitis releases prepared statement about the matter, then degenerates into trolling the community on Twitter.... (2:14:54): Shaun Deeb and Mac Verstandig do battle on Twitter over the Stones matter.... (2:26:22): Postle friend Khou Fang implies on Twitter that libel/slander lawsuit about to be served upon various people.... (2:48:58): Documentary maker Dave Broome confirms to Druff on Twitter that he will be doing a piece on the Postle situation -- Veronica Brill calls in about 4 minutes into this segment.... (3:07:25): Is Kevin Hart the mysterious backer to the upcoming Postle documentary?.... (3:38:36): Veronica describes upcoming WIRED magazine article about the story, despite apparent lack of cooperation from Postle and Kuraitis.... (3:55:18): Bart Hanson releases video and analysis of many suspect Postle hands.... (3:59:05): Matt the Rat calls in to talk about smoke invading Canada from the western US fires.... (4:04:32): Brad Booth is alive.... (4:12:10): Fedor Kruse accused of using real-time solver to beat games on Pokerstars and GGPoker.... (4:39:35): Update: "lysnico" from 21 Blitz lawsuit is indeed very real, and more details are now known about the lawsuit on both sides.... (5:01:17): Update: We might now know who the alleged $1.5 million bad check writer at the Cosmo was.... (5:04:36): Player on WSOP.com forced to change "TRUMP2024" screen name.... (5:12:47): Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu hammering out details for upcoming heads up match.... (5:29:38): University Of Pittsburgh scientists discover biomolecule that may neutralize coronavirus.... (5:35:25): Caesars Palace has stabbing occur in main valet area.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 09/11/2020 - Puttin' On the Blitz
Sep 13, 2020
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Brandon "Drexel" Gerson co-hosts. (Topic begins at 0:32:31 mark): Announcement related to some technical work on PFA this week.... (0:40:42): Mike Sexton has passed away.... (1:15:16): Jonathan Little, Phil Nagy (ACR CEO) in social media battle after Little was banned for criticizing site.... (2:31:49): Mac Verstandig is attorney filing suit against popular "21 Blitz" card game app, and Druff has a connection to the story.... (4:30:41): Violence from tourists is plaguing the Las Vegas strip.... (5:33:50): PFA exclusive: Sorel Mizzi complains on Facebook that Cord Garcia cheated him as an agent for Pokerbros.... (6:12:14): 5Dimes appears to be fake-leaving American market, but is apparently screwing some people on futures bets.... (6:37:31): Chris Moneymaker's 2+2 account hacked by money trade scammers.... (6:45:19): Update on lawsuit against Stones Gambling Hall.... (7:11:11): Mike Postle and friends are battling with Druff on Twitter over the year-old cheating accusations against Postle.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 09/04/2020 - Get Off the Court!
Sep 06, 2020
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(Topic begins at 0:28:05 mark): Mike Sexton has cancer, is in hospice, has little time left.... (1:06:26): VitalVegas blocks Druff on Twitter, then it's discovered Sahara Las Vegas is suing them.... (1:56:49): Baccarat coaching scammer Christopher Mitchell claims to be quitting the coaching business.... (2:58:17): Mike "Timex" McDonald wins $250,000 free throw prop bet, but some controversy occurred.... (3:43:21): Bryan Piccioli, with screen name "smbdySUCKme", leads 2020 Online WSOP Main Event on GGPoker.... (3:55:50): Daniel Negreanu makes bizarre tweet about dating advice.... (4:15:33): Update on story regarding Cosmo player who bounced $1.5 million check.... (4:23:50): Dan Bilzerian accused of wrongdoing involving his legalized pot company IGNITE.... (5:09:10): ACR trade scammer Brian Voytek undertaking new tactic to trick people into trusting him.... (5:19:52): Supercomputer may have yielded breakthrough in understanding of what COVID-19 does to the body.... (5:52:22): Canadian card counter Kevin Barton a suspect in the disappearance of female counting partner. tradershky co-hosts.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/28/2020 - Thanks A Million
Aug 29, 2020
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(Topic starts at 0:27:54 mark): Vintage One talks about working in Hollywood under the threat of coronavirus.... (0:39:55): Clarification about error on Veronica Brill / Stones segment last week.... (0:44:05): GGPoker offering to unban previously banned players -- but is there a catch?.... (1:45:00): PokerBros app thrown off of Apple app store.... (2:03:12): Idiotic $50 WSOP bracelet event on GGPoker draws record number of entries.... (2:16:23): Isle of Capri Casino in Lousiana blows away into a bridge.... (2:39:26): Weird large stock purchases by CEO cause Red Rock stock to rise.... (2:44:45): PFA Exclusive: Man arrested in Las Vegas for passing bogus $1.5 million check at Cosmo.... (3:12:56): Matt the Rat calls in to talk about various topics, including the recent riots.... (3:34:21): Woman arrested for stealing $1,000,000 from Antonio Esfandiari.... (4:28:53): Borgata claims Ocean Casino is "poaching its managers and trade secrets".... (4:49:47): Druff plays in shocking hand in Bovada 30/60 limit holdem game.... (5:04:23): Reno-area man is first in US to have verified COVID-19 reinfection.... (5:17:28): "Safe or unsafe" -- Druff runs down certain activities and states how he feels about their COVID risk.... (5:49:43): New antigen tests are the at-home, cheap, instant COVID test that everyone's been waiting for.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/21/2020 - Leaving No Stones Unturned
Aug 23, 2020
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(Topic begins at 0:12:54 mark): onestep makes an obscene phone call.... (0:35:48): Druff does battle with Russian hackers again.... (0:47:31): Veronica Brill appears on "The Rake" show and reveals some things about the Stones Gambling Hall lawsuit settlement.... (2:08:21): Marle Cordeiro's lawsuit against Stones dismissed.... (2:17:56): Study blames casinos for spread of coronavirus in Nevada.... (2:50:45): Nevada governor Steve Sisolak being sued by bar owners regarding bartop video poker.... (3:10:46) Record online NL holdem pot occurs in bizarre fashion.... (3:28:26): Druff describes friend's experience with nasty foreign-based employment scam targeting people looking for jobs from home..... (4:23:32): Druff Remembers: Life in Las Vegas during the 2000s poker boom.... (5:35:58): Brandon "Drexel" Gerson appears on the show for the remainder.... (6:02:55): California, Texas, Florida might have reached coronavirus peak already.... (6:21:41): US Vaccine program targeted for November 1 and December 1, in separate phases.... (6:35:24): Why is there still very little data about coronavirus, after almost 7 months?.... (6:47:08): Druff and Drexel talk sports.... (7:44:17): Discussion of the US Postal Service and mail-in voting controversy. tradershky co-hosts during first half.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/15/2020 - Nice Win, Here's Your Ban
Aug 17, 2020
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(Topic beings at 0:22:54 mark): Major controversy breaks out involving GGPoker and their practice of banning some winning players.... (2:26:29): PFA Exclusive: Details leaked to Druff regarding upcoming Stones Gambling Hall settlement with 88 plaintiffs.... (3:30:00): Mike Postle's ex-wife makes contact with Veronica Brill.... (3:49:20): Grisly details released regarding Susie Zhao murder.... (4:11:28): Prostitute accused of stealing $90K cash from Vegas tourist.... (4:34:10): Norman Chad has the coronavirus.... (4:45:39): Le Reve at Wynn permanently closes.... (5:03:56): Bryan Micon appears on Live at the Bike interview, refuses to say Druff's name.... (5:26:41): Massive foreign bot ring exposed, affecting most major poker sites.... (5:47:24): New York pulled dirty trick to intentionally under-report nursing home deaths from COVID-19.... (6:06:44): Call from MumblesBadly.... (6:17:22): Mr. Tickle comes on to talk about Russia releasing coronavirus vaccine without Phase 3 trial.... (6:40:47): Coronavirus found on South American imported food in China.... (6:49:21): COVID-19 era ZOOM dating - is there even a point?.... (6:56:54): Mason Malmuth and Druff engaged in pubilc discussion regarding PFA thread potentially appearing on 2+2.... (7:28:09): 12-year-old caught gambling with family at Australian casino.
Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 08/06/2020 - A Dime For Your Thoughts
Aug 08, 2020
Show notes
(Topic begins at 0:29:59 mark): Ken Scalir calls in.... (0:45:37): An arrest has been made in the Susie Zhao murder.... (1:40:49): Poker pro Robert Goldbarb comes on to discuss the untimely death of fellow Vegas pro Robert Gray, who passed away this week from COVID-19 at age 56.... (2:10:22): Norman Chad and Jamie Kerstetter go after Negreanu on podcast, Daniel responds angrily.... (3:18:53): Brad Booth is missing.... (3:36:08): Kristen Bicknell wins 3rd bracelet & gets accused of ghosting by troll, causing outrage in community.... (4:03:55): Update regarding Prahlad Friedman and his troubled marriage.... (4:16:50): Jew Tip of the Week: Free and easy way to stop your American Airlines miles from expiring.... (4:33:11): German "reporter" shows up on 2+2, claims that Run It Once Poker scammed a woman over 70.... (4:55:03): Radio listener "JeffDime" calls in to talk about Christopher Mitchell and a variety of other topics.... (5:25:18): Palms, three other Stations casinos may close permanently.... (5:45:00): Brandon "Drexel" Gerson joins the show, gives some additional details on the Palms, and we also shockingly pick up tradershky in the middle of the night.... (6:19:31): Did Sweden do it right regarding their controversial handling of the coronavirus?.... (6:50:14): Potawatomi Casino thought to be responsible for COVID infection of several St. Louis Cardinals.... (7:00:25): Subscription poker software Table Tamer has website vanish, leaves hundreds of subscribers in the lurch.... (7:10:38): MGM attempting to entice work-from-home people to do it from Vegas hotel rooms.... (7:57:46): Call from Australian listener "Blissy".
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