PokerFraudAlert Radio - 12/21/2019 - To Bank or Not To Bank, That is the Question
Dec 21, 2019
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(Topic begins at 0:24:31 mark): California Indian casinos attacking Commerce and other casinos on two fronts -- but who is in the right?.... (1:08:39 mark): Peter Jepsen ("Zupp") convicted of trojan-related cheating over 6-year span.... (1:24:05 mark): Unregulated, non-government companies are stalking your every move through your cell phone, and it's legal.... (2:14:04 mark): Ignition skims money from Druff's cashout.... (2:42:18 mark): Bovada/Ignition removes brings back deleted cash games, then removes them again.... (2:53:48 mark): Joe Biden expresses support for online poker, but what does that mean?.... (3:14:51 mark): WSOP announces dates for 2020 series.... (3:40:58 mark): Michigan legalizes online poker, sportsbetting.... (3:56:35 mark): Druff in the middle of a dispute involving former Playboy Playmate and actor Scott Schwartz.... (4:26:51 mark): Major bust of Canadian sportsbetting ring involves Hells Angels & Mafia.... (4:37:49 mark): Global Poker Awards to make tweak in order to prevent previous controversy from reoccurring.... (4:43:31 mark): Update: Tahoe video poker is still a good option for earning Caesars Diamond & Seven Stars.... (5:00:52 mark): Diamond members will lose free access to Las Vegas Caesars properties spas in 2020.... (5:10:29 mark): Hard Rock Atlantic City disappointed with early returns.... (5:27:45 mark): Vegas area restaurant serves cannabis-infused meal. tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 12/06/2019 - Short Circuit
Dec 07, 2019
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(Topic begins at 0:23:39 mark): Druff played his only WSOP Circuit event of the year.... (0:42:53 mark): Maurice Hawkins, 13-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, criticizes recent decisions of the tournament series.... (1:04:12 mark): Update: More information comes out related to Raymond Davis criminal case.... (1:32:41 mark): Bovada/Ignition issues during Thanksgiving weekend freaks out players after they see zero balance.... (1:59:07 mark): Update: Maryland Live eliminates hidden $10 chip add-on as a result of Allen Kessler & this show.... (2:17:25 mark): British poker player Kalem Lodge convicted of biting off another player's ear after poker game.... (2:29:00 mark): Jew Tip of the Week: Using built-in credit card insurance to get money BACK on destroyed recent purchases.... (2:52:46): Injured Arizona Cardinals player Josh Shaw suspended for betting against own team.... (3:07:19 mark): Klay Thompson was even a fish at the Golden State Warriors team poker game.... (3:19:05 mark): Daniel Negreanu to Host Poker Tournament at Fundraiser for Andrew Yang.... (3:36:26 mark): Why does the bank ask intrusive questions when withdrawing a few thousand in cash?.... (4:03:59 mark): Tips regarding things NOT to do when sportsbetting. tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 11/29/2019 - Whoops, We Forgot to Arrest You
Nov 30, 2019
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(Topic begins at 0:28:59 mark): As the mainstream and poker media finally pick up on it, we discuss the bizarre Ray Davis criminal case.... (1:25:20 mark): Druff and poker attorney Mac Verdstandig arbitrate bet between Jason Bral and Allen Kessler.... (2:05:42 mark): America's Card Room claims breakthrough in detection of bots on their site.... (2:27:51 mark): WPT Champ Dennis Blieden pleads guilty in $22 million embezzlement case.... (2:59:17 mark): GGPoker blocks certain countries due to regulatory reasons, but seems to invite players to use VPN and cheat the system.... (3:11:35 mark): Phil Galfond finally does something right regarding his Run It Once Poker site.... (3:26:38 mark): Editorial #1: When you love the business, but hate the owner, what do you do?.... (4:00:47 mark): Editorial #2: Should government protect us from being ripped off, or is "buyer beware" a better policy?.... (4:17:07 mark): Editorial #3: University of California about to dump the SAT -- is it a good idea?.... tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 11/22/2019 - Superuser Friendly
Nov 23, 2019
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(Topic beings at 0:15:40 mark): Daniel Negreanu signs with GGPoker.... (0:36:13 mark): Shareholders for Caesars and Eldorado approve sale.... (0:43:42 mark): Palms to allow players to directly buyin to table games through debit card.... (0:58:51 mark): OJ Simpson suing the Cosmopolitan.... (1:11:05 mark): Steve Wynn claims Nevada Gaming lacks authority to punish him further.... (1:18:10 mark): William Hill buys all of Cantor Gaming's live sportsbook assets.... (1:33:06 mark) Low-limit scammer Chris Polker targeting ACR money swappers, but is there more to the story than it appears?.... (1:52:49 mark): Two people shot outside Florida poker room.... (1:57:48 mark): Resorts World Vegas to have delay, more features.... (2:11:18 mark): Caesars Diamond and cardholders can get free drinks at the Patio Bar at Flamingo.... (2:15:25 mark): Some Las Vegas locals eligible for two month upgrade & RC multiplier at area Caesars properties.... (2:19:15 mark): Good video poker machines disappearing from Harrah's and Harvey's Tahoe.... (2:29:47 mark): Encore Boston Harbor drops $50 table minimums and paid parking.... (2:39:45 mark): Two-time WSOP bracelet winner passes away.... (2:48:22 mark): Ken Scalir calls in.... tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 11/15/2019 - Heavily Invested
Nov 16, 2019
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(Topic begins at 0:22:08 mark): Doug Polk accuses Daniel Negreanu of knowing he had erroneously-credited Player of the Year points.... (0:52:51 mark): Freerolls Poker Club co-founder Trent Daniel comes on to engage in a rebuttal to our segment last week about their investment offering, and we ask the tough questions.... (1:53:15 mark): Cirque founder & known high stakes poker fish Guy Laliberte arrested in Tahiti for growing cannabis.... (2:39:13 mark): Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are no longer Pokerstars pros.... (3:15:30 mark): Caesars Rewards / Total Rewards to introduce two new Diamond levels in 2020.... (3:37:06 mark): Run It Once Poker disappears from pokerscout.com activity monitoring -- but why?.... (4:16:19 mark): Bovada/Ignition makes change in software to fight "table campers", but was that a mistake?.... (4:24:01 mark): What to do when a poker site freezes your account and falsely accuses you of wrongdoing.... (4:48:55 mark): Florida man murders poker opponent who had beaten him out of $3500 that week.... tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 11/08/2019 - Clerical Error of the Year
Nov 09, 2019
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(Topic begins at 0:19:20 mark): WSOP Player of the Year Disaster: Clerical error caused title to wrongly be awarded to Negreanu, also royally screwing Shaun Deeb.... (0:57:01 mark): Allen Kessler joins us to discuss the WSOP POY mess.... (2:16:42 mark): Small update in Mike Postle / Stones cheating scandal.... (2:29:27 mark): Poker vlogger Mark Ari arrested while live streaming while walking around New Jersey acting erratically.... (3:20:47 mark): Heads up Sit-n-Go "Dream Machine" bot ring exposed by a former accomplice.... (3:45:03 mark): "Freerolls Poker Club" in Texas pitching for investors with a ridiculous sales pitch.... (4:28:10 mark): Former WSOP Main Event champ and Bellagio president Bobby Baldwin to be director of gaming for upcoming casino "The Drew" in Vegas.... (4:45:43 mark): Pokerstars Pennsylvania is up and running -- but will it succeed?.... (4:59:02 mark): Vegascasinotalk.com member denied Seven Stars for being overcomped.... (5:22:42 mark): Wynn and Encore Las Vegas are now using unpopular/unethical no-change ticket redemption machines.... (5:35:45 mark): Encore Boston on pace to make $700 million in its first year -- but still fall short of initial projections.... (5:41:52 mark): "Mattress King" Jim McInvale lost $13 million after the Astros blew Game 7 of the World Series -- but was this bet what it appeared to be?.... Co-hosted by tradershky.
Druff & Friends Show - 11/01/19 - Getting to Know Joey
Nov 02, 2019
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(Topic begins at 0:20:53 mark): Special guest interview with "Chicago" Joey Ingram.... (1:50:43 mark): Poker community starts mass Twitter discussion of rebuy/reentry problem at major tournaments..... (2:14:06 mark): A "misdeal" occurred at a major online poker site..... (2:27:24 mark): Druff limited to $50 betting on Bovada.... (2:39:34 mark): Listener "50Cinquanta" feels the PokerFraudAlert freeroll is a fraud, but he is really just an ingrate?.... (2:47:56 mark): Washington State taking "public comment" on possible repeal of a stupid poker betting limit law.... (2:56:10 mark): Venetian appears to have lost money on their controversial Lucky Shot maximum prize pool series.... (3:13:00 mark): Super drunk Ben Affleck shows up at Commerce, plays poker, somehow wins anyway.... (3:30:12): Angry woman who was ejected from Las Vegas Cannery casino intentionally crashes RV into it.... (3:48:21 mark): Andrew Yang tweets support for online poker legalization, but does he really understand the issue?.... (4:09:56 mark): MGM is selling MGM to MGM.... (4:23:48 mark): Druff editorial #1 - Is Voter ID law unethical?.... (4:50:10 mark): Druff editorial #2 - Few people understand the real problems with US healthcare.... (5:34:50 mark): AHoosierA calls in to tell yet another story of a Las Vegas masturbation encounter.... tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 10/25/2019 - Playing Games and Naming Names
Oct 26, 2019
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(0:17:05 timestamp): The weird scandal Congresswoman Katie Hill -- and PokerFraudAlert receiving contact regarding breaking an important detail of the story.... (1:18:21 mark): Poker player Marguerite Spagnuolo went on TV claiming the Aria cheated her, but is the story true? .... (2:06:28 mark): Scandal-ridden Partouche Poker Tour making a return to France.... (2:16:11 mark): Male dealers at women's event of "Battle of Malta" forced to work topless.... (2:33:47 mark): Update: Shady Venetian "Total Prize Pool" event has started, but how is it doing? ... (2:46:31 mark): IGT rolls out smartphone-based cashless system to play slot machines.... (3:12:24 mark): Norman Chad airs public complaints on Twitter about WSOP reentry events.... (3:41:59 mark): Encore poker room evacuated as water rushes through ceiling. tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 10/17/2019 - One, Two, Three Times a Baby
Oct 18, 2019
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America's Cardroom reportedly in crisis -- filled with bots, not paying rakeback correctly, full of crashes and freezes (topic begins at 0:29:37 mark). Listener "HandOfGod666", who brought the recent ACR story public, calls in to explain what is going on (1:12:57). Pokerstars bought by company which owns Paddy Power, Betfair, and Fanduel (1:49:15). WSOP dick-exposer Ken Strauss ruled incompetent for trial (2:10:20). Vanessa Rousso pregnant with twins, wife also pregnant with third baby at same time (2:27:15). Appellate court hears arguments regarding what constitutes "cheating" in Ivey edge sorting case (2:43:29). Oceans Casino in Atlantic City under fire for confiscating rewards points of players (3:02:56). Nevada Gaming seeks to revoke Steve Wynn's gaming license due to his sexual harassment (3:38:30). Virgin Trains USA to start work on failtrain between Vegas and Victorville in 2020 (3:58:26). Druff went to The Bicycle Club to try their new 40-80 game (4:21:43). Gunman kills 3, is then shot dead, after shooting at Triple A Aces underground NYC poker club (5:11:33). Vince Van Patten releases prop betting movie, "7 Days to Vegas" (5:25:33). tradershky co-hosts.
Druff & Friends Show - 09/27/2019 - Just the $10 Tip, Please
Sep 28, 2019
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Rio Las Vegas has sold -- what does that mean for the WSOP (topic begins at 0:25:25 mark)? Resort fees under bipartisan attack in Congress (1:04:41). Allen Kessler cries foul over $10 hidden fee of $400 satellite at Maryland Live (1:41:48). Phil Ivey reportedly once tipped $4800 on behalf of Nick Schulman for $200 massage (2:17:15). Ronnie Bardah lasts just one episode on Survivor (2:39:47). Major Russian hacker who also operated scam online casinos pleads guilty in US court (3:06:15). Circus Circus reportedly sold to existing Vegas casino owner (3:33:25). Al Alvarez, writer of "The Biggest Game in Town", dies at 90 (3:44:42). Major bitcoin crash occurs after US-based crypto trading app flops badly (3:54:53). The weird story of the closure of huge messaging app "Kik" (4:13:40). Microgaming Network announces 2020 closure (4:41:19). Pokerstars hit with 400,000 euro fine by Netherlands (4:49:31). tradershky co-hosts.
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