Druff & Friends Show - 07/01/2014 - Drexel University of Omaha
Jul 02, 2014
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Former PFA Radio co-host Brandon "Drexel" Gerson is running deep at the WSOP $3k Omaha Hi-Lo event. Druff discusses his own (so far) disappointing WSOP. The WSOP Monster Stack had far more entries than expected, but the real fail occurred on Day 2 due to Caesar's greed and mismanagement. Ivey wins a bracelet and breaks our hearts. The One Drop tournament completes during our show with Daniel Negreanu getting heads up. Why didn't Phil Hellmuth play the One Drop, and how did Rick Salomon get in? Druff feels Erick Lindgren should have sold his One Drop lammers. Chad Brown receives an honorary bracelet shortly before his passing. We call a legendary 2+2 degenerate and he tells a few stories. Drexel calls in while on a break. Kevmath gives Druff a small gift as an act of contrition. Michael Borovetz (PSUMike1999) comes clean about his scamming, but for selfish reasons? Johannes Strassmann found dead in Slovenia by a river. Sean Drake's WSOP rail wears offensive "rape" shirts, forced to change. Jose Canseco played a $330 satellite at Stratosphere, and showed up wearing his own jersey. Showboat Atlantic City to close. Ultimate Poker trumpets laughable "new features" in new software. Dutch Boyd apologizes to Mason Malmuth. Some nasty rumors are swirling about Daniel Colman. badguy23 calls in with a cryptic message that he will "get our $7500 back" that we lost to Negreanu, leaving the show in a cliffhanger.
Druff & Friends - 06/24/2014 - One Angle Shot Per Five Years
Jun 25, 2014
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Druff gives an update on how his WSOP has been going, and describes his encounter with Erik Seidel. The guy who reported the Rio single table satellite extortion by an employee is a scammer himself. Brandon Cantu gets in yet another fight, this time with Jesse Martin. We're still alive in the Negreanu/Ivey bracelet bet, with nearly 50 events in the books. Johnathan Duhamel's girlfriend, who set him up for a robbery and beating, was released after just 28 months in prison. Druff changes his opinion on the "Daleroxxu" firing. High stakes player Johannes Strassman is missing in Slovenia. Editorial: Resort fees are a scam. Druff takes calls from SrslySirius and rawwolf.
Druff & Friends - 06/17/2014 - Bye Bye Isai
Jun 18, 2014
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Dutch Boyd at final table of $1k NL event, but will Mason Malmuth get his $60k judgment? Amaya buys Pokerstars for $4.9 billion. Pokerstars fires Dale Philip ("Daleroxxu") over giving middle finger during World Cup viewing. Mike Matusow gets penalty for "disruptive behavior" late in an event, but was it the correct ruling? Poker pro Maurice Hawkins allegedly harassing recreational players at the WSOP table. Negreanu/Ivey bracelt bet update. Ultimate Poker offering 100% rakeback -- sort of. Embattled Palms poker room closes. Ari Engel rants on YouTube about the WSOP & Cardplayer. Lawsuit against NJ casino involving unshuffled deck decided. Editorial: Time to stop staking the scumbags in poker, even if profitable.
Druff & Friends - 06/10/2014 - Blame It On Rio
Jun 11, 2014
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Jayjami co-hosts. European player badly beaten, robbed in Rio parking lot. But is there more to the story? Rio employee in charge of single table satellites shakes down players for money in order to start game. Negreanu/Ivey bracelt bet update. Yet another two aces of spades in a deck found in a Rio cash game. Ari Engel confronts Cardplayer owner Barry Shulman about Lock during WSOP. Chris Ferguson latest to be removed from WSOP Amazon room banners. Did Chino Rheem really miss a $15k freeroll to go to a Choice Center seminar? More information is uncovered about Dutch Boyd's twoplustwopoker.com cybersquatting case. Venetian is not letting Pokernews cover events there, due to their support of online poker. PPA article claims 95% of poker players support Pokerstars coming to legalized California market. Annie Duke gives business advice in Forbes article. Editorial: Think critically before reacting to poker players' claims of violence & theft. Main content of the show begins at 23:45 mark.
Druff & Friends - 06/05/2014 - Sweating in the Island Breeze
Jun 06, 2014
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Were laptops and cash really stolen from Rio hotel rooms, or were these stories not what they appear to be? We sweat the Daniel Negreanu bracelet bet, as Daniel plays 3-handed in a WSOP event during the show. Druff recaps some of the WSOP winners thus far, including the success of the "Magic the Gathering" group. Jamie Gold is living a sad existence on a casino boat called "Island Breeze" in Florida, and Druff plays some of their ridiculous promos. Daniel Tzevtkoff gets "time served" and $13 million fine for his payment processing crimes. Druff loses his car in the Bally's parking structure. Lee Childs gets sued for $40k for a "breach of contract" related to staking, but wins. New CA online poker gets wide support from most Indian gaming interests, and shuts out Pokerstars. Casino Morongo responds angrily. Editorial: Time for Nevada legalized online poker sites to give up, wait for merge with other states. "HotForSauce" calls into the show at the end in attempt to win a new PokerFraudAlert hat.
Druff & Friends - 05/28/2014 - I Don't Care Anymore
May 29, 2014
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Druff revisits the highs and lows of his tumultuous 2013 WSOP, and explains his approach to this year's WSOP. AsianSpa has committed "Twitter suicide", and Druff plays a clip of his appearance on this show from April. PokerFraudAlert members are betting $7500 against Negreanu and Ivey winning a bracelet in this WSOP, and Druff analyzes the odds of winning. The so-called self-help organization "Choice Center" is discussed, and a clip is played of Brian Rast explaining his experiences there. Daniel Tzevtkoff might get very short prison sentence. LA Times article predicts legalization soon of online poker in California. A caller complains about a player at an Atlantic City cash game who reeked badly of pot. Druff gives his own perspective regarding the UCSB killings, drawing upon his experiences there in the early 1990s.
Druff & Friends - 05/12/2014 - Stakes Very Rare
May 13, 2014
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Druff updates the PokerApproved story, including the story of two WSOP Main Event Champions who were attempted victims. Guy Laliberte claims that red pros on the "old" Full Tilt were cheating him -- but is it true? We look at the curious case of the 2-players-take-all tournament on Party Poker New Jersey. A player was disqualified from Chicago Poker Classic for 6k in tournament chips being up his sleeve! We look at the 33 entrants to the $1,000,000 One Drop event, but specifically focus on Jean-Robert Bellande. Where did he get the money? Pokerstars gets patent for ZOOM Poker, but is it bad for legalized poker industry? Druff describes his call from Wall Street Journal about Dan Bilzerian. Editorial: Many forms of poker are unbeatable for the long term. Druff takes questions from the chat room. Main content start at around the 23:55 mark. This is the last episode until May 28th, 2014.
Druff & Friends - 05/07/2014 - Kid Tested, Poker Approved
May 08, 2014
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On a PokerFraudAlert exclusive, Druff breaks down the ongoing suspicion of staking site "PokerApproved". Female poker player Anna Khait comes on the show to discuss her experience with PokerApproved. Ben Affleck was caught card counting at the Hard Rock, and listener JSTAT calls in to help analyze it. A US Appeals court affirms 2+2's nearly $60k judgment against Dutch Boyd. Upcoming movie "Alligator Blood" being developed, to tell story of former payment processor (and thief) Daneil Tzvetkoff. A Montana website wrote a misleading puff piece about AP cheater Brent Beckley, and portrays him as the victim. Editorial: Is "bonus whoring" unethical? Main content of the show starts at the 15:58 mark.
Druff & Friends - 04/29/2014 - California Here We Come
Apr 30, 2014
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Druff describes his 45-minute phone conversation with Caesar's Interactive VP Seth Palansky, regarding problems at WSOP.com. California has a legislative hearing regarding legalizing online poker in that state, but is thrown a curveball when Pokerstars announces partnerships with 3 LA-area cardrooms. El Chico Loco calls a guy with an overly-specific staking ad, but the call takes a surprising turn at the end. Vicky Coren becomes first Double EPT Winner at San Remo, and Druff tells personal story of WSOP encounter with her. Pokerhost resumes banning winning players on their new network. WSOP will allow "cutting in line" at Rio cash games based upon player status at Caesar's properties. Editorial #1: PPA is helping with Lock Poker situation, but is it too little, too late? Editorial #2: Let the free market decide what happens to Donald Sterling. Druff gives the surprising backstory on how he met Ken Scalir's friend Angry Stephanie. Show's main content begins approximately 23 minutes in.
Druff & Friends - 04/15/2014 - Happy Anniversary
Apr 16, 2014
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Druff discusses the ramifications of Black Friday -- 3 years ago to this day -- while also telling a detailed story of a personal 25-year anniversary from this date. Resolution for Borgata fake chip mess screws the "remaining 27" in the event. Taking a page from the Crockford's book, Borgata is suing Phil Ivey over Baccarat wins. New Jersey to merge online poker player pools with Nevada/Delaware by the end of 2014? Welcome back Neteller to the US market. Bad situation, bad PR on WSOP.com: Is the site keeping money confiscated from cheaters? Editorial #1: Should the PPA be openly engaging in arguments with Adelson's hired anti-online-poker guns? Editorial #2: What can be done about so few women playing live poker?
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