Druff & Friends - 01/14/2014 - May the Tokes Be With You
Jan 15, 2014
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Erik Ryland co-hosts. Updating last week's story, Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum indeed was caught stealing $700 in dealer tips at Foxwoods, using chopsticks and duct tape. The poker media comes under fire for shying away from covering the Newnum situation, given that he was one of their own. Lock Poker drops all but 3 of their pros, and site traffic is down to fewer than 100 players. A possible connection is found between Lock Poker and a Vancouver realty company. Lee Jones of Pokerstars confirms that they will return to Barcelona Arts in 2014, despite laptop thefts and hotel security's role in the crime. Brandon "CompleteDonk" Barnes pulls a nasty scam on the high limit community of 2+2. A lobbyist takes to Twitter to bash safety of existing legalized online poker sites. Cantor Gaming pays out $5.5 million to settle allegations of illegal sportsbetting. Resorts World Casino in NYC lays off 175 employees after pay raise, but who is in the right? New Jersey releases numbers for online gaming for the final 41 days of 2013. Ryland talks about his New Year's in New York City. David Williams joins the cult-like Choice Center. Is Steve Dannenmann the next Tom Vu? Poker players loses $150,000 in home invasion robbery.
Druff & Friends - 01/08/2014 - Down With the Sickness
Jan 09, 2014
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Plagued with a bad cold, Druff fights through this solo show for his first episode in 23 days. Druff gives a few highlights and lowlights from his New Orleans vacation. The PFA 2013 Leaderboard is revealed. Haseeb "Dogishead" Qureshi returns to the scene with a book & yet another series of lies, and Druff commits a few missteps while getting involved. Highly suspected Swedish cheater Sahmer Rahman now thought to possibly to be involved in EPT Barcelona laptop tampering. Broadcaster Nick Geber sheds some light on the UB tournament won by Annie Duke's boyfriend Joe Reitman. Is Ultimate Poker pro William Reynolds angle-shooting and killing other players' action? Gus Hansen accuses opponent "SallyWoo" (Chung Ho on Pokerstars) of cheating with a computer program. Druff introduces his new game, "What shady thing did Lock Poker do now?" There has apparently been superuser-style cheating on fantasy sports site fanduel. Dan Bilzerian claims Phil Ivey is broke. WPT Play Money site hacked, passwords are not encrypted. Full Tilt adds weird "Adrenaline Rush" games to site, plus adds pit games to their software. Party Poker makes marketing agreement with New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers. There is new Jennicide gossip. SrslySirius releases a new song. Harrah's Rincon gives away $1,000,000, but still managed to look bad in the process. Did Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum get arrested for tip-stealing at Foxwoods, or is it a bogus report? badguy23 is accused of welching on a $500 bet with a PFA user. Bitcoins surge back near $1100, stabilize once again at $900, and are now usable to deposit on the Winning Poker Network.
Druff & Friends - 12/16/2013 - Isle of Man Five-O
Dec 17, 2013
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Chinamaniac co-hosts. Computer security experts "F-Secure" verify that holecard-reading trojan was installed on players' laptops at EPT Barcelona. Pokerstars' Lee Jones posts unsatisfying statement about the EPT Barcelona situation, fueling strong suspicions of a cover-up. Paypal using UB cheater Greg Pierson's company Iovation for IP and hardware information on customers. WSOP.com having all kinds of problems with their real money sites in New Jersey and Nevada. Colonel Fabersham makes a wacky prank call to WSOP.com support in Antigua, illustrating the ridiculousness of their support services. Jamie Gold has "designed" a poker room for a ridiculous gambling day-cruise ship out of Florida. Caesars files lawsuit against Massachusetts gaming commission chairman. Listener "SixFigs" calls up to discuss taxes for poker income. Tom Dwan leaves Full Tilt as a pro. Scam site PokerByProxy's $5-video-for-hire guy refuses to help track down suspects. Druff tells the story of why his 16-year-old-virgin self rejected a date with a hot 18-year-old girl in 1988. Druff explains why badguy23 may be gone from PokerFraudAlert. We discuss the ever-changing bitcoin value, which has taken another recent hit. This is our first show in our new studio. Main content starts around 30:15 mark.
Druff & Friends - 12/6/2013 - I Snub You This Much
Dec 07, 2013
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PokerFraudAlert wasn't just snubbed by BLUFF Magazine's Reader's Choice Awards -- we were double snubbed. One of the 2+2 Pokercast hosts has an affinity for PFA. PokerByProxy decideds they've stolen all they can, and disappears into the sunset. Bracelet winner Loni Harwood admits to multi-accounting, but is it really such a big deal? An Atlantic City poker pro escapes two attempts to rob him of $100,000. Dan Harner, aka Flapjack1270, has apparently ripped off a gullible 2+2 poster. Natalie Maines tweet-bashes the Rio. Druff tells a story entitled "The Cumshot Heard 'Round the World" about having a potential relationship ruined by Ken Scalir's actions in 1992. Bitcoin is crashing, but is there a way to profit from it? Main content of the show starts at the 28:50 mark.
Druff & Friends - 11/26/2013 - Thrilla In Manila
Nov 27, 2013
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SrslySirius co-hosts. Taylor "tdomeski" Douglas scammed NFL "survivor pool" on 2+2 for $15,000, but is he really as sorry as he claims? Bodog offices in Manila raided as the result of a civil war within the company. Greece forces online poker sites to make tax treaties, with rates making it nearly impossible to show a profit. New scam site "PokerByProxy" laughably claims to take your money and play it for you in poker, and pay you anything they win. Hero Poker is coming back in December. iPoker removing tables and dollar-based games, but is it a hidden way to raise rake? Pokernews interviewed Druff about this website and his life in poker. Druff tells a personal story how the Colorado Rockies almost cost him $1,000,000 in the year 2000. TMMLK calls in several times and annoys everyone. cleatus and Ryland also check in.
Druff & Friends - 11/20/2013 - Sheldon & The Stripper
Nov 21, 2013
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Sheldon Adelson is attempting to attack legalized online poker, but Druff doesn't think he's as evil as many in poker believe. The American Gaming Association attempts to counter Adelson's stance. A New Jersey State Senator is trying to include foreign players in the state's online poker player pool. Software package "PokerSnowie" claims to be able to analyze your hands from a perfect NL game theory standpoint. What really happened at the Pokernews "junior presenter" contest where SrslySirius' girlfriend unexpectedly lost? Caesar's has obtained a license to offer online gambling in New Jersey through their Bally's brand. Full Tilt remissions are said to be starting on March 31, 2014. badguy23's ex-girlfriend Josey calls in to both clarify her current feud with badguy, as well as takes questions about her former life as a stripper. Druff explains why he feels it's ethical to try to "get over" on casino promotions. Bitcoins have run up in value again, and Druff debates the situation with callers "sinner" and BeerAndPoker. Marco Valerio has left Quadjacks again, and SrslySirius calls in with some new insight about the original ownership situation of that site.
Druff & Friends - 11/12/2013 - Thirty Six is a Crowd
Nov 13, 2013
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Chinamaniac co-hosts. The Chris Moneymaker/Jason Young saga seems to be over, with an unsatisfying ending. Skrill payment processor stops taking deposits for Lock Poker. Pokerstars probably won't be getting a NJ license for upcoming online gaming. New "Equity Poker Network" launches for US online players. Weird new "Quarter Poker" site launches, supposedly giving players a free 25 cents every day. Legalized US poker report: Delaware struggles, WSOP.com inches ahead, NJ allows self exclusion. Druff and China discover the Kenyan Poker Tour and Royal Swazi Rumble. The identity of AG400 at the Aria has likely been figured out. We take questions from the chat room and various listener calls, including tony bagadonuts, TMMLK, and Brett from Sacramento.
Druff & Friends - 11/05/2013 - Just Like a Pill
Nov 07, 2013
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Druff becomes increasingly involved in the Chris Moneymaker/Jason Young feud. Josey, badguy23's ex-girlfriend, calls in for 40 minutes to dish a lot of dirt on him, and accuse him of stealing Vicodin from her. The Revolution network insists Lock owed them a lot of money before leaving. Lock is struggling to get traffic on their new network. Druff breaks down exactly who is behind "Pure Poker", as well as their history dating back to 1999. Party Poker co-founder Ruth Parasol has been forced out of her own company. Party Poker's new Head of Poker announces the end to segregated tables, and swears the company will be more transparent in the future. Pokerhost kills player-to-player transfers. Druff analyzes the Main Event Final Table, as well as the criticism levied upon the play there. Did Annie Duke's boyfriend Joe Reitman have help to win a UB tournament in 2006? Longtime lurker listener "RonsGonnaRon" calls in to apologize to the wormhole. Main content starts at around the 21:55 mark.
Druff & Friends - 10/29/2013 - Unlucky Thirteen
Oct 30, 2013
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LAWN CIGAR co-hosts. This is a monster 5+ hour show with thirteen scheduled topics -- and we end up discussing even more than that! Chris Moneymaker and Jason Young are in a heated dispute about a $20k sportsbetting debt. Lock Poker leaves the Revolution Network owing a lot of money, and Revolution takes revenge by attempting to hijack their software and customer base. Carbon Poker (Merge Network) steals from its regular grinders by abruptly and retroactively changing their rakeback payments. Pokerhost bans several players simply for winning. Marco Traniello and Jennifer Harman are getting a divorce, and Marco is already showing off his new, young girlfriend. Traffic on WSOP.com still hasn't overtaken Ultimate Poker, as both sites struggle. Iovation wins a "Fraud Prevention" award, but are they actually awarding themselves? Matt Savage and Daniel Negreanu have another public spat on Twitter. Howard Lederer goes cake-crazy at his 50th birthday party. Viktor "isildur" Blom is another another huge heater, but what motivates players like him to play for such ridiculous stakes? Druff reviews "Ultimatebeat", the new documentary about UB. Neteller's parent company will be processing online gambling payments in New Jersey. The Full Tilt remissions fund was apparently used to pay $6 million to Kentucky on a matter related to UB. Canton Gaming is eyed in a federal money laundering probe, and it looks a lot more serious than it would appear on the surface. Druff thinks he knows why renowned NBA sportsbettor Haralabob Voulgaris start up a tout service. Pokernews presenter candidate Sarah Albright calls in to ask for last-minute votes. Main content of the show begins around the 29 minute mark.
Druff & Friends - 10/22/2013 - Bring on the Russians
Oct 23, 2013
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Chinamaniac co-hosts. Is Garden City Group in over their heads with the Full Tilt refund process, or are they just experiencing a learning curve issue? Why are Ultimate Poker sponsored pros leaving the site? We discuss what came out of a "legalized internet gambling" conference today in Philadelphia. Chino Rheem admits that most of the rumors about him are true. Tom McEvoy was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame, but was he at all deserving? Another Vegas strip shooting turns deadly, making it the second one since December. Several plea bargains are made in the "Trincher" Russbian mob gambling ring case. Caesar's fails again, this time in Boston where they are kicked out of a partnership due to another partnership with a Russian mobster. We discuss baseball for the last hour or so of the show. Main portion of the show begins around the 22 minute mark.
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