Donkdown Radio

The show is nearly 5 1/2 hours, as Micon is absent and wasn't able to force us to turn it off! Druff, Drexel, and reggiman talk about a wide variety of topics, including Phil Ivey's battle with Full Tilt, the end of Victory Poker, '80s movie sequels, and the just-started WSOP. Ken Scalir tells us about his "alone time" in a Starbucks bathroom. neverheeb gives us an update on his recovery process. The Iceman lets us know about his World ...

We talk about the 2nd round of DOJ indictments, this time with Doyle's Room, Bookmaker, and True Poker being the victims. Neverheeb calls us to tell us of his car-jacking and pistol-whipping, an event covered by a Bay Area newspaper! We prank call Bodog and try to get them to offer bets on the future of their own site. The Cake Poker 60k confiscation fiasco is discussed. Pokerati Dan joins us to talk more about the legal environment for online ...

We talk about the ongoing saga of Full Tilt not paying anyone. Karina Jett gives us some surprising news about Barry Greenstein's reaction to Joe Sebok's cock pics. We discuss the situation involving a proven cheater being allowed to play at the Bellagio 25k, despite many player protests. Druff rips Pokerstars for confiscating 500k from a tournament and "donating it to charity." We talk about the gossip surrounding Mike Matusow and Annie LePage. We do our best to defend our ...

Former UB pro Hollywood Dave is our special in-studio guest. We interview Raymond Davis and Bryan "Devo" Devonshire. The status of players getting paid on Full Tilt and UB is discussed. Hollywood Dave debates Druff about whether UB ever looked legit enough post-scandal to represent. We talk about the Pokerstars FPP cashout controversy -- is Pokerstars stealing upwards of $10 million from players? We introduce new sponsor Hero Poker and organize a $300 freeroll during the show. Some more technical ...

*THIS PODCAST ABRUPTLY CUTS OFF AT 2:20 MARK. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS. 80 MINUTES ARE MISSING* We cover the many big and small stories of the week: UB collapsing, cheating in the LockPoker/BLUFF Challenge, the new WSOP almost-live coverage, Bellagio losing high limit action, Joy Miller's vengeful plan to make people think we're @AsianSpa, Mason Malmuth's battle against PPA communists, and even jakz101's missing portion of his finger. We talk to talonchick, and Druff tries to squash a nonexistent beef. ...

Dan Fleyshman, CEO of Victory Poker, is our special (and surprise guest). We grill him with the tough questions and interject our honest opinions throughout. User "Syracuseball" comes on the show to air a beef with the Victory Poker be-a-pro contest. mwh72 calls in to put Druff on the spot about issues from another site, but badguy23 joins the conversation and aggressively lambasts him! Jakz101 tells us about his drunken night when Black Friday hit. Druff introduces everyone to the ...

We talk about the most recent news involving the DOJ indictments of online poker sites. Kathy Liebert is our special guest. Jenny Micon, the little sister of Bryan Micon, joins us through most of the show. Pokerati Dan talks poker legality stuff with Druff. We talk with one of the partners of icemannitelife.com. A "snake in the grass" -- someone sabotaging our show -- is uncovered but not revealed.

We drop everything and do a 6-hour breaking-news type show as the huge story develops regarding the 11-count indictment by the US Department of Justice against Full Tilt, Pokerstars, and Absolute Poker. Brandon Adams and Eric Morris (CEO of Bluff Magazine) our are special guests, and we take a ton of listener phone calls. Druff breaks down what everything means for the present and future of online poker. We will return to our regular schedule of shows on Wednesday, April ...

Another long episode with a lot of interesting segments! We recap the Joy Miller/Micon/Druff fiasco from last week, and Micon apologizes. Lacey Jones tells us about her upcoming marriage. Nicole is Nice returns to our program for the first time in awhile, and we all call The Iceman together. Pokerati gives us an update on the online poker legalization in Washington DC. Great auto-tune song parody creator SrslySirius talks to us, and we debut his new song about DonkDown! Marco ...

Dan Bilzerian gives us a surprise call and defends his recent actions involving Joy Miller. reggiman brings expensive scotch over to the radio studio, but gets his car towed in the process. We go live as we try to get the car back! neverheeb gives us an update on where he's been, with a surprising twist. Joy Miller calls in to fight with Druff, it gets ugly, and Micon gives Joy undeserved sympathy. Druff hangs up on the show and ...

Shane "Shaniac" Schleger is our special guest tonight. We discuss Victory Poker's transition to the scummy Cereus network. Dan "Pokerati" Michalski comes on to talk about online poker legalization. Brandon "Drexel" Gerson returns to our show as the third host, and gives us a Jenny Anderson update. We check in with The Iceman and hear about his new website and new projects. Micon falls asleep during the show (literally), and we also face technical difficulties in the first 30 minutes. ...

We talk about the recent 2+2 drama with UB and Joe Sebok. BoDogAri checks in with us. Yebsite pleads his case to be unbanned and talks about rolling eChecks in a bizarre segment. Druff muses about things that can only be found in hotels. We attempt to reach alleged UB cheater Greg Pierson. Colonel Fabersham leaves a congratulatory message to Lacey Jones.

Keith Sexton is our special guest, fresh off an angry confrontation with Micon during the Wynn HORSE tournament. Micon reveals a new form of cheating that took place on UB. We discuss the past week's twitter tilt of Prahlad and Sebok. We take a look at UB cheating conspirator Bonnie Leinhos' connection to Montana and UB. Dan "Pokerati" Michalski comes on to explain the most recent attempt to legalize online poker in Nevada. We intentionally prank call UB security and ...

Mike Matusow is our special guest. He talks about his experiences with getting cheated on UB, as well as several other subjects. Mark Newhouse comes on to explain the situation with his Pokerstars account being banned. We talk about bwin and its multi-accounting bug and upcoming scandal. Adam Schoenfeld guests in studio.

We play 20 clips from the Joe Sebok Cardrunners interview about UB's cheating, and give everyone the real story behind the BS answers. The two interviewers, Spartan Fox and Tyresius, also appear on our program to discuss everything. Doug Lee gives a short interview from the airport, and we get a surprise appearance from Marco of Quadjacks. We talk about Pokerstars shitting the bed with the NAPT at the Bike. The PeachyMer situation is recapped. Druff gives a Chantel McNulty ...

Brad Booth is our special guest, and he tells us his heart-wrenching tale about being cheated out of at least $1.5 million on UB! Travis Makar returns and drops more UB scandal bombs. UB investigator Haley Hintze helps us make sense of the UB mess. Dustin "neverwin" Woolf makes an appearance. We talk a bit about the mystery of PeachyMer. Drexel returns from hiatus and confirms that the PeachyMer he met in person is not the same girl in the ...

Accused UB cheater Travis Makar comes on our show in a special and unexpected (but long) segment. He answers a lot of questions and sheds a lot of light about Russ Hamilton and the AP/UB scandal! We also try to prank call Russ, who doesn't want to play ball this week. We discuss the Pokerstars chat moderator hierarchy. The legalization of online poker in the states is discussed, as is the Calvin Ayre blog about fewer prosecutions for online gambling ...

This is the Travis Makar Interview from the 2-16-2011 Cold Call Show. A full transcript of the call can be found here: http://www.donkdown.com/forum/transcript-interview-with-travis-makar-donkdown-radio-2011-t79592.html

JJ Liu is our special guest, with a hilariously well-timed sound-byte moment near the end. We make another prank call to Russ Hamilton. The Bellagio Bandit's capture is discussed, as is Greg Raymer's abrupt departure from Pokerstars. We try to figure out if Doug Lee was ever a Full Tilt Pro.

A very exciting show where we call porn star Ava Devine -- voted 2nd most filthy porn star on the Howard Stern Show, and she is surprisingly candid about her nastiness and nymphomania. We donkstrike Russ Hamilton on his super-secret cell phone number and Alvin Finklestein asks for him to front legal representation money for superuser-partner Travis Makar. Russ actually calls us back and asks for Alvin Finklestein! We interview HeartlessFelon, the bounty hunter looking for peterdc. A Justin Smith ...