Poker Fraud Alert

It's a new era for both PFA Radio and online poker, as "Druff & Drexel" officially becomes "Druff & Friends", while Station Casinos officially launch the first legal online poker room available in the United States. Chinamaniac co-hosts with Druff this week. We give our opinion of the new UltimatePoker.com legal Nevada-only poker site, and Druff explains the technology behind identifying which players are actually in Nevada. We talk about the abhorrent situation at Lock Poker, which has hit a ...

Vwls joins as guest co-host in place of Brandon. We discuss the stiff sentences handed down for the hackers who tried to exposed Joe Sebok's stiffy. We try to figure out which poker players are sponsoring a new "user friendly" porn site. Marco is back in, Zac is out at Quadjacks, and we poke fun at the "opening statements" on the new site. Druff talks about the patch he'll be wearing at the 2013 WSOP. We discuss WSEX going down ...

Druff makes a major announcement regarding Drexel's future on the show. Former host Vwls calls in and hosts a special segment where badguy23 calls in to defend himself against murder allegations regarding the suicide of his girlfriend, but Druff doesn't take the segment as seriously as he should. Druff explains the reasoning behind the busts of several well known poker players involved in a New York ring that operates high stakes private games. The situation of online poker in the ...

SrslySirius guest co-hosts in place of Drexel. We discuss the real money poker coming to WSOP.com and the beta test for Nevada residents, along with Caesar's aggressive promise that it will be running in 2013. Lock Poker is having even more money problems. Druff confirms and gives more details about his upcoming appearance in a DVD Extra of a major theatrical movie. We talk about a PFA member being cheated in Carbon Poker's Last Man Standing contest. We discuss the ...

SrslySirius and Chinamaniac join Druff as guest hosts. We talk about the likely scenarios with "limbo balances" and "phantom balances" regarding the Full Tilt payment process. We reveal the first casualty in the Revolution Gaming fiasco. We play Dutch Boyd's video where he is begging for money to use to write a book, and analyze his situation. Druff announces that he will probably be in an "extra feature" in a theatrical movie's DVD. We discuss the curious situation of the ...

Chinamaniac guest co-hosts in Drexel's place. We discuss the recent hard times of two recent WSOP Main Event winners -- Greg Raymer, who was arrested for soliciting a prostitute, and Jerry Yang, who is very possibly broke. Druff talks about his recent experience of getting cheated at the Harrah's Rincon spa. We talk about the early stages of the Full Tilt reimbursement process that have started. Lock Poker's major debts to its skins is discussed. Druff reveals that he's allowed ...

SrslySirius guest-co-hosts in place of Drexel. This show is full of ups and downs, starting with an angry Shaun Deeb, calling in response to a rumor Druff stated about him. Druff complains about PPA Vice President Rich Muny's apparent attempt to "out" his longtime fake account on 2+2. We discuss the ramifications of the big online poker sites comprising of 99% of the PPA's funding in 2010. We take a look at Choice Center Las Vegas, the sort-of-cultlike self-help group ...

SrslySirius guest co-hosts. Scott "ElevenGrover" Bell, producer of the "Ultimate Beat" documentary series regarding UB, is our guest, and he shares lots of information and opinions regarding the complex web that is the UB cheating scandal. We talk about online poker being legalized in Nevada, and what it means for the future of federal legislation. Druff gives his opinion on how safe it really is on the Vegas strip, after the shocking shooting in the street in front of Bellagio. ...

In an epic battle between two long-winded, former engineers, Druff and Poker Players Alliance Vice President Rich Muny debate for 3 hours about the effectiveness of the PPA. Druff analyzes the 2013 WSOP schedule, and comments on the "male penalty" in the Ladies Event. Barry Greenstein's claim regarding being cheated on the Open Face Chinese Poker app is discussed. Druff shares his memories and little-known facts about recently-deceased Lakers owner Jerry Buss. The Chris Ferguson settlement with the DOJ is ...

Druff plays and analyzes four of the recently-released "Makar tapes" where Russ Hamilton secretly taped a meeting regarding damage control after the UB superuser scandal. Former UB programmer Jack Bates comes on to discuss the tapes and some of the UB employees with whom he had contact. User "NaturalBornHustler" tells us about sportsbook BetOnline apparently cheating him and purposely delaying/refusing his cashout requests. Chico Loco calls BetOnline to complain about the way they've treated him and other customers. Druff gives ...

Brandon "Drexel" Gerson returns to the show, and we discuss the unfortunate "Jasep scandal", where trusted user John "Jasep" Sepulveda stole many thousands of dollars from PokerFraudAlert users and the 22Q charity. Original UB programmer Jack Bates makes a surprise call to us, and sheds some light about the UB software and the early days there. We play and analyze the 7 tapes provided by Travis Makar, which appear to be incriminating Greg Pierson and Russ Hamilton. But are the ...

Ethics are a big source of discussion as Druff discusses PLOL's $1100 rolling of Pokerstars. The curious situation of badguy23 versus Bovada is analyzed. Pokerati Dan makes his PFA debut, and discusses the apparent lack of funds at Face Up Poker. Druff reads a letter from a trusted informant regarding the Lock Poker cashout situation. We give an update to the ZOOM tournament debacle at the Pokerstars PCA. Druff and SrslySirius discuss the fallout from last week's prank call to ...

SrslySirius guest-co-hosts in Brandon's absence. Alvin Finklestein calls a well-known poker pro about an actual content theft issue. We talk about the increasingly troubled situation at Lock Poker and the responsibility of their sponsored pros to take interest in the situation. We discuss the poorly run Pokerstars PCA tournament that cost entrants around $40k in wasted buyins. We analyze the situation with user "Yebsite" and the identity theft issue surrounding him. We discuss the GTECH online casino games at Betfred ...

Chinamaniac guest co-hosts, as Drexel is absent. Druff announces a unique diet plan to lose 30 pounds. Dave Lerman describes how he rolled the Dr. Phil Show for free dental work. We talk about telemarketing scammer (and online poker payment processor) Jeremy Johnson's accusation that he bribed the Utah Attorney General and Senator Harry Reid in 2010. We examine Vanessa Selbst's poker accomplishments and how much luck it took to get there. We discuss home poker games, highlighted by a ...

Johnny "Jasep" Sep guest co-hosts in Drexel's mysterious absence. We talk about Gobboboy's mom's false-but-ugly accusation against one of her son's friends. Erick Lindgren's gambling rehab and admission of owing millions of dollars is discussed. We talk about the cancellation of Jennifer Harman's reality show, and look into the life of one of her crazy castmates. We warn the community about Cedric Brazeau, accused of drugging and hacking Thai poker players. Druff gives reasons why you shouldn't donate to the ...

Karina Jett is our special guest tonight, in her PFA Radio debut. SrslySirius comes on to talk about his "rage call" from Matt Marafioti. We discuss Blair Rodman and his relationship with both Russ Hamilton and disgraced training site Poker Players Academy. We debate whether Daniel Negreanu is famous enough to attract women based upon his fame alone, and call random Craigslist car ads to see if they know him. We play the clips of the teaser for Negreanu's Millionaire ...

El Chico Loco tries to claim a free cruise, with hilarious results. We talk about Chris Levick's response on PFA to the accusations against the Poker Players Academy. We discuss the little-reported murder last week in the Excalibur lobby. Druff talks about the faliure of the Reid/Kyl online poker bill, and what it means for the future. The closure of several Merge network skins is discussed. We talk about Dutch Boyd's attempt to sell his Bellagio bracelet on eBay, as ...

While we usually discuss fraud and scams, user "badguy23" gives us a look at the other side of the coin, where he tries to trick a sushi restaurant into replacing on a nonexistent order while on-air. Limitles calls in and gives his Christmas list for the radio hosts and the forum's other users. Colonel Nigel Fabersham interviews an Aria floorman about their new Multi-Hand poker tables, but a weird twist occurs during the call. We discuss the failure of the ...

In this action-packed, lenghty show, we've got plenty of humor, fighting, and abstract craziness, but only a little real poker content. We play clips of Jennifer Harman's terrible new TLC reality series, which starts on December 9. Chico Loco, now working for the Mexican Western Union office of Nueva Huerta, calls up a California gambler who attempted to use Western Union to send $30 in gambling funds to a friend. "Muck Ficon" calls in, and antagonizes "limitles" to call into ...

Appropriately on Thanksgiving's "Black Friday", convicted online poker payment processor Chad Elie does a lengthy interview with host Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles. He is open and frank about the world of poker payment processing, Black Friday, Daniel Tzvetkoff, Full Tilt, and many other interesting topics.