Poker Fraud Alert

Druff does this show solo, as Drexel is MIA. Druff goes over the recent PPA statement about their meeting with the DOJ, regarding the delay of return of Full Tilt money to US players. Update is given on the state of LTE Poker. Druff shares his thoughts about the timetable for both the Full Tilt money return and legalization of online poker in the US. The rise and fall of Jeff Madsen is discussed, including his newest effort to become ...

We attempt to reach the starring actors of "The Hangover 3" while they're filming at Caesars. The Presidential election is analyzed, with a focus on how it will effect the legality of online poker. We talk about busted payment processor Chad Elie (who will be on the show in the very near future), and his revelations about Howard Lederer. Druff questions why telemarketing fraudster Jeremy Johnson, who was clearly involved in the Black Friday mess with SunFirst Bank, was never ...

We talk about the WSOP Final Table with 3 players left, giving updates is it progresses. We analyze the decision by Merge to end player-to-player transfers, and what that means for the future. We give an update on the Cantor Gaming Sportsbook Director arrest from last week, and talk about an interesting female defendant in the case. Druff gives his opinion on the partnership between Zynga and Bwin/Party. We talk about the One Drop Tournament being renewed, but having its ...

We play and mock clips of the terrible new poker reality show "teaser" featuring Johnny Chan. Update on Venetian robbery report and chip-cashing troubles of last week. We talk a little about the recent troubles at Party Poker where players are spontaneously switching to become one another. Breaking news about the Cantor Gaming sportsbook director arrest is given, and Druff shares his own anecdote regarding Pinnacle Sports, which is related to the recent arrests. Ken Scalir calls in to talk ...

We talk about Howard Lederer brazenly playing live poker again. We discuss Daniel Negreanu's videoblog trashing Lederer, as well as Haralobos Voulgaris' accusations against Daniel. The appointment of durrr and Isildur as new Full Tilt pros is discussed. Druff and Drexel give tips on how to cash out $500-and-up chips at Las Vegas casinos, in light of stories regarding the Venetian recently giving people the third degree. Alvin Finklestein calls up the Venetian to report that his elderly clients, Mordecai ...

We introduce new recurring guest Dave Lerman, a former Hollywood insider who tells an especially seedy story about a sexual encounter with LaToya Jackson. Jasep of vegaspokerradio.com is our special guest third host for this episode. We talk about Cyndy Violette's odd plea for as little as $20 to help open her new Las Vegas vegan restaurant. We discuss Brandon Cantu's complaint that he was "robbed" of a bracelet at the WSOP Europe. We touch on Gus Hansen's appointment as ...

Druff plays clips of parts 3 through 7 of the infamous "Lederer Files" interview, and analyzes them. Drexel returns to the show and talks about his weekend hanging out with Druff. We have a long conversation with Ken Scalir and his angry friend Stephanie. Rawwolf/Slim T calls in while Ken is on the phone, and is remarkably subdued. Druff gives an update on the gutshot.com scam, and also talks about a high limit account being hacked on Lock Poker. This ...

Druff analyzes Hour #1 of the Howard Lederer Pokernews interview, clip by clip. Russian player "Gnuborg" calls in with the help of a translator to tell us about 888.com cheating him via an unfair money seizure since February. Alvin Finklestein finally reaches "Nene", a really large girl who was involved in a dinner bill scam against Ken Scalir. Onestep calls in but demands money to talk about his gay sex life. Druff did this show solo tonight, as Drexel was ...

Druff does this show solo. He talks about the Partouche Poker Tour scam & gives his reaction to the statement by owner Patrick Partouche. Caesar's possibly selling the WSOP is discussed. Daniel Negreanu's comments are covered, regarding Mason Malmuth's treatment of the 22Q Foundation Ironman Podcast. Druff analyzes the latest Howard Lederer legal defense, and talks about the current status of the AP/UB potential sale. The state of online poker in Nevada is discussed, including the South Point and new ...

In this shortened show, Druff and Drexel talk about their recent pizza parlor "date". We warn players about three European poker sites that are apparently refusing to cash out players: PayNoRake.com, Gutshot.com, and Pokerhuis.com. We discuss the upcoming legalized US poker room to be run by the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. The situation regarding an obnoxious poker player who was unfairly disqualified while deep in a WPT event is discussed. We look at the situation where Jonathan Aguiar ...

Drexel does his own solo show for a few hours after Druff has to cut out early from the Druff, Drexel, and Vwls show. He talks about his recent trip to California, including craziness the went on at Venice beach and his experience at Disneyland for the first time. Slim T called in to say he enjoyed the show. After some back and forth, both decided to move past all the drama and let it go. Jasep came on and ...

We discuss the perplexing lawsuit at the AC Golden Nugget, and Alvin Finklestein makes a series of prank calls to get to the bottom of the situation. We speculate about Ben Mezrich's planned book regarding AP, and his odd decision to paint the cheaters in a positive light. We tackled the situation of a poker writer allegedly getting stiffed by WPT Magazine. Is Howard Lederer trying to rehabilitate his image already? We look at yet another fail at Lock Poker ...

Druff and Vwls host this one, with the main topic being the Matt Marafioti/Samer Rahman/Mohamad Kowssarie high stakes cheating scandal, which may have ties to the violent Swedish Biker Bandidos. We talk about the ugly trend on 888.com where they are allegedly closing accounts and seizing money from innocent players. A suggestion is given to charge back on Paypal in order to recover Templar scam money. Brandon's recent absence from the show is discussed. Druff applies to work at the ...

The three hosts analyze and explain the historic purchase of Full Tilt by Pokerstars. Weissman and Onestep compete for $10 in our inaugural episode of the new "What Does Ken Scalir Think?" game. Colonel Nigel Fabersham and Freckles prank call an up-and-coming young porn star, where Fabersham pretends to be former porn star "Dick Trickle". We discuss the recent news that the DOJ will be liquidating all of Absolute Poker's assets and possibly paying that money to affected players. Druff ...

Colonel Fabersham makes a funny prank call to a Laughlin hotel that had a fire over the weekend. We give an update regarding TheTemplar scamming situation, and attempt to reach him for answers. We discuss AP co-owner Brent Beckley being sentenced to 14 months in federal prison. The BetOnline scam is explored, and Druff warns about online sportsbooks in general. We talk about Joe Sebok's hiring followed by non-hiring at the WPT. We talk about a Tennessee club that canceled ...

Teddy "The Iceman" Monroe makes his triumphant return to radio, promoting a new poker song that he wrote and produced, and did some freestyle rapping of his own. Druff discusses his final hand at the WSOP that busted him. We talk about Jarrett Nash and his bizarre religious decision to skip Day 5 of the WSOP Main Event. Druff discusses his play against 11th place WSOP finisher Elisabeth Hille, and talks about his theory that Scandinavian women don't age well. ...

Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf makes a surprise appearance, and he calls in to let us know what happened to him and where he is now. Slim T, banned from the radio until he provides proof in the forum regarding his accusations against Brandon, demands airtime while in the chat and is finally given a few minutes to state his case. Brandon walks off the show in disgust of the situation. Druff talks about his WSOP Main Event performance thus far, and ...

The three hosts discuss and debate the Matt Marafioti situation where he Twitter-tilted after breaking up with Lauren Kling, making lots of serious and crude accusations against her, including the presence of hair where it doesn't belong. We talk about the One Drop $1,000,000 buyin tournament, both the event itself (which concluded with a winner during the show) and the weird satellite that was won by Shaun Deeb and Gus Hansen. Ken Scalir checks in and recalls a lot of ...

In a reunion of sorts, many characters from our former radio show return to make their debut tonight on PFA Radio. This includes Menachem the 12-year-old handicapping prodigy (who is disturbingly mature for his age), badguy23 aka "TKA Da Pimp", and Beebs9Dizzle. We also take calls from regulars Chinamaniac, onestep, and Slim T. We talk about hot stories from WSOP Week 4 at the Rio, including 50k stolen from a Rio cash game. The weird Beth Shak/Dan Shak "shoe lawsuit" ...

Druff's brand new sound card breaks mid-show, which seems to be a bummer, until it leads to a hilarious Colonel Fabersham prank call to an Indian tech support rep. We discuss Week 3 of the WSOP, including Ivey's 5 final tables. User JSTAT calls in to tell us about his encounter where Zak from Quadjacks allegedly threatened to beat him up in a dark alley. Matt the Rat checks in to give an update on his WSOP and his ongoing ...