Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 05/20/2024 - An Evening in Farmers Branch

Topic begins at (0:09:51) mark: Druff talks about his experiences playing his first 2024 WSOP event, the $1500 O8.... (0:42:20): Mike Holtz causes controversy by playing Casino Employees Event despite being pro poker player.... (0:54:57): Player shamed on social media for using GTO Wizard between hands -- is this right to do?.... (1:12:42): WSOP.com adds Michigan, creates new platform called WSOP Online, and bungles pre-registration procedure.... (1:26:59): Steve Albini, 2-time WSOP bracelet winner and semi-famous record producer, passes away abruptly at 61, but had a very dark past.... (2:14:20): High stakes Canadian pro poker player Matt Bergart killed in home invasion.... (2:19:56): 72-year-old woman claims Bally's Atlantic City cheated her out of a $2.56 million jackpot

Topic begins at (0:12:22) mark: Update: Ippei Mizuhara to make guilty plea in Shohei Ohtani gambling/theft scandal, TV series to be produced depicting the situation.... (0:44:47): Doug Polk attempts (and fails) to get Farmers Branch, TX city council to let him open a card room there.... (2:02:11): David Copperfield accused of sexual harassment, grooming.... (2:39:12): Eric Bensamochan starts new podcast.... (2:48:15): Dealers at Houston's Legends card room suspected of rigging the deck.... (2:56:59): Mirage to shut down for three years on July 17 for massive renovation into Hard Rock.... (3:25:34): Mohegan Sun leaving ill-fated partnership with Virgin Las Vegas.... (3:52:08): Some Caesars Diamond Plus members are no longer getting the promised "4 daily free drinks" benefit.

Topic begins at (0:12:44) mark: Update: Shohei Ohtain's interpreter Ippei Mizuhara federally charged with bank fraud.... (1:38:05): Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter banned from NBA after feigning illness to win "under" prop bets on himself.... (1:58:47): John Mehaffey discovers major strategy errors in articles on affiliate websites for legalized US gamlbing sites.... (2:20:54): Ground broken for project to bring high speed train between southern California and Vegas.... (2:47:32): Poker.org tweet about Bonomo interview brings out negative comments, they try to hide them, then they disable them.... (3:24:41): Druffytime Theater: What was it like growing up in LA in the '70s and '80s?.... (4:15:30): Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington passes away at 85.... (4:22:00): Imminent Vegas monorail closure rumor incorrectly starts due to bad reading comprehension on Twitter.... (4:30:28): Top Joy Poker Tour cancels Australia event just 8 days before it's supposed to start.... (4:37:59): Controversial Acres video poker analysis software available to casinos, giving them info about who is a good or bad player.... (4:59:26): Pokerstars, Bwin ordered to refund over $450,000 to two Netherlands players who lost when the sites weren't fully licensed there.... (5:07:05): Nick Yunis abandons big tournament stack due to unexpected birth of child.

Topic begins at (0:23:06) mark: Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani in massive controversy regarding illegal gambling payments from his account.... (1:49:29): Peter Jetten wins arbitration against Tom Dwan, then deletes tweet crowing about it.... (2:10:38): Tropicana Las Vegas closes, Druff visits and gambles during final few hours.... (2:26:02): Oakland A's will play in Sacramento for next 3 years, perhaps longer, as they wait for Vegas situation to resolve.... (2:33:12): Ryan DePaulo fired from ACR, expresses irritation about it publicly.... (2:51:22): WPT Cruise seen as success, Druff recalls iconic 2006 Party Poker cruise.... (3:34:27): Update: New info released regarding last year's MGM hack which impacted operations for weeks.... (3:44:37): Shaun Deeb's Twitter hammered by thousands of bots, with his and wife's SSNs, as possible retaliation for critical tweets.... (3:54:15): UC Berkeley professor under fire for posting, "If you want a girlfriend, get out of the Bay Area".... (4:33:09): Poker.org in controversy for the second time this year, this time inadvertently promoting a magazine by Mike Postle's friend.... (4:59:27): Las Vegas lawyer, wife shot dead by wife's former father-in-law, who was another attorney.... (5:08:57): Report: Philadelphia highway shooting, where shooter got hit by car while fleeing on foot, was a poker debt collection gone bad.... (5:15:15): Founders Card has apparently resolved its issues with Caesars, and is giving out Diamond status again.... (5:18:43): Druff plays at Fontainebleu Las Vegas, notices some recent changes to their games and point accumulation methods.... (5:31:20): Wynn Las Vegas doing status match through late May.... (5:44:20): Commerce Casino announced as location of 2024 WSOP Tournament of Champions, causing controversy.... (5:53:35): GGPoker and Russian PokerOK skin cause controversy after going to war against "stables".... (6:06:10): Twitter influencer "Vegas Starfish" steals Vegas Casino Talk content for one of her videos.

Topic begins at (0:00:00): PFA Radio finally gets monetized on YouTube.... (0:23:54): Another update on Tom Dwan controversies.... (0:52:24): New Pokernews show mangles Druff's name, debate follows regarding pronunciation.... (0:59:02): Former Clark County Congressional candidate arrested for killing a man in Resorts World in October 2023.... (1:30:34): A rash of room break-ins at new Rio Las Vegas victimize several tourists.... (1:50:44): Randy Garcia, Maurice Hawkins continue feud over Hawkins not paying longstanding debt.... (2:32:18): Founders Card, long a way to get Caesars Diamond without playing, abruptly stops that status match.... (2:58:57): WSOP.com may do away with terrible, antiquated 888 software.... (3:10:05): Man claims he was stung in the testicles by a scorpion at Venetian.... (3:21:55): Druffytime Theater: In 1991, the hottest girl in the dorms took a quick liking to Druff, but then a bizarre twist occurred.... (4:01:56): Oakland A's release weird stadium design which looks similar to famous Sydney Opera House.... (4:10:27): Fontainebleu Las Vegas is doing tier matching again -- Druff gives some tips and information to know.... (4:28:13): Interesting stats revealed by Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority regarding room occupancy and comps.

This is a special 93-minute episode of Poker Fraud Alert Radio, which was unscheduled. Druff analyzed the Pokernews interview between Chad Holloway and Tom Dwan. Druff then read tweets from Peter Jetten's Twitter AMA (ask me anything) about the situation.

Topic begins at (0:21:26) mark: Mike Postle returns, makes 2-hour speech on Twitter Spaces, Druff analyzes.... (4:44:23): Tom Dwan accused by Peter Jetten and Haralabos Voulgaris of stiffing them out of big money.... (5:32:06): ACR in controversy again after CEO posts video simulating giving VR blow jobs, and then site signs the controversial Dwan as a pro.... The remainder of the planned topics will be done on a second show airing soon.

This is part 2 of the show which aired from 2/16-2/17/24. Part 1 is already posted.... Topic begins at (0:09:46) mark: Jason Koon quits as GGPoker ambassador under mysterious circumstances, Fedor Holz takes on Player Integrity role, some skins suspected of allowing unverified players on GG Network.... (1:18:43): Winner of GGPoker $1,000,000 Mystery Bounty jackpot claims it was only paid as $780k.... (1:27:44): Matt Berkey mocks Jonathan Little, then Little immediately wins tournaments, then Negreanu and Berkey battle over the matter.... (2:07:22): Party Poker player claims the site stole $707,000 from him, and closed his account -- but was he actually a victim here?.... (2:59:26): Ryan Feldman, Garret Adelstein have tense argument on Twitter Spaces.... (3:37:41): Update: Jacksonville Jaguars want the $20 million BACK from FanDuel, where embezzler Amit Patel chunked off the money he stole.... (3:50:08): Druff goes to the new Whataburger on the Las Vegas strip, and gives review of his experience.... (4:19:59): Judge in Borgata/MGM case rules casinos have no duty to stop compulsive gamblers from betting.

This is part 1 of the very long show. Part 2 will follow as a separate episode shortly.... Topic begins at (0:23:22) mark: Who is the #1 Todd in poker?.... (0:39:41): Sean Perry loses $1.1m bet on 49ers during Super Bowl -- but what is the real story with this guy?.... (2:15:45): Druff goes over the newly posted 2024 WSOP schedule.... (2:49:32): Christopher Mitchell goes to the Super Bowl, gets scammed by a Facebook follower in his own contest.... (3:04:39): Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu want Ike Haxton to take off the N95 mask.... (3:58:02): Update: Accused backpack thief and tournament pro Anthony Zinno finally makes statement about the matter.

This is part 2 of the show which aired on 1/31/24.... Topic beings at (0:07:42) mark: Tropicana Las Vegas to shut down on April 2, 2024.... (0:43:53): Crypto-based Phenom Poker claims to be revolutionary and "trustless" -- but is it?.... (1:31:58): Clark County passes law against standing on pedestrian bridges -- should tourists be concerned?.... (1:55:07): Man followed home from Commerce after chunking off all his money, held at gunpoint.... (2:07:58): Former Resorts World CEO Scott Sibella pleads guilty to federal charges.... (2:30:04): Indian tribes try to get casino established on non-tribal land in Barstow, CA.... (2:42:21): Oxford Casino in Maine accidentally gives $250 freeplay to far too many patrons, rescinds it.... (2:50:56): Nobu accidentally allowed people to book impossibly cheap rooms for the Super Bowl -- and now they're getting moved to other properties.... (3:00:23): PFA snubbed for GPI "best podcast" award -- again.