Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 05/04/2023 - Spaces of Despair

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.

Topic begins at (0:19:57) mark: Four announcements about PokerFraudAlert.... (0:29:12): Top tournament pro Anthony Zinno accused of stealing backpack with $20k in it during December 2023 Wynn tournament.... (2:00:05): Fontainebleu faces major embarrassment after social media photo of 6-chip nachos dish goes viral.... (2:33:35): Full Tilt software creator, original "Tiltboys" member Perry Friedman passes away at 55.... (3:09:02): ACR quietly releases statement about bot situation, but it seems to say very little.... (3:32:35): There's another superuser allegation regarding GGPoker.... This was part 1 of 2, the second part will be posted within a few days.

This is part 2 of the show which aired on 1/4-1/5/24.... Topic begins at (0:02:34) mark: Phil Galfond hires Justin Bonomo as Run It Once coach, controversy ensues.... (1:02:00): Run It Once Poker to hit US market in 2024 via BetRivers.... (1:16:58): Solver tool creator "MonkerGuy" accused of stealing crypto, falls under massive social media fire.... (1:45:44): Real or staged? Obscure Michigan poker pro George Janssen found with hands ziptied, claims kidnapping/extortion attempt.... (2:07:03): Major WSOP Paradise FAIL -- 10m extra chips sent over to player in Main Event when 3 handed.... (2:15:29): Hustler closing all safe deposit boxes due to stricter California regulations.... (2:37:58): Controversial poker pro Sean Perry makes final 9 at Circa Survivor contest, refuses to chop.... (2:51:26): Occasional poker player John Letzkus arrested for firing 70 shots in the air from MGM Signature condo.... (3:04:28): Man traps himself in elevator at Pennsylvania casino after thrashing door due to losing session.... (3:11:42): Druff visits new Fontainebleu property in Vegas, and gets to see unfinished 70th floor.... khalwat and tradershky co-host.

This is part 1 of 2. Topic begins at (0:14:12) mark: PFA news: Site goes down December 31, Druff tried to fix radio player.... (0:20:03): Druff has second colonoscopy.... (0:47:20): GGPoker superuser "MoneyTaker69" caught and exposed -- but how deep does this really go?.... (2:12:05): ACR has rough two weeks, first with major crash, then with exposure of $10 million bot ring -- and some bad PR attempts on both.... khalwat co-hosts.... Part 2 will be posted within a few days.