Poker Fraud Alert Radio

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 PPA. We discuss Caesar's various fails, including their possible bankruptcy in the near future. Druff updates everyone on the situation with longtime Russ Hamilton associate Blair Rodman and his time on PokerFraudAlert, and he reads an LOL letter from Poker Players Academy founder Mike Helm, claiming to have lost $2.2 million on the project. Colonel Nigel Fabersham questions the Rio about a ridiculously priced drink promotion. We talk about Chad Elie's sentencing to a minimum security facility, and play a clip of Victor Conte talking about his time there. We amuse ourselves with the fact that Joe Sebok is crushing hella grapes these days.

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 Matchmaker appearance, and Druff tells of his contentious experience with host Patti Stanger. We talk about Barry Greenstein and his home foreclosure issues. In a strange and surreal segment, we call Angry Stephanie while she's out to dinner with Ken Scalir and other wacky people, and a huge scene ensues. We talk about Carbon Poker's payout problems, as well as Hero Poker leaving Merge. Druff gives his opinion of his recent visit to Commerce Casino. Longtime user Rollo Tomasi calls into our show for the first time. We will not have another show until the second week of January.

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 well as his disturbing sale of poker tournament chips. We look at the strange situation involving a crazy e-mail sent to several Pokerstars players, which originated from the Pokerstars server. onestep calls in and discusses the amazing "Cmoney wormhole", and we reveal some amazingly large bets that PFA members placed on those NFL picks.

Special guest 3rd host (and song parody artist) SrslySirius joins us. We do the first-ever interview with the girl behind the viral video "Spartan High School Style". We discuss the alleged scam poker training site "Poker Players Academy", which involved Kathy Liebert and others. We talk about Rafe Furst's civil forfeiture deal with the DOJ, related to the Full Tilt fraud. Phil Ivey's new Full Tilt screen name is revealed. Druff gives his thoughts on the new Jennifer Harman reality show on TLC. Druff tries to get out of serious "hamburger debt" to Drexel. Drexel updates us on the "bad karma" he received from last week's sushi debacle. Druff reveals a very personal story from a relationship he had in the '90s. We check in with user "Jeanriders" regarding the Aria's attempt to get multi-hand poker working. badguy23 does his usual end-of-show call-in.

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 new Revel resort in Atlantic City. We talk about the drama between Gobboboy, his mom, his dog, and his former friend Adam Junglen. Erik Ryland checks in and talks about his eyebrows.

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 radio for the first time. The two of them fiercely argue, while limitles explains about his time in rehab. We call Teddy "The Iceman" Monroe, who gives us an update about his life, and Chico Loco joins the conversation to pitch an idea for a charity tournament featuring gang members. Druff gives a brief rundown of the Reid/Kyl online poker legalization bill, and discusses some flaws that have recently been identified. We talk about a "party train" that is likely to run in 2014 between southern California and Las Vegas. Druff shares his final thoughts about last week's Chad Elie interview. We talk about the Full Tilt points situation and whether the DOJ should pay us for them. Jewdonk and badguy23 call in, are put on the phone together, and zaniness ensues. We call up a party line and attempt to hook up. This episode had some technical failures, and might "skip" in a few places.

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.

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 a poker coach. Druff touches a bit on the bwin/Party CEO being arrested in Belgium, and the recent trend of European countries demanding their piece of the online poker pie. Druff plays a funny voicemail from badguy23, received on election night. The scheduled interview with payment processor Chad Elie has been delayed until either next week or for a special show later this week.

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 charged with any crimes. We talk about small site LTE Poker shutting down and abandoning its players, and yet another scandal at Lock Poker. We call Angry Stephanie and Brandon attempts to get her on his good side. Druff's new character "Chico Loco" tries to reach The Iceman on the Venetian's phone while he's playing there. We discuss the $130k heads-up grudge match between Brandon Cantu and Jonathan Aguiar. Druff breaks down the details of the whole mess at the Merge Network. We discuss UB's liquidation, and how the players will likely see none of the money. Druff talks about the problems at Pokeraffiliatesolutions.com. Legendary user "delaware" calls in and gives an update on his life.

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 buyin reduced to $1,111 for 2013. Marisa, one of the girls who spent the weekend with Ken Scalir and Stephanie in Las Veags, gives a short interview. We ambush Stephanie for more commentary on the situation, and the initially-hostile conversation turns surprisingly friendly and then hostile again. Brandon is revealed to be a "nose breather". We talk a bit about the upcoming Presidential election, as well as the Lakers' first-game fail.

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 about his horror story involving a problematic trip to Vegas, which included two single moms, violence at the hands of friend Stephanie, a thrown wine glass in the Paris hotel, and lots of other fail. We also called Stephanie afterwards to get her commentary. Badguy23 calls in and makes peace with Drexel. Druff and Drexel address rumors that they were "together at the same place" with a former site's business partners over the weekend. A short "pre-show" took place beforehand by Drexel, which is also archived separately in this thread. Note that there is a small "hiccup" around the 2-minute mark where about a minute of the show got lost. The rest of the episode proceeded normally.

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 and Mimsy, are now afraid of cashing in their sole $500 chip at the casino. Hollywood insider Dave Lerman tells us about recently attending Madonna's daughter's 16th birthday party atop the Stratosphere, and his embarrassing experience in front of Madonna. Forum legend Wiz calls in to report cashout issues at Lock Poker. We discuss Phil Ivey's $11 million win at a British casino, and their refusal to pay him. Druff talks about the liquidation of defunct Purple Lounge Poker, and a group forming of disgruntled players to fight getting screwed. Druff attempts to call the man rumored to have caused the suicide of 15-year-old Amanda Todd, but gets a woman on the phone who may or may not have been related to him. badguy23 and rawwolf/Slim T debate with Druff as to what he really reached on that phone call. Druff talks about a recent horse race at Harrrah's Chester named after his 2-year-old son, Benjamin.

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 the new "Face of Full Tilt" for its November relaunch. We try to determine what is really wrong with Matt Marafioti, who this week tweeted he wished he had cancer. We discuss the potential fine of $25,000 per poached player regarding Black Chip Poker and other Merge skins. DiamondFlushPoker apparently is really angry with Howard Lederer, and we talk about what that means. Brandon and Druff discuss the six Rocky movies.

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 show suffered from some sound issues while it played live, but all of them have been cleaned up for the archives, so you might want to listen if you missed some things during the live show.

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 unavailable and Vwls has taken a family-related leave-of-absence from the program. This was a relatively short (2 1/2 hour) but action-packed show.

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 licensee Stratosphere. 408Mike gives an interview about his tumultuous life. PFA "Best Poster" winner Crowe Diddly makes an appearance on radio and answers some questions about himself. "Action" calls in, and talks about the difficulties of playing live limit hold 'em for a living in Vegas these days. Michael Phelps' supposed 100k win at Caesar's Las Vegas is touched upon. Drexel and Vwls will return next week.

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 talked about 22Q. Jasep, Drexel, OSA, Beebs9Dizzle, Sonatine, and Lewfather, called a sex store in Vegas and had a very candid interview with an employee named Jade. She revealed some of her sexual exploits and talked about the sex toy industry.

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 was attacked in a poker room by Matt Marafioti. The Best and Worst Poster on PFA Bracketgeek.com contest is announced. Vwls admits that she had a surprising dream about Druff. Drexel talks about his 22Q foundation charity radio show next week, with an amazing list of celebrity guests. This short show (about 90 minutes) is followed by a much longer show, run by Drexel. You can find that in the archives separately.

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 -- this time with them displaying eCOGRA certification banners that they don't have. Edition #2 of "What Does Ken Scalir Think?" is played, with contestants onestep and Hockey Guy. Ken Scalir agrees to let us call the woman who may have set him up to be scammed at a restaurant. A federal judge ruled that poker is a skill game in relation to an underground live casino bust, and Druff discusses whether that will impact online poker's legality. Vwls talks about relationships, pre-nups, and gold diggers. Some breaking news is announced regarding the status of Pokerstars owner Isai Scheinberg's indictment. Neverheeb attempts to check in from a pay phone.

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 DOJ office that caused Black Friday. We discuss the cashout problems currently plaguing Lock and Cake Poker. Vwls answers some listener questions, including about her own house's short sale. Druff reveals two anniversaries on this date -- one good, one not-so-good. We talk about an online poker bust in Indonesia.

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 explains how users affected by TheTemplar's scam can apply for their money back. We touch on the story of the guilty plea by the Bellagio Pepper Spray Bandit. We discuss yet another report of a controversial situation at the Rio where a deck was found to have two Jack of diamonds, and the floorman refused to search the deck for other duplicate cards. Vwls discusses real dolls and asks the two male co-hosts if they would have any interest in inanimate objects built to look and act like females.

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 a promised freeroll, Epic Poker League style. We speculate on the in-development movie "Runner Runner", loosely based on the UB scandal. Druff reveals the big winners and big losers among known names at the WSOP. Vwls discusses "Bronys", the odd guys who have a sexual fetish for the My Little Pony cartoon characters. The hosts discuss the dangers of the snooze button after Brandon oversleeps his shift on the show. We talk about the huge cash game in Macau currently going on. The Grinder got scammed in a bracelet bet, and we discuss how and why that happened.

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. User "BUBBLES" plays our new game "Online Poker Trivia", in an attempt to win a $50 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card. Druff gives 9 suggestions to improve the WSOP in future years. We discuss the strange Annie Duke baseball card for sale on eBay. Brandon brings up an odd promotion at MGM/Mirage that might allow social media users to make up to $240 per day in Las Vegas. We talk about Peter Falcone getting released from prison. Ken Scalir checks in and discusses how quickly he "utilizes" public bathrooms to satisfy his needs. We confront accused scammer "The Templar", who readily answers all questions and promises to pay back the money he owes within 2 days. The new radio show, "Stocks and Jocks", is announced, set to debut at the beginning of August.

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 tells of his experience of playing a few hours with David Sklansky. We talk about the WSOP allegedly printing the wrong time of certain preliminary event tickets, as well as their false promotion of the 2012 WSOP having the "biggest prize pool ever". We talk about two Rio cash game follies -- a hand where two people get dealt the nut flush at the same time, as well as a terrible ruling where an angle shooter was allowed to "win" $5k of a casual player's money. We briefly talk about Lock Poker's deposit problems on their new network, and analyze a photo of Tom Dwan possibly eating with Howard Lederer. We discuss the rumors that the Pokerstars purchase of Full Tilt was a DOJ hoax, as well as Ray Bitar being granted bail. We analyze the unfortunate situation of Epic Poker screwing writers out of their hard-earned back payments. In our "Love Hurts" segment, we visit the curious situation of Matt Marafioti possibly being back together with Lauren Kling, along with the Twitter-based physical assualt allegations from Amanda Musumeci against boyfriend Ryan Eriquezzo (who also might be back together!) Vwls and Beebs9Dizzle discuss whether sex toys are bad for relationships. User "BUBBLES" plays "Older or Younger than Druff" for a $50 restaurant gift card, donated by user "Pooh". Erik Ryland calls in, claiming that neverheeb is facing up to 5 years in prison, and onestep calls in to challenge Ryland to a fight.

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 stories from his past with Druff. Vwls interviews user LLL, an admitted lover of transsexuals. Beebs9Dizzle, who apparently really needs the prize money, calls in to play "Older or Younger Than Druff", despite not knowing any of the poker players being compared. We discuss Ray Bitar's surrendering to the US government, and what that means going forward. Todd Brunson's controversial tweets about Annie Duke are discussed. We reveal the surprising and ill-advised new name of the Station Casinos' online poker site. Druff and Brandon talk about their plans for the upcoming Bracelet Bounty Event and WSOP Main Event. Alvin Finklestein avenges a real Vegas shakedown that occurred against Brandon on Monday night, doubling a hilarious phone call into a legitimate complaint against a greedy employee.

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" is discussed. Vwls and special guest Beebs9Dizzle discuss blow jobs with the male hosts. Hockey Guy plays "Dan Druff Trivia", a difficult contest about obscure facts from Druff's life, and he puts on a surprising performance. We talk about the Iceman's ban from the Rio due to "sexual assault" allegations. Druff has sound card problems for the third week in a row.

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 problem with Getty Images trying to shake him down for money. Vwls answers a few questions from the chat room, and the three hosts discuss how to get rid of a girl after a one-night-stand. Druff talks about a weird experience playing poker at the Hard Rock. Slim T calls in and plays "Older or Younger Than Druff", and puts on a streaky performance. Someone at the Venetian Poker Room interrupts a prank call and re-pranks Colonel Fabersham.

After some early technical fail, Phil Hellmuth is our special (and surprise) guest, and he does a lengthy interview about his 12th bracelet and answers many interesting questions. Druff talks about his heartbreaking bubble finish at the $5k Limit WSOP Event. We talk about Phil Ivey's 2nd place WSOP finish and the reason people apparently dislike the guy who beat him. Alvin Finklestein and his client "Freckles" call up a strip club and complain about Freckles being discriminated against in hiring. All three hosts share various all-too-personal sex stories. User Jeanne D calls in to tell everyone how to detect if a woman's orgasm is real. Druff and Vwls talk about the cause of fetishes. Druff and Brandon discuss their upcoming $1500 Limit Shootout event at the WSOP.

Druff, Drexel, and Vwls talk about three scandals to already dog the 2012 WSOP in its first week: The official WSOP Twitter account being used to call Jon Aguiar "a bitch", scheduling failures in the $5000 Mix-Max NL event, and people being accidentally allowed to re-register day 1B in Event #9. Druff discovers a hilarious new sound byte from a Quadjacks technical failure on YouTube. We introduce our new "character", Treva, a white female cab driver, adopted by black parents, married to a man in the Aryan Nation. The Templar calls in to tell us about his work in recovering money for fellow PFA member ShadyJ, who was scammed by a guy on 2+2. Druff imitates Slim T, only to have the real Slim T and his "lawyer" Ryan call in. PFA user "John Stamos" is the contestant in our new game "Older or Younger Than Druff". We discuss Brad Booth allegedly scamming $28k from a well-respected online player. We talk about Erick Lindgren and the rumor that he will be declaring bankruptcy soon. Vwls and Drexel talk about their personal embarrassing masturbation stories. Druff tells a heartwarming story about a girl he pretended to date in college, with a twist at the end. Hockey Guy calls in from work. Onestep calls in and is strangely subdued and quiet. Druff and Drexel talk about the WSOP events they'll be playing in the upcoming weeks. A modified radio schedule is announced for the next 6 weeks, due to the WSOP. The show is over 5 hours long!

Porn star "Jenny Anderson" returns and answers some very candid questions about her time in the porn industry, including a scene with Ron Jeremy. Alvin Finklestein, pretending to represent a rich investor, prank calls a taxi driver who is selling investment opportunities into a very shady-sounding product. Drexel talks about his visits many years ago to Nevada's legal brothels. Druff gives his opinion about the guy who ran $300 into $710,000 in blackjack. We discuss Casey "Bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek's alleged dishonest tweets about his bustout hand in WSOP Event #2. We briefly touch on Chino Rheem's attempt to borrow money from a stranger. Vwls does a short debut of the "Ask Vwls" segment, and answers a few tough questions. Sponsor El Gallo calls in while driving drunk. Druff talks about Ari "BodogAri" Engel getting screwed by a horrible ruling at the Pokerstars-backed LAPT, and explains how he himself had an almost identical situation occur at the Wynn in 2007. Matt the Rat calls in and exposes a shakedown scheme allegedly perpetrated by the otherwise respected Getty Images.

Pilot episode of Druff, Drexel, & Vwls Show. We discuss the players in the $1,000,000-buyin OneDrop tournament. Druff gives helpful tips for players in the WSOP. Brandon talks about the recent Bellagio robbery and profiles the biggest casino robberies in Vegas history. Vpplayer comes on to tell us about scammer Peter Falcone's preliminary hearing. DRK Star tells us about his site bracketgeek.com. Druff talks about the White House's response to the online poker legalization petition. The $50 freeroll is introduced and this week's winners are announced. The three hosts discuss whether or not girls actually fart.

Brandon "Drexel" Gerson and Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles spontaneously decide to do a 3+-hour show discussing a variety of topics. "Vpplayer" calls in to tell us about Peter "peterdc" Falcone's arrest in Los Angeles. The Iceman joins us for a segment to discuss the rumors of his ban from the Aria. "The Templar" calls in and talks about his baseball days playing with superstar Josh Hamilton, plus tells us a weird story about being a prison photoshopper. We give some breaking news on the Pokerstars/Full Tilt sale, and even spend a bit of time talking about the gay sexual harassment allegations against John Travolta. Druff talks about his brief experience on the dating site PlentyOfFish.com in 2009, when he ran into a Jesus freak.

Brandon "Drexel" Gerson returns to internet radio with his popular and wacky solo show. Dirty and nasty Ava Devine is one of several crazy guests.

Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles does a spontaneous show when another site's podcast crashes and the audience is looking to hear more. Druff talks a lot about his ongoing feud with Bryan Micon, and sheds some more light upon the incidents that led to everything. Brandon "Drexel" Gerson joins the show about halfway through, and later does his own show. Listeners Six Toed Pete, Chinamaniac, Windsor Lockwood, Jasep, Slim T, jsearles22, and various others call in. This show lasted a staggering 7.5 hours -- the longest broadcast Druff has even done in his life.

Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles does a special show on the 1-year anniversary of "Black Friday" -- the day the US Department of Justice busted the three largest online poker sites. He recaps what occurred, talks about what has (and hasn't) changed since that infamous day, and gives his take on what you can expect from the near future of online poker.

Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles does a test show where he takes questions from the chat room about the happenings in the world of online poker.