This is part 2 of the episode from 4/1/25.... Topic begins at (0:07:54) mark: Mojave Desert and Las Vegas History: Barbary Coast, Bill's, The Cromwell, and soon... Vanderpump?!.... (0:38:08): Ebony Kenney is the latest "goofball" ACR pro to have been caught using GTO Wizard during the ACR Venom series.... (1:02:08): Maurice Hawkins gets boost by eliminating player with 3 left at WSOP Circuit event, despite having worst hand.... (1:31:32): Update: George Janssen, who claimed he was kidnapped and extorted for money, under investigation by FBI for faking story & stealing from banks.... (1:42:51): Ali Imsirovic BANNED from Texas "Champions Club" for being a general poker cheat.... (1:48:24): GGPoker buys Nick Vertucci's share of Hustler Casino Live.... (1:57:01): Mike Holtz alleges Resorts World allowed two Spanish pros to get away with blatantly cheating.... (2:18:48): Move over Terrrance Watanabe!! Bruno Mars might have lost over $100m to MGM properties.... (2:29:21): MGM Rewards modifies program to give more benefits starting March 25.... (2:42:47): Whiskey Pete's gets waiver to remain closed, retain license through December 2026, plus LV might get new airport.

This is part 1 of 2, of the show broadcast on 4/1/25. Timestamps of topics are as follows... (0:20:59): Announcement: PFA Radio call in numbers don't work, only can text show for now.... (0:24:44): Daily Fantasy Sports site PrizePicks SCAMMING users, including Druff, with misleading promotions.... (1:00:55): Chicago man wins $389k parlay sports bet on BetMGM, but found out it was cancelled -- who was in the right?.... (1:23:18): Update: Bovada/Ignition resolves tournament underpays.... (1:29:25): Druff comments: John Oliver criticizes sportsbetting expansion.... (2:12:32): Resorts World laying off as many as 400 employees, also paid huge fine for Gaming violation.... (2:39:38): Prerecorded interview with Druff's friend Trevor Garner, who talks about being abused via the legal system by a well known Los Angeles radio personality. Trevor passed away from pancreatic cancer just 3 days after this interview from his hospital bed.... Part 2 will be posted within a few days.

This episode is a combination of two mini-episodes from 3/12/25 and 3/14/25. Another one will follow soon.... Topic begins at (0:12:34) mark: Notice: Skype will be dead on May 5 -- how does this affect PFA Radio?.... (0:26:37): Bovada VIP player stiffed out of $87k in TikTok ban bet, PFA helps him.... (1:22:03): Bovada/Ignition tournament system glitch over weekend of March 8 leaves hundreds or thousands of players underpaid or no-paid their winnings.... (1:50:00): Texas / Canadian poker player Mark Toulouse passed away during tournament at Texas Card House Dallas.... (2:03:25): Founders Card again kills Caesars Diamond benefit, this time permanently.... (2:17:04): Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority agrees to pay $8.25 million to A's to wear Las Vegas patch while they play in Sacramento.... (2:30:21): YouTube makes new policy against videos promoting illegal online gambling sites.

This is part 2 of the show which aired on 2/9/25.... Topic begins at (0:08:54) mark: Update: Steve Jacobs, aka "stevesbets", in NY Supreme Court over sportsbetting bearding fraud matter.... (0:40:04): Leon Tsoukernik, controversial former owner of Kings Casino in Czech Republic (and King's Lounge at WSOP) almost died Michael Jackson style via propofol overdose.... (0:50:09): Vegas surprisingly empty during Super Bowl weekend -- why is this?.... (1:05:56): MLB umpire Pat Hoberg fired for gambling-sharing account with a poker pro.... (1:14:13): Two Vegas women who murdered tourist in Caesars Palace sentenced to just 10 years in prison.... (1:27:50): Caesars likely to massively downgrade free 4 drink benefit from Las Vegas properties for Diamond Plus and Elite members.... (1:40:55): Caesars had enticing 10x tier credit promo in January in Vegas market, but flubbed status upgrades in February due to system bug.... (1:52:59): Druff has updated PFA guide to earning Diamond/Seven Stars cheaply.... (1:58:30): Commerce Casino has closed all of its safe deposit boxes, being the last card room in LA to do so.... (2:07:58): Kenny Chesney will have residency at the Sphere in mid-May, Druff tells story about his Chesney concert experience in 2001.... (2:26:16): Just say NO to "CNF" fee at certain Vegas restaurants -- You can legally refuse to pay it!.... (2:34:34): Longtime Vegas entertainer "Cook E Jarr" has died at 73.

Topic begins at (0:04:22) mark: Where has PFA Radio been? Why it's been a staggering 7 weeks since the last episode, and what can you expect in the future?.... (0:46:02): ACR pro "Nacho" Barbero in controversy after photo of his online play shows GTO Wizard on his screen.... (1:22:50): Famed Supreme Court lawyer Thomas Goldstein in trouble with IRS for evading taxes on poker winnings & paying chicks to date him.... (2:22:17): Gambling coaching scammer Christopher Mitchell loses Facebook acccount after attacking PFA regular Lee Bradbury in weird rant.... (3:04:14): Jamie Gold cares about your teeth and gums.... (3:21:07): Well-liked old school poker figure "Miami" John Cernuto said to be on hospice care, then passes away.... This is part 1 of the show. Part 2 will be posted as a separate episode within a few days.

Topic begins at (0:22:43) mark: Justin Bonomo forced to remove keffiyeh at TV tables of WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, Twitter gets mad.... (1:21:00): WSOP Super Main Event appeared to be pace to massively miss $50m guarantee... until some things happened.... (1:37:35): RIP Amanda Stinchecum, friend of PFA Radio.... (1:55:02): Mojave Desert & Las Vegas History: Whiskey Pete's and Primm, plus the story of the recent closure of Pete's.... (2:21:58): Druff massively bricks ClubWPT freeroll, loses to video gaming influencer.... (2:40:14): Former Resorts World president Scott Sibella loses gaming license.... (3:14:10): FTC mandates end of junk fees, resort fees.... (3:53:22): WSOP announces 2025 dates.... (4:09:55): Hawk Tuah girl finally speaks after 2 weeks of silence following crypto memecoin scandal.... (4:31:46): Druff reviews "PizzaCake" in Harrah's Las Vegas.... (4:40:55): Druff backed off from Vegas blackjack game before he could play 10 hands.... (4:50:36): Nevada may legalize private poker games in casinos.

Topic begins at (0:12:05) mark: Announcement: Huge "Robert Gray Memorial Freeroll" (at least $900) rescheduled -- to take place on December 21.... (0:17:12): Druff wins seat to ClubWPTGold in separate contest from PFA, will join PFA winners in pursuit of $1m top prize.... (0:23:44): Frenzy and excitement on Twitter regarding ClubWPTGold seats, some pros feel they are owed free seats.... (0:38:33): Vanessa Kade attacks bencb789's recent sponsorship, then gets into flap with Ryan Depaulo.... (2:14:21): WSOP bracelet winner Cory Zeidman pleads guilty to $25 million scam involving fake insider sports info.... (2:27:18): WSOP changes rule regarding assistance from the rail, after Jonathan Tamayo scandal.... (2:39:35): Ethan "Rampage" Yau fell for another stupid scam.... (3:01:05): No good deed goes unpunished: Druff attempts to help scam victim, gets blocked and ghosted when victim falls for same ruse again.... (3:36:26): Druff's blood pressure has gone up to a semi-dangerous level.... (3:41:24): PFA Radio listener claims Fontainebleau host charged him over $2000 after he left property, for supposedly comped room.... (4:01:03): Man shot dead at South Point in Vegas after tense standoff with police.

Topic begins at (0:08:06) mark: PayPal suspends Phil Galfond's account with $117k in it.... (0:27:16): Prahlad Friedman is made Twitter famous after embarrassing 2018 tweet exchange is made public by James Woods and another big account.... (0:37:18): Daniel Negreanu and his wife Amanda start a YouTube show revealing intimate details about their lives, past and present.... (1:09:24): Gavin Newsom gives CA Indian tribal casinos the right to sue others -- but nobody can sue them.... (1:20:17): Wyndham Business Earner credit card will not be offering status matches to Caesars Diamond in 2025, but Druff will give you other options to earn it easily.... (2:00:47): Rapper Nelly arrested after $50k casino jackpot reveals Missouri bench warrant over car insurance matter.... (2:08:30): Update: Huge shootout results in arrest of teen believed to have murdered poker pro Matt Bergart in April 2024.... (2:25:10): Druff gives his take on why Kamala Harris lost.... (3:10:20): Druff analyzes Trump's moves so far, and expresses some concern regarding the second term... This was Part 2 of the show which aired on November 23-24, 2024, and this portion was released several days later.

Topic begins at (0:21:52) mark: Announcement: Huge "Robert Gray Memorial Freeroll" (at least $877) to take place on December 7.... (0:31:08): Interview with Andrew Gnatovich, aka "Las Vegas Cabby Chronicles", about a weird WSOP dealer class action lawsuit, plus unusual cabby stories.... (2:07:50): F1 race returns to Vegas, attendance appears to be way down.... (2:27:21): GGPoker has changed all games above $10/$20 NL to a "host" model, shutting out most players.... (2:52:27): GGPoker bans winner of the $25k WSOP Super High Roller online championship for cheating, but doesn't award bracelet to anyone.... (3:06:26): GGPoker's purchase of WSOP is made final.... (3:16:42): Caesars to sell LINQ Promenade for $275 million.... (3:26:28): Someone just wasted a $144k ticket on Circa Survivor by not submitting their picks.... (3:32:44): Druffytime Theater: Guess the ending of this weird 1989 story from Druff's life.... (4:25:25): Chuck Woolery passed away, and he once hosted a show where Ken Scalir appeared.... This is part 1 of 2, and the other part of this very long episode will appear within a few days.

Druff does a 8-hour video show following the progress of the 2024 Presidential election. Featuring many guest co-hosts such as tradershky, Daly, tigerpiper, jpfromla, and many others!

Topic begins at (0:18:31) mark: Hustler Casino Live sexual harassment scandal leads to exit of Nick Vertucci.... (1:38:56): Veronica Brill under fire due to her close association with Nick Vertucci, Druff analyzes her contradictory and hypocritical interview with poker.org.... (2:44:40): Where does Hustler Casino Live go from here? Druff gives his take.... (3:04:52): Norman Chad riles up Twitter after he mocked Maria Konnikova's online bracelet win.... (3:29:40): WSOP $5300 NL online event gets fewer than 8 entrants, get cancelled, yet was still promoted after cancellation.... (3:39:24): Justin Bonomo paid big money to attend Democratic event and meet Bernie Sanders... and it didn't go well for him.... (3:56:37): 67-year-old Tropicana imploded on October 9, along with spectacular fireworks/drone show, but city mishandled the matter of people wanting to view it.... (4:18:24): Vegas food news: World's biggest In-N-Out to open across the street from Aria, longtime southern CA diner "Norm's" to open in Las Vegas.... (4:36:06): 43-foot-tall, naked Donald Trump sculpture erected at junction of higways 15 and 93, north of Las Vegas.... (4:45:07): Dragon Tail slot machines, accused of being ripoffs of the popular Dragon Link machines, have been forcefully removed from Nevada casinos.... (4:52:49): IRS to clamp down on people who didn't file taxes despite receiving sportsbetting W-2g forms from 2018-2020.... (5:01:23): What Would Druff Do? PFA listener texts, "Vegas hotel couldn't find my reservation when I got there!".... (5:19:10): Editorial: Does Elon Musk's new Optimus robot signal a new era of humanoid robots we always dreamed about?

Topic begins at (0:00:00) mark: PFA Radio listeners have a chance to win a free tournament ticket worth $2500.... (0:24:59): Circa Survivor NFL contest gets record 14,266 entries, then over 95% fall off within 3 weeks.... (1:04:28): MGM rumored to be analyzing slot play in order to remove offers and Noir status from advantage players.... (1:49:28): Update: Clark County official Robert Telles found guilty of murdering journalist Jeff German.... (2:16:38): Hustler Casino Live temporarily removed from YouTube for alleged terms violation.... (2:30:48): Update: All American Dave returns to social media, claims he will try to make things right for those with 2022 card balances with his company.... (2:58:24): Caesars employee tells Druff that Diamond/Laurel Lounges to return to Vegas in 2025, due to "drink abuse" under current system.... (3:16:53): Hawk Tuah girl, Hailey Welch, plays in Celebrity Poker Tour, folds two pair to single flop bet.... (3:44:38): Harrah's Resort Southern California posts tacky sign in rooms regarding charges for stolen items.... (3:54:43): Texas man accused of murdering a guy accused of cheating at a home poker game.... (4:02:34): Airline service CLEAR can get you Caesars Diamond for just $199 per year.... (4:11:51): tradershky checks in, plays a mysterious podcast where the two hosts glowingly discuss Druff.

Topic begins at (0:01:35) mark: Scott Ball accused of stiffing popular influencers who were supposed to be paid to promote ACR.... (0:29:35): WSOP bought by GGPoker.... (0:55:45): Implosion date for Tropicana announced.... (1:04:39): Resorts World faces possible loss of license due to allowing bookies to gamble and launder money in casino.... (1:16:43): Rio is laying off 30 middle managers, plus several executives have voluntarily left.

Druff does a one-hour, one-topic radio show after being out 7 weeks with a chronic cough. The topic this week is an updated discussion about upcoming online poker site Phenom Poker, and whether you should believe any of the hype.

Topic begins at (0:26:24) mark: Druff got COVID during the Main Event... did it affect him? Did he cash?.... (1:17:34): Player has heart attack on WSOP Main Day 5, shows up anyway to play.... (1:27:40): Kristen Foxen blows likely WSOP Main final table appearance in controversial hand.... (1:54:54): Jonathan Tamayo makes weird fold with QQ to one raise, other Main Event final tablists shoot off chips in weird ways.... (2:21:20): Phil Hellmuth makes "Kung Fu Fighting" entrance, gets booed.... (2:28:13): Sean Perry goes on the offensive, calls out Jason Mercier, Chance Kornuth, and other past critics.... (3:20:20): Steve Jacobs, aka "stevebets", accused of stiffing famed sportsbettor "Spanky" in proxy betting deal.... (3:55:27): Jeremy Becker, Landon Tice challenge coming down to which lost the least amount.... (4:03:28): Fred Khalilian, former operator of pokertribes.com, gets light sentence in murder-for-hire plot.... (4:10:29): MGM Grand Detroit denies 6-figure jackpot to woman they claimed they banned in 2015.... (4:21:08): Mirage closes after jackpot giveaway promo.... (4:30:59): Editorial: What really happened in the Trump assassination attempt?

Topic begins at (0:13:01) mark: Druff plays 7 more WSOP events -- did it get any better?.... (0:33:56): Woman freaks out during $1500 Mixed Omaha event, gets disqualified and trespassed from Caesars properties.... (0:50:43): Brent Hart wins WSOP bracelet, accused of past scamming.... (0:55:55): Antonio Galiana wins WSOP bracelet, accused of complex scam from 2018.... (1:17:56): Winner of $1m Mysery Millions Bounty acts unexcited, and Druff might know why.... (1:28:21): Men "the Master" Nguyen accused of grabbing chips out of pot he lost.... (1:45:59): Daniel Negreanu complains about controversial ruling after player who thought he won pot mucks hand.... (1:54:55): Nitty pro poker players angle shoot late registration in order to start up to an hour after it closes.... (2:08:48): Cheater Ali Imsirovic is back at the WSOP, wearing mask to perhaps hide his identity.... (2:12:51): Druff gets in Twitter debate again about Ike Haxton and his constant N-95 mask wearing at the poker table....(3:12:08): Ladies event at Wynn finishes with embarrassing 15-way chop.... (3:21:10): Caesars-wide system outage knocks out all restaurants at Paris, people not allowed to leave due to inability to take payment.

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.