*** OFFICIAL *** Poker Fraud Alert Radio thread for 01/04/2024 -- NO FREEROLL - 11:55pm PST Start Time

[Dan Druff]

Show will begin around 11:55pm PST on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

You can listen by going to our Radio tab above, or clicking here: http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/radio.php

"Call To Listen Line": Call (518) 931-1189 to listen to the show from ANY PHONE in the world! No smartphone or app required! If you do have a smartphone, this will NOT cost you any data.

Call in number: (775) FRAUD-55 or (775) 372-8355. Make sure to show your caller ID, or the phone system will not let you through (you will probably get a busy signal)! You can also call our mountaintop number (an old '70s phone sitting on top of Mt. Charleston) at (702) 430-1808.

The show will be posted in podcast format on iTunes, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, iHeart Media, Spotify, Bullhorn, YouTube, and Castbox, about 6-24 hours after the live broadcast concludes.

You can also text Druff at any time before, during, or after the show, at (775) 372-8355 (our main phone number).

You can follow along and interact with us in our live chat room, by clicking the Chat tab near the top of the screen. You need to be logged in and have a validated forum account in order to see the chat. It no longer requires Adobe Flash and should work with any device.

No freeroll tonight.




Agenda for today:

- PFA news: Site goes down December 31, Druff fixes radio player

- Druff has second colonoscopy

- GGPoker superuser "MoneyTaker69" caught and exposed -- but how deep does this really go?

- ACR has rough two weeks, first with major crash, then with exposure of $10 million bot ring -- and some bad PR attempts on both

- Phil Galfond hires Justin Bonomo as Run It Once coach, controversy ensues

- Run It Once Poker to hit US market in 2024 via BetRivers

- Solver tool creator "MonkerGuy" accused of stealing crypto, falls under massive social media fire

- Real or staged? Obscure Michigan poker pro George Janssen found with hands ziptied, claims kidnapping/extortion attempt

- Major WSOP Paradise FAIL -- 10m extra chips sent over to player in Main Event when 3 handed

- Hustler closing all safe deposit boxes due to stricter California regulations

- Controversial poker pro Sean Perry makes final 9 at Circa Survivor contest, refuses to chop

- Occasional poker player John Letzkus arrested for firing 70 shots in the air from MGM Signature condo

- Man traps himself in elevator at Pennsylvania casino after thrashing door due to losing session

- Druff visits new Fontainebleu property in Vegas, and gets to see unfinished 70th floor

- Please suggest other good topics if you don't see them here!

- We take your phone calls at (775) FRAUD-55 or (775) 372-8355

[1marley1]

Radio page not working… did you say there was a new link?

[Dan Druff]

Apparently a number of people had a hard time connecting to listen today, and the call to listen line was also failing.

I will look into this later on today. Sorry about that.

Archives will be in 2 parts.

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

If I had my own website and could do a podcast at any time I chose, the last possible time I would do it would be from midnight to 8am. You are a unique human, Todd...

[Dan Druff]

My preliminary findings are that the "live" radio player works correctly when it's reruns going, but fails when it's a live broadcast.

Can those who had trouble listening this morning try right now, and see if you can hear the streaming reruns? Thanks.

[sah_24]

My preliminary findings are that the "live" radio player works correctly when it's reruns going, but fails when it's a live broadcast.

Can those who had trouble listening this morning try right now, and see if you can hear the streaming reruns? Thanks.

Ya reruns seem to be working, live show was down for me last night on both firefox and edge

[Dan Druff]

My preliminary findings are that the "live" radio player works correctly when it's reruns going, but fails when it's a live broadcast.

Can those who had trouble listening this morning try right now, and see if you can hear the streaming reruns? Thanks.

Ya reruns seem to be working, live show was down for me last night on both firefox and edge

That's a big clue. I think I'll be able to fix this without too much issue.

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

I tried to play the live link and it didn’t work, then I looked below and tried your other link and it worked.

Todd, no comment on your weird hours? It’s especially weird when you consider that you have a kid.
(I mean most people on this site are weirdos, so no big deal…)

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

Also, Todd, answer me this, do you regularly stay awake during midnight until 8am? Is this the time when the Commerce/Bike limit poker fish are on tilt/drunk and give away their chips? Just trying to understand…

Or are you a vampire?

[Ryback_feed_me_more]

Also, Todd, answer me this, do you regularly stay awake during midnight until 8am? Is this the time when the Commerce/Bike limit poker fish are on tilt/drunk and give away their chips? Just trying to understand…

Or are you a vampire?

I think it boils down to Druff does radio when the baby mama and Ben arent likely to bother him for an extended period. Also I think he generally plays online poker at night when the drunk fish are online to give him an advantage which isnt a bad idea.

[nunbeater]

My preliminary findings are that the "live" radio player works correctly when it's reruns going, but fails when it's a live broadcast.

Can those who had trouble listening this morning try right now, and see if you can hear the streaming reruns? Thanks.

I mean it was obviously hacked by Jewdy. randomusername293860987 told me so

[rollinx420]

ship teh chives

[Dan Druff]

ship teh chives

I'm working on it. Meant to do it last night but was too tired.

[nunbeater]

so sad there was no freeroll, now no one gets to wait 6 months for the huge 25 dollar prize

[Dan Druff]

Part 1:

[Sanlmar]

Comments sah_24: it's like a merge payout lols ...

made me smile - instantly transported back in time.

Is Jen Larsen living her best life?

Show topic idea.

[tigerpiper]

Is it true ACR then reneged on the 100k? Its like they stepped on a rake while stepping on a rake.

[Dan Druff]

Is it true ACR then reneged on the 100k? Its like they stepped on a rake while stepping on a rake.

Yes, it's true.

Very dumb. They "cancelled" the contest before anyone got there. Whole thing has been bungled so badly.

The cancellation was not talked about on radio, as it happened the following day.

[Dan Druff]

Okay, so while the server was taking a dump last night, I also spent some time working on the weird situation where the streaming reruns worked on the Radio tab, yet the live broadcast didn't.

Same with Call-to-Listen line. Streaming reruns worked, live broadcast didn't.

After a frustrating 90 minutes not being able to figure it out, I stumbled upon a stupid mistake where I was using the wrong configuration file for the live broadcast. So when I fixed the SSL issue with the Radio tab, the fix was only applied to the streaming reruns broadcast, but not the live one.

I corrected this, and now it works. So annoying when dumb oversights like these end up wasting my time and driving me crazy while trying to figure it out. I remember this sort of thing from my days as a software developer in the '90s and early 2000s.

[tigerpiper]

I'm glad you defeated the Russian hackers and Shawmus the semen master (?). Deep cut there.