Poker Fraud Alert

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It happened again :(

Due to a glitch in the server which records the show, the second half of the 6/4 episode did not record, and is lost forever. The last 3 topics will need to be redone. Druff will probably edit/post the rest of the show soon, and redo those 3 topics later.

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Poker Fraud Alert Radio, LIVE from the WSOP, starting NOW!

Listen live: https://t.co/jOLMA8OV1m

Text anytime: [phone] (775-FRAUD-55)

Agenda: https://t.co/PVihM5ZaqZ

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How about a show tonight, live from WSOP?

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Poker Fraud Alert Radio from 5/21/26 now in the archives! Full WSOP preview & discussion of topics, plus many other subjects, including Vegas news and the return of "Druffytime Theater"!

Find it below, or on your favorite podcasting app!

https://t.co/QWo8IfCPCX

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Poker Fraud Alert Radio -- a special WSOP preview episode (plus other topics) -- is starting NOW!

Listen live: https://t.co/jOLMA8OV1m

Agenda: https://t.co/KxyhzJ8CiO

Text any time: [phone]

Will be in podcast form within 48 hours after completion.

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Poker Fraud Alert Radio from 5/6/26 is now in the archives, including a full breakdown of the bizarre Charlie Carrel vs Owen Messere dispute.

Find it below, or on your favorite podcasting app!

https://t.co/kmnjMCwAAo

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We lost a show, but we are about to gain one back!

A replacement show for the "lost" April 29 episode is starting NOW, including several new topics as well.

Listen live: https://t.co/jOLMA8OV1m

Text anytime: [phone] (775-FRAUD-55)

Agenda: https://t.co/aaN4NGfb2Q

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Poker Fraud Alert is operational again, but all posts and PMs sent between 9am PT on 4/28 and right now (4/30, 7pm) are gone, as is the last radio episode I did.

Downtime was 19 hours, and a lot of work.

Text 775-372-8355 if you see anything else out of place.

[Vegas Casino Talk @VegasCasinoTalk]

All systems go!

Vegas Casino Talk has been restored, though all recent posts and PMs for the past 2 days were lost.

Everything else appears to be fine now.

Good luck to our sister site @PokerFraudAlert, which is still being worked on!

[Todd Witteles @ToddWitteles]

FYI, my server which runs @PokerFraudAlert and @VegasCasinoTalk just had a massive system crash, which I am in the process of recovering/rebuilding.

Here is what to expect today:

- The sites will be completely unreachable, possibly for 24 hours or more.

- When back up, they will be restored as they were on 4/28/26 at approximately 9:00am PST. Anything posted on the forums since then is gone.

- I am working on recovering the most recent radio episode I did, which unfortunately I never downloaded to my own laptop (bad decision!), and hadn't edited/posted yet to podcasting services. If I can't recover it, I will lose those 5 hours of my life, and have to go back and re-record it at some point.

- The call-to-listen line and streaming reruns for radio will be down until the server is fully restored

- You should be able to listen to prior radio episodes on most podcasting apps, as they tend to be stored on those servers. The last few years are definitely still all on YouTube. After the restore, all radio will be back on PFA as usual (except for the last episode, if I can't retrieve it).

You can text me any time at [phone] if you have any questions.

Thank you for being part of my sites for the past 22 years, and I hope to have everything back up and running soon.

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Updater: Druff has put many hours into recovering the site, which hopefully will work.

ETA for return is the afternoon of 5/1.

It is still possible that this is worse than we thought, and it could take much longer.

Will continue updating here.

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Our site is having some technical difficulties at the moment. We are working to get it back up.

It might be a little awhile, so please be patient.

Text [phone] with any questions.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Is Poker Fraud Alert Radio gone?

No, it's right here! And it's starting RIGHT NOW!

Listen live: https://t.co/jOLMA8OV1m

Agenda: https://t.co/WPRHTJLV3X

Text anytime: [phone] (775-FRAUD-55)

Lots to talk about! If you miss it, it'll be in the archives soon!

[Todd Witteles @ToddWitteles]

I did a special Poker Fraud Alert Radio show all about the raid/shutdown at The Lodge Card Club Austin, including a full description of the search warrant. Video contains some pics of warrant.

Warrant stuff starts at 0:43:41 mark.

Find it below: https://t.co/eaKnl35c8n

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Let's take a crack at this again!

Two days ago, Druff did a show breaking down The Lodge raid... only to have it instantly obsolete when he got a copy of the warrant!

That show won't be posted.

Instead, a more informed replacement show starts NOW!

https://t.co/jOLMA8OV1m

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Poker Fraud Alert Radio SPECIAL on The Lodge Card Club raid starting NOW!

Listen live: https://t.co/jOLMA8OV1m

Text any time: [phone]

[Todd Witteles @ToddWitteles]

I will do a @PokerFraudAlert Radio tonight to discuss The Lodge raid/closure and what I think it means for the club, its ownership, and Texas poker in general. Time to be announced shortly.

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We have written a routine to automatically put back up the streaming reruns (and call to listen line) within a few minutes of it crashing.

You may need to refresh the radio page to listen again if it crashes while you listen.

Text [phone] if it doesn't work right!

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Poker Fraud Alert Radio from February 26, 2026 is now in the archives!

Find it below, or on your favorite podcasting app!

https://t.co/l0XMyPR9Dg