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OMGClayAiken Wins $796k, Isildur1 Bankrupt?

April 22, 2013 at 1:09 PM |

Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond played an incredibly profitable session late last week, while Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom lost $477,000 which was apparently enough for him to call bankruptcy.

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NBC National Heads-up Championship 2013 Part 4-6

April 22, 2013 at 10:45 AM |

NBC airs its 2013 NBC Heads-up Championship series and the parts are now available via the popular video sdharing sites. To watch the whole series, follow us at Rakerace.com!

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Meet Online High Stakes Money List 2013 Leader PostflopAction

April 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

Alexander ‘PostflopAction’ Kostritsyn confidently leads the 2013 online high stakes money list: the Russian has 4 million in profits to his name this year and his stats show a steady growth.

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Improvements at iPoker - iOS and HTML5 Clients, Elite VIP Loyalty System and More

April 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

The iPoker network is introducing a number of major changes, going live in the upcoming weeks.

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Bwin.Party Leaves Several Markets

April 19, 2013 at 8:23 PM |

Bwin-Party released a statement in which they inform players that they will no longer be accepting players from 18 countries including Argentina, Finland, Greece, Poland and Hungary due to commercial reasons.

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Moorman1 Wins 14th Triple Crown

April 19, 2013 at 6:37 PM |

In an incredible run, Chris ‘moorman1’ Moorman won his 14th Triple Crown. As of 16 April, he won tournaments in three different online poker rooms.

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Trickett, Seiver and Danchev Top the 2013 Live Tournament Money List

April 19, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

Even though winning over $1 million in the WSOP APAC Main Event, Daniel Negreanu is still behind the top ten of the annual live tournament money list in 2013.

High Stakes Pros Arrested on Charges of Organising Illegal Gambling Activity

April 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM |

WPT champion Vadim Trincher, WSOP champion Abe Mosseri and Justin ‘BoostedJ’ Smith, among others, have been part of a syndicate possibly owned by the Russian mafia.

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Isildur1 Wins $548k, Tops April Money List

April 17, 2013 at 5:44 PM |

After topping the January and March online high stakes cash game money lists, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom now takes the lead in April, too.

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Duhamel’s Ex to be Sentenced for Life?

April 17, 2013 at 12:45 PM |

In 2011, previous year’s poker world champion Jonathan Duhamel got insulted and robbed in his own house. The mastermind behind the criminal act was his ex-girlfriend, who now faces a sentence of 25 years in prison.

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Negreanu Wins WSOP APAC Main Event for 5th Bracelet

April 16, 2013 at 2:13 PM |

Daniel Negreanu won the first ever WSOP APAC Main Event. The Canadian pro had the lead almost all the way from start to finish and eventually bested Australian Daniel Marton heads-up.

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WSOP APAC Main Event Finale Plays Today – LIVE STREAM

April 15, 2013 at 4:35 PM |

Daniel Negreanu, Benny Spindler, Russell Thomas and Winfred Yu are among the eight players of the WSOP APAC Min Event Final Table.

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Anonymous Tables Now at iPoker

April 13, 2013 at 3:51 PM |

The new feature is available in both top and second tier rooms.

Online Poker Documentary Launches in June

April 12, 2013 at 8:48 PM |

High stakes poker players Jay ‘pr1nnyraid’ Rosenkrantz and Taylor Caby, together with filmmaker and player Ryan Firpo, have announced to release their feature length documentary on online poker in June. The film analyses the rise and fall of online poker with guest appearances from the likes of Dani Stern and Daniel Negreanu.

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NBC National Heads-up Championship 2013 Part 1-3

April 11, 2013 at 4:06 PM |

NBC started airing its 2013 NBC Heads-up Championship series as planned; the first three episodes are already uploaded to video sharing sites. To watch the whole series, follow us at Rakerace.com!