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PokerStars Withdraws – Rake Calculation Method Remains Unchanged

December 30, 2011 at 1:30 PM |

Under pressure from the player community, PokerStars has withdrawn from changing its rake calculation method from dealt to weighted contributed. The distribution of VPPs, however, does change in 2012.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 10

December 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM |

In the tenth part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in October, 2011.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Officially Switches to Weighted Contributed Rake Calculation

December 29, 2011 at 3:25 PM |

In the first days of January, 2012, PokerStars introduces the weighted contributed rake calculation in place of the old dealt method. Additional improvements are also scheduled for the first half of next year.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 9

December 29, 2011 at 1:39 PM |

In the ninth part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in September, 2011.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 8

December 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM |

In the eighth part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in August, 2011.

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Bjoerni89 Sets New VPP Record at PokerStars

December 28, 2011 at 2:26 PM |

Bjorn ‘Bjoerni89’ Schneider earned 3,058,660 VPPs in 2011 at PokerStars, breaking Kevin ‘WizardOfAhhs’ Thurman’s record from 2010.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 7

December 28, 2011 at 1:19 PM |

In the seventh part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in July, 2011.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 6

December 28, 2011 at 12:39 PM |

In the sixth part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in June, 2011.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 5

December 27, 2011 at 6:20 PM |

In the fifth part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in May, 2011.

Poker Rake Races

InterPoker Exclusive €5,000 Rake Race in January

December 27, 2011 at 11:32 AM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker continue to offer their exclusive rake race with a prize pool of €5,000 in 2012 as well! The rake race is available to those who registered to InterPoker via our site's link. In addition, players are eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback, too, not to mention the room's central races and promotions. The race runs 1 - 31 January.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 4

December 25, 2011 at 5:00 PM |

In the fourth part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in April, 2011.

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2011 Retrospective – Part 3

December 24, 2011 at 11:30 AM |

In the third part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in March, 2011.

Poker Rake Races

Betfred $7,500 Exclusive Cash Race - January

December 23, 2011 at 5:55 PM |

The Betfred Poker cash race goes on in 2012 as well here at Rakerace.com! Instant access to Platinum VIP membership and a $2,000 first deposit bonus are available for our registered players!