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Galfond Joins Cole South - Moves to Canada

July 26, 2011 at 2:15 PM |

Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond, one of the most popular online poker players and instructors, cash game specialist thought it was time to get back to his beloved online poker; according to his recent tweet, he moved to Canada to be able to play.

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The Big Game Season 2 Week 4 - Italian Week

July 25, 2011 at 2:52 PM |

The Big Game is back with the fourth week in a row, and after a week with Jared Huggins (who was totalled by Cassavetes) it's an international week at PokerStars. Two Italian, a French and threee american players face each other at the state-of-the-art poker table.

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Poker Fight in the Bellagio

July 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM |

In the footage below, we can see players having a fierce quarrel at Bobby's Room in the Bellagio. Michael Mizrachi appears and calms the gentlemen down. Nobody got hurt, but judging from the amount of swearwords heard in the 36-second video, there easily could have been a couple of punches, hadn't Mizrachi saved the day.

Poker Legislation

Full Tilt Poker Players Petition - fulltiltscrewed.me

July 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM |

A new website has been launched, under the name fulltiltscrewed.me. The owners of the site are encouraging those who have their bankroll stuck on Full Tilt to sign their petition.

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Ongame Opens to Mobile Market - Bwin Launches Android Client

July 22, 2011 at 3:14 PM |

Bwin has been offering an iPhone client to their Austrian and British customers, but now they opened up to an even bigger market: they released their client for Android smarthphones as well, which is available to all Bwin customers all around the world.

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2011 WSOP November Nine Odds Are Out

July 21, 2011 at 1:43 PM |

The final nine of the 2011 WSOP Main Event has just been set, but the bookmakers have already prepared their odds for the November Niners. You can now bet on the winner or the top two finishers legally at online sportsbooks.

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WSOP Main Event: We Have a November Nine

July 20, 2011 at 3:51 PM |

For the first time ever in the history of World Series of Poker Main Events, a Czech player, Martin Staszko, is on the final table; what is more, he is in the chiplead with 40,175,000 in chips. The November Nine also includes American pros Ben ‘benba’ Lamb and Phil ‘USCphildo’ Collins.

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The Big Game Season 2 Week 3 - With Jared Huggins

July 20, 2011 at 10:42 AM |

The third week of the PokerStars Big Game has been released to PokerStars.tv. This week's loose cannon is the highly anticipated Jared Huggins, the homeless poker player, who was helped by Daniel Negreanu and the whole poker community to be on the show. But can he change his life?

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PokerStars Milestone on the Horizon: Hand #65 Billion

July 19, 2011 at 1:07 PM |

The PokerStars Road to 100 Billion promotion is soon to hit its next milestone. Celebrating the 65 billionth hand dealt, about $1 million is expected to be given to the lucky players.

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Ben Lamb is Best Player at the WSOP

July 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM |

PLO champion Ben Lamb is still competing in the Main Event, and with his current results he has overtaken Phil Hellmuth on the Player of the Year (POY) leaderboard.

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WSOP Main Event: Lenaghan Is in the Chiplead

July 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

The 2011 WSOP Main Event enters Day 7 on Monday, 18th July with 57 players remaining in the contest for the ultimate poker title, the WSOP Main Event Champion’s. Yesterday, Event Day 6 brought about a major set of eliminations.

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WSOP Live Coverage Stream Every Day on Rakerace.com

July 15, 2011 at 3:39 PM |

As we informed you on Facebook, the WSOP Main Event "almost live" coverage started yesterday. You can watch the 2 TV tables at ESPN2.com and ESPN3.com, or without any need for registration, right here at Rakerace.com. The broadcast starts everyday at 7 p.m. ET.

Poker Legislation

PPA Guide on How to Recover Lost Money

July 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM |

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has recently issued a legal guide on how exactly Full Tilt Poker, UB and Absolute Poker players can try to legally retrieve their money.

Poker Rooms

Full Tilt Poker Shutdown - PartyPoker up by 35%, Cake by 40%

July 13, 2011 at 3:26 PM |

Full Tilt Poker was entirely shut down on June 29th, when the AGCC (Alderney Gambling Control Commission) suspended its operating license. Players had to find a new place to play, this is shown by the latest traffic reports: PartyPoker's traffic increased by 35%, Cake Poker's by 40%.

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Phil Hellmuth Forgets 2011 WSOP Main Event

July 12, 2011 at 4:51 PM |

The unluckiest man at this year's WSOP, the 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth almost overslept his second day at the Main Event. He didn't realize that he was scheduled to play for the day. However, a friend is always on guard.