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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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
Darrell Roberts won a nice pot under quite funny circumstances at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Roberts sat down at his table after returning from the bathroom. What he did not notice, however, was that his table (table 308) had actually been moved to the ESPN main stage section during Roberts' break.
Despite the early predictions, this year's World Series of Poker turned out to be the largest in history. The 42nd annual WSOP, with a record-breaking 75,672 entries and 58 events created the largest prize pool in the history of the Series: $191,999,010. 6865 players registered for the Main Event, which is currently underway.
The Swedish programmer Hasan Alexander Anter took down the WSOP Event #56 ( in style: he defeated his opponent with a royal flush. The Event #57 bracelet ($5,000 Omaha H/L) went to Nick Banger.
The second week of PokerStars' hit cash game show, The Big Game has arrived to PokerStars.tv. As usual, 5 episodes were posted, we collected them for you, so you can follow the action easily. This week was great entertainment ever, we highly recommend you watch them. Enjoy!
According to recent information, the European investors who are planning to buy into Full Tilt Poker are almost ready to sign the deal, which could be "on the table by the end of next week."
If you haven't yet decided in which room you should play in July, this is your chance. InterPoker awaits new players with an extra rake chase on top of the regular rakeback and the exclusive promotions. With the rake chase, you can now achieve a 10% additional rakeback. What are you waiting for?