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What Happened to the Ex-FTP Leaders?

March 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM |

While having to part with a couple of millions of dollars, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Rafe Furst have nothing else left to fear concerning the FTP scandal. Ray Bitar’s case is still under investigation.

Poker Rake Races

Stan James Poker $2,500 Exclusive Rake Race - 1-31 March

February 27, 2013 at 7:25 PM |

Microgaming's Stan James Poker returns with an exclusive $2,500 rake race in March for Rakerace.com players only. What is more, players are also eligible for the 30% rakeback and the generous first deposit bonus.

Open Face Chinese Poker: Is It the Future?

February 27, 2013 at 4:54 PM |

PocketFives has interviewed Open Face Chinese Poker application creators Joseph Michael and Martin Tyson. OFC has been becoming immensely popular lately; familiarise yourself with its basic rules below, as it might become the next big hit in poker shortly.

Poker Rake Races

Muchos Poker Exclusive €2,000 Cash Race - 1-31 March

February 26, 2013 at 3:34 PM |

Muchos Poker and Rakerace.com are back with their private €2,000 cash race, starting from 1 till 31 March, 2013. As an extra, you can also play at the Enet Network. As usual, only players registering to the room via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. In addition to the cash race, players have access to the 30% rakeback, available in all networks offered by the room, except for 888.

Poker Rake Races

InterPoker €16,000 Rake Race - 1-31 March

February 26, 2013 at 3:23 PM |

InterPoker continues to offer in March, 2013 an amazing €16,000 rake race, in cooperation with 3 other affiliate partners. Only if you register via our site are you eligible to participate in the promotion for the €3,000 first prize! In addition to the private offer, a €1,000 first deposit bonus, 30% rakeback and the room’s central promotions are also available.

Poker Players

RealAndyBeal Returns with a $539,000 Swing

February 21, 2013 at 3:09 PM |

Niki ‘RealAndyBeal’ Jedlicka has returned to the online high stakes tables after a long break to make a $539,000 run in just 24 hours.

Poker Tournaments

GSOP Live Baden 2013: Jouni Kallio Wins

February 17, 2013 at 4:46 PM |

Jouni Kallio took down the Grand Series of Poker Live Baden tournament for €65,130, besting the nine-handed final table, including Karel Kratochvil in the heads-up.

Poker Players

Moorman Breaks Own Record, Takes Down 13th Triple Crown

February 16, 2013 at 4:34 PM |

Chris ‘moorman1’ Moorman won tournaments in three different online poker rooms this week once again, taking down his 13th Triple Crown.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 Schedule Released

February 15, 2013 at 4:23 PM |

Caesars Entertainment has published this year’s WSOP schedule. A number of changes have been implemented, including a 10 times multiplier of the Ladies Event buy-in for men.

Poker Rooms

Win One of the Six Guaranteed Tablets during Our Livestream!

February 14, 2013 at 2:00 PM |

Follow the livestream of the first PokerAkademia Open, get the password to one or all of the gift tournaments at Betsson Poker and win one of the three Apple iPad Minis or three Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s!

Poker Players

Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan Bounces Back with $1 Million Profit a Day

February 13, 2013 at 7:18 PM |

Tom Dwan currently leads the high stakes profit list for the month, after a short downswing, he is back with a million dollar profit in just one day.

Online Poker

How to Create Multitabling Layouts Easily

February 6, 2013 at 5:55 PM |

For massive grinding, it is essential to have a great layout of your tables. If you like the tile setup but want a bit bigger tables, follow the steps below to build your own custom layout.

Poker Books

Jonathan Grotenstein & Storms Reback: Ship It Holla Ballas! - A Book Review

February 5, 2013 at 6:48 PM |

In their latest book titled SHIP IT HOLLA BALLAS!: How a Bunch of 19-Year-Old College Dropouts Used the Internet to Become Poker’s Loudest, Craziest, and Richest Crew, popular poker author Jonathan Grotenstein and Storms Reback tell us the story of one of the most renowned and infamous poker crew from the heydays of poker.

Poker Rake Races

EuroPoker Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - 1-28 February

January 31, 2013 at 5:49 PM |

Ongame Network's EuroPoker continues to offer a $5,000 exclusive cash race for Rakerace.com players only! In addition to the race, you are also eligible for the excellent first deposit bonus and the VIP membership.

Poker Rake Races

$7,500 RedKings Cash Race + 2x $2,500 GSOP Live Marbella Package - 1-28 February

January 31, 2013 at 5:30 PM |

Rakerace.com and RedKings Poker present something extraordinary in February: two $3,750 cash races as well as two guaranteed GSOP Marbella packages, awaiting Rakerace.com players only.

Poker Rake Races

$1,000 Exclusive William Hill Poker Added Tournament

January 31, 2013 at 4:01 PM |

Rakerace.com will organize an amazing $1,000 Exclusive Added Tournament in cooperation with iPoker's William Hill Poker for Rakerace.com players only on 7 February! You only have to register to William Hill through Rakerace.com to be eligible to participate in this $1 buy-in added tournament.

Poker Rake Races

$5,000 William Hill Poker Exclusive Cash Race - 1-28 February

January 30, 2013 at 7:20 PM |

William Hill Poker, our top-tier iPoker partner contiues to provide its exclusive $5,000 cash race in February to all players who register to the room via Rakerace.com. Besides the race, the 200% up to $2,000 first deposit bonus is also available.

Poker Rake Races

Terminal Poker Exclusive €1,500 Rake Race - 1-28 February

January 29, 2013 at 3:00 PM |

Terminal Poker is back in February with the well known €1,500 rake race for Rakerace.com players only! In addition to the promotion, a 30% rakeback and up to €400 first deposit bonus await you.

Poker Rake Races

InterPoker €16,000 Rake Race - 1-28 February

January 29, 2013 at 2:21 PM |

InterPoker continues to offer in February, 2013 an amazing €16,000 rake race, in cooperation with 3 other affiliate partners. Only if you register via our site are you eligible to participate in the promotion for the €3,000 first prize! In addition to the private offer, a €1,000 first deposit bonus, 30% rakeback and the room’s central promotions are also available.

Poker Tournaments

NBC National Heads-Up Championship - Negreanu Withdraws, Sands Joins

January 24, 2013 at 2:17 PM |

Dealing starts at the NBC National Heads-Up Championship soon, without Daniel Negreanu apparently, who backed out and will not take part in the most prestigious heads-up challenge.

Liv Boeree Analyzes Lance Armstrong's Doping Admission

January 23, 2013 at 7:23 PM |

The British paper The Telegraph asked Liv Boeree, PokerStars pro to analyze Lance Armstrong's interview With Oprah. You can read her opinion below.

Poker Tournaments

Sheppard Wins First Multi Prize Pool Tournament, Romanello Finishes Second

January 21, 2013 at 7:18 PM |

As we reported in January, Roberto Romanello's brainchild, the Multi Prize Pool tournament finally took off. The event was held at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham and ended with the victory of Brian Sheppard, beating Romanello.

Poker Tournaments

NBC National Heads-Up Championship Entrants List Released

January 21, 2013 at 2:23 PM |

The names of the players participating in this year's NBC National Heads-Up Championship has just been made public. Amongst the 64 entrants are Phil Hellmuth, Michael Mizrachi, Phil Laak, Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom and Gaelle Baumann.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Wins $662,000, Isildur1 Returns after Short Break

January 18, 2013 at 4:34 PM |

Following a single day’s break, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom returned to the online high stakes game, loosing $207,000 in a long session. Gus Hansen is the biggest winner of the past 24 hours.

Poker Players

Isildur1 on Break - January Profits Drop to $3 Million

January 17, 2013 at 5:38 PM |

Viktor Blom (Isildur1) has lost a decent amount of money at the high stakes tables recently, so he decided to take a break from playing poker.

Poker Players

Phil Galfond Takes $1.1 Million from Isildur1

January 14, 2013 at 2:28 PM |

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom finished his last session with a $1.1 million loss to Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond. Most of the money changed hands in PLO.

Poker Rooms

Terminal Poker 4 W€€KS OF CASH Promotion Starts on Monday

January 13, 2013 at 5:03 PM |

Terminal Poker hands out €16,000 between 14 January and 10 February in the 4 W€€KS OF CASH central promotion.

Poker Rooms

iPoker Four Months Into the Split - Tournaments Review

January 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM |

What has changed regarding SNGs on the iPoker network since the split? What does the MTT offering look like? We take a look at the tournament traffic of the network.

Poker Tournaments

Online Phase of ISPT Starts in February

January 10, 2013 at 6:32 PM |

Fresh pieces of information have surfaced on the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT). The online phase runs from February through May to resume with the live phase after that, starting 1 June.

Poker Players

Isildur1 Wins $1.3 Million in 24 Hours

January 9, 2013 at 11:05 PM |

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom continues to absolutely crush the online high stakes tables. He won $1.3 million on Tuesday and is at $4.1 million in profits in January.