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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.

Poker Tournaments

Phil Ivey Wins 9th Bracelet - WSOP APAC Event #3

April 10, 2013 at 6:18 PM |

Phil Ivey won his 9th golden WSOP bracelet of his career today at the WSOP APAC Event #3 - AU$2,200 Mixed tournament in Australia. Daniel Negreanu finished 4th.

Poker Players

Gulkines and Zupp Busted Viktor Blom with Multi-Accounting?

April 9, 2013 at 5:29 PM |

Peter 'Zupp' Jepsen confirmed that he allowed his friend Robert 'Gulkines' Flink to play from his iPoker account against Isildur1, "cheating" him out of $800,000.

Poker Rake Races

New iPoker Race - Boylepoker Exclusive $10,000 Cash Race

April 2, 2013 at 5:18 PM |

We are proud to present our newest partner at the iPoker Network, Boylepoker. The room offers a $10,000 cash race just for Rakerace.com players. In addition to the private promotions, players are eligible for the $1,000 first deposit bonus, and using the room's VIP club, you can get up to 16-20% cashback.

Poker Rake Races

PAF Poker $5,000 Exclusive Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 27, 2013 at 2:07 PM |

Play in two different poker networks in one cash race! PAF Poker offers an exclusive $5,000 cash race in April exclusively for players who register through Rakerace.com. The first prize is $1,200!

Poker Rake Races

RedKings Poker Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 27, 2013 at 1:24 PM |

In April, Ongame network skin RedKings Poker returns with a $5,000 private cash race for Rakerace.com players only. The excellent first deposit bonus and the room’s VIP system are available in addition to the race.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson €4,000 Exclusive Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 22, 2013 at 1:39 PM |

The €4,000 Rakerace.com exclusive cash race at Betsson continues in April as well. In addition to the private offer, the €1,000 Microgaming first deposit bonus and the 30% cashback are also available, not to mention the great central promotions of the network.

Poker Rooms

New Omaha Games at PokerStars

March 21, 2013 at 7:49 PM |

PokerStars just introduced some new games into its lineup; from now on, players can play at 5 Card Omaha, 5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo, Courchevel and Courchevel Hi/Lo tables as well.

Poker Girls

Living the Life - New Poker Reality Show Inbound

March 20, 2013 at 3:25 PM |

A brand new poker-related reality show is on the horizon; producer Josh Kimmel created and is now marketing his newest series, Living the Life featuring Trishelle Cannatella and Amanda Kimmel.

Poker Players

Isildur1 Back on Top for 2013 with $1.3 Million Win

March 12, 2013 at 5:28 PM |

The top two players of the March online high stakes money list, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Ben ‘Bttech86‘ Tollerene ran into a clash this weekend. Blom cut his opponent for over $700,000 but did not stop there.

Poker Players

PokerStars Team Pro Crushes Full Tilt Professionals

March 11, 2013 at 4:17 PM |

The Professionals were defeated by the Team Pro players last Sunday in the highly anticipated clash of the titans, where the PokerStars pros crushed the FTP pros 8-1, scoring a total of $150,000.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star 2013: WeiKai Chang Wins

March 9, 2013 at 3:10 PM |

WeiKai Chang won the $1,138,350 first prize in the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event. The Taiwanese player bagged his first major tournament result.

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Bitcoin Payments Arrive to iPoker Network

March 8, 2013 at 4:40 PM |

WinPoker, a skin of the iPoker network, has introduced the Bitcoin digital payment solution for deposits and withdrawals. What is Bitcoin and what does it have in store for poker players?

Poker Players

Mrgr33n13 Challenge: $1,250,000 in Profits and 5 Million VPPs in 2013

March 7, 2013 at 2:55 PM |

HU SNG specialist Daniel ’mrgr33n13’ Colman faces a challenge to reach $1,250,000 in profits and 5 million VPPs in 2013. Read the details of the challenge and an interview with Colman here.

Poker Players

Chris Moorman Reaches Beyond $9 Million in Online MTT Winnings

March 6, 2013 at 2:44 PM |

Chirs Moorman is the first online MTT player of poker history whose tracked total winnings exceed $9 million.

Poker Rooms

Strobe Poker - Ongame Launches its Fast Fold Game

March 5, 2013 at 7:33 PM |

The Ongame Network launched their fast fold poker format called Strobe Poker on 5 March. The network also launched promotions to advertise their new game type.

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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.

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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.