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Oleksii Kovalchuk Wins Second Bracelet at WSOP Event #42

June 25, 2012 at 7:03 PM |

22 players were still in play on day 3 of the WSOP event #42 $2.500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better, with the five-time WSOP champion Jeff Lisandro in the lead with 355,000. Finally, Lisandro did not make it to the final table and said goodbye in tenth place.

Poker Rooms

iPoker Network Liquidity Split Confirmed

June 22, 2012 at 3:02 PM |

The iPoker network has officially confirmed the &bdquo;division of its liquidity into two distinct tiers,” CalvinAyre.com reports. Skins will be referred to the top or bottom tier, based on room performance.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #33 - Max Steinberg Wins His First Bracelet

June 20, 2012 at 4:31 PM |

14 players remained at the start of WSOP Event #33 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em, day 3. Vitaly Meshcheriakov was in the lead with 946,000 chips. The nine-handed final table started at the 23rd blind level (3,000/10,000/20,000).

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #32 - David Bakes Baker Wins

June 19, 2012 at 3:19 PM |

136 players started day 2 of the $10,000 HORSE event, with the French WSOP champion Fabrice Soulier in the lead with 146,300 in chips. 

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Events #25 – #28: Recap

June 18, 2012 at 5:41 PM |

Of the events finished during the past weekend in WSOP 2012, let us take a look at the results of Event #25 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout, Event #26 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha, Event #27 $1,500 HORSE and Event #28 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed.

Loyalty Program Reviews

Betfred VIP System Renewed – Analysis

June 16, 2012 at 8:24 PM |

Although not fundamentally redesigned, the Betfred VIP Club has undergone several important changes in the first half of 2012. In our current analysis, we take a look into the new VIP system to uncover its structure.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #20: Benjamin Scholl takes down $5,000 Limit Hold'em

June 13, 2012 at 2:45 PM |

By the third day of Event #20, the $5,000 Limit Hold'em tournament at the WSOP, 17 players remained, lead by Matthew Woodward. In the end, Benjamin Scholl emerged victorious cashing $206,760.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #18: Phil Hellmuth Wins 12th WSOP Bracelet

June 11, 2012 at 5:28 PM |

Only 18 players were left when the cards hit the air on Day 3 of WSOP Event #18 $2,500 Seven Card Razz. Brandon Cantu started as chipleader with 298,500, followed closely by Brendan Taylor (288,500) and Phil Hellmuth (287,500). Of course, the greatest attention was paid to the performance of the 11 times WSOP champion.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #15: Friedman Wins Seven Card Stud, Ivey is 7th

June 9, 2012 at 10:31 PM |

19 players started Day 3 of WSOP Event #15 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better, with Adam Friedman in the lead with 323,500 in chips. Event #10 $5,000 Seven Card Stud winner John Monnette was slightly behind with 314,500. A total of 212 players started Day 1 of the event for a prize pool of a handsome $996,400.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2012 Event #7: Andy Bloch Wins

June 3, 2012 at 7:30 PM |

Another starry finale was held on Day 3 of Event #7 $1,500 Seven Card Stud in this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). David Williams (493,500), Andy Bloch (296,500) and Barry Greenstein (254,000) led the field in the final table.

Poker Rake Races

EuroPoker Exclusive $3,000 Cash Race – 1-30 June

May 30, 2012 at 4:01 PM |

Part of the Ongame network, EuroPoker offers a $3,000 private 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

Betsson $6,000 Exclusive Cash Race - 1-30 June

May 25, 2012 at 4:06 PM |

Betsson offers a $6,000 exclusive cash race to Rakerace.com players only in June, too. in addition to the race, the generous FD bonus and the VIP system are also available to the fans of the Ongame network.

Poker Tournaments

Jens Kyllönen is also Playing the Big One

May 24, 2012 at 3:43 PM |

Finnish high stakes pro Jens Kyllönen (Jeans89) will also take part in the most expensive tournament of all time.

Poker Videos

Phil Galfond PLO Training Video

May 19, 2012 at 4:01 PM |

Phil Galfond gave a 40-minute introduction to Pot-Limit Omaha at the WSOP last year. It is very interesting material, especially for the beginners wanting to get into PLO!

Poker Videos

Another Weekly Rant from Daniel Negreanu

May 18, 2012 at 2:41 PM |

Daniel Negreanu seems to enjoy doing his weekly rants, and they are already expected to appear more than once a week from now on.

Poker Rooms

Zoom Poker - Official Start and Android Introduction

May 16, 2012 at 6:58 PM |

The four-month test period for Zoom Poker has ended. PokerStars has also announced that the fast tables are now also available for Android.

Poker Movies

All-in - The Poker Movie Now Available Online

May 15, 2012 at 2:22 PM |

The most recent poker documentary, the highly anticipated All-in - The Poker Movie was posted online in its entirety, and you can watch it right here, on Rakerace.com.

Poker Players

Durrrr Wins $3.8 Million Pot in Macau

May 10, 2012 at 5:31 PM |

Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan has flopped two pairs for a gargantuan pot against a Chinese businessman in Macau.

Online Poker

Isildur1 Wins Two SCOOP Events

May 9, 2012 at 7:12 PM |

Following winning the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) #2-M $215 NLHE event, ‘Isildur1’ took down the #3-H $530+R NLHE 6-max event, too.

Poker Rake Races

Winner Poker Exclusive $1,000 Cash Race - May

May 8, 2012 at 4:32 PM |

Rakerace.com is happy to announce a brand new poker room, Winner Poker added to our lineup. Winner Poker, a member of the iPoker Network offers  a $1,000 exclusive cash race to players who register via Rakerace.com. The first deposit bonus and the central promotions of the room are also available besides the race.

Poker Players

Sam Trickett May Sign to PokerStars

May 4, 2012 at 5:47 PM |

Player of the Year 2011 British Sam Trickett has announced to leave his sponsor company Titan Poker. It is widely assumed he will sign to PokerStars.

Poker Rake Races

Heypoker Exclusive $3,000 Cash Race – 1-31 May

April 28, 2012 at 8:36 PM |

Heypoker offers a $3,000 cash race in May for players registering via Rakerace.com only! The first prize is $800!

Poker Rake Races

Betfair Exclusive $7,500 Cash Race – 1-31 May

April 26, 2012 at 7:44 PM |

Betfair continues to offer $7,500 in the May private cash race for Rakerace.com players only! The first prize is still an unbelievable $1,750! In addition to the exclusive offer, you are also eligible for the first deposit bonus, if you register now via our link, as well as for participating in the central promotions of the room.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Exclusive €1,500 Rake Race – 1-31 May

April 26, 2012 at 6:43 PM |

PokerHeaven and Rakerace.com are organising a €1,500 rake race, exclusively for our players between 1 and 31 May. The top 10 finishers will be rewarded, first prize is €450! In addition to the rake race, the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback are also available, not to mention the central promotions of the room.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Berlin 2012 - Davidi Kitai Wins Main Event

April 23, 2012 at 5:02 PM |

Belgian WSOP winner Davidi Kitai won his first EPT title in Berlin. The €5,300 buy-in EPT Berlin Main Event finished yesterday.

Lost & Found

Useful Micro Limit Poker Tips for Beginners - Part 11

April 22, 2012 at 7:08 PM |

This is the eleventh part of the poker ebook written by the two Hungarian poker professionals, kocka21 and mrj. The main goal of this chapter will be to show when you just need to fold.

Poker Rooms

Rakerace.com SCOOP Madness - Win SCOOP Tickets for $1

April 19, 2012 at 7:30 PM |

Rakerace.com offers a great opportunity to players who register to PokerStars via our site. In addition to the prize pool for the $1 tournaments, PokerStars grants you 32 SCOOP tickets worth $2,000 in total.

Poker Videos

Daniel's new Weekly Rant

April 13, 2012 at 6:27 PM |

The latest Weekly Rant by Daniel Negreanu is up on the Internet. In this episode, he talks about his trip to Ireland, Phil Ivey, Epic Poker League and much more.