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Poker Rake Races

Betsson $7,500 Exclusive Cash Race in December

November 30, 2011 at 7:20 PM |

In December, Betsson Poker and Rakerace.com continue to cooperate and organize an exclusive cash race, with the usual $7,500 in rake race prizes!  Only players who registered via Rakerace.com are eligible for this race.

PokerStars Releases Play Money Client for iOS Devices

November 26, 2011 at 3:11 PM |

PokerStars released it's first mobile client ever - at the moment only available to Italian players, and offers play money games only. Italians can already download it for free through iTunes.

Poker Rake Races

Betfred $7,500 Exclusive Rake Race - December

November 23, 2011 at 6:06 PM |

The Betfred Poker cash race goes on in December here at Rakerace.com! The room that is part of the iPoker Network offers a $7,500 private cash race only for Rakerace.com players! Moreover, you are also eligible for the exceptional first deposit bonus and the room’s VIP membership.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars 10th Anniversary - Online Poker Ring Game Bonuses

November 23, 2011 at 2:02 PM |

As a celebration of PokerStars' coming 10th anniversary, the biggest poker room in the world announced a mind-boggling $1,000,000 bonus to be won at ring games in 10 days. The extraordinary promotion runs from 23 November to 2 December.

Poker Rooms

Breaking News - DOJ and GBT Strike Deal, FTP's Future up to Shareholders

November 18, 2011 at 12:37 PM |

After Ray Bitar's resignation and GBT's (Groupe Bernard Tapie) settlement with the DoJ (Department of Justice), the Department of Justice finally released the details of their agreement. Only the shareholders have to agree to this, and Full Tilt's reopening alongside with all the payouts can get a green light.

Poker Interviews

Millions on a Frozen Account and Other Issues – Interview with Jungleman12 – Part 2

November 17, 2011 at 2:32 PM |

Daniel ‘jungleman12’ Cates has participated in a poker seminar in Vienna recently, where he gave an exclusive interview to poker journalist Marius Gartner. Full Tilt Poker, the ‘Girah’ scandal, a feared opponent in the upcoming live challenge and his near future.

Poker Players

Max Katz Benefits from Pius Heinz' Main Event

November 13, 2011 at 1:57 PM |

The Russian player Max Katz, who is known to be a better backer than player did well again; it turned out he and his team had a major share in Pius Heinz' Main Event, therefore they win lots of money on the German pro.

Poker Players

New High Stakes Scam – Max Ashkar Wins $2 Million With Fraud?

November 4, 2011 at 1:56 PM |

2011 does indeed seem to be the year of online poker scams; add Max ’mexx86’ Ashkar to the list, who is accused of using a Trojan virus to win over $2 million in total.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Exclusive €1,500 Rake Race in November

October 28, 2011 at 4:32 PM |

€1,500 PokerHeaven race in November! Be in the Top 7 players and win! In cooperation with PokerHeaven, Rakerace.com organises the exclusive €1,500 rake race between 1-30 November in which only those registering via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. In addition to the rake race, all players are welcome to clear the €1,000 deposit bonus, the 30% rakeback or to enter the room's central promotions.

Online Poker

ChicagoJoey's Crazy PLO Mission - More Than 650K VPPs in 2 and a Half Months

October 26, 2011 at 6:57 PM |

ChicagoJoey wants to reach the SuperNova ELite level at PokerStars this year, although at the beginning of October he only had 347K VPPs. 12-16 hour PLO sessions until the end of this year is the plan.

Poker Rooms

Betfred VIP Program Analysis

October 25, 2011 at 2:56 PM |

In our current analysis we have taken a closer look at Betfred Poker's VIP program. After getting to know the details of the program, you will be able to easily calculate how much time it will take you to get to a certain level and what bonuses you can expect there.

Poker Tournaments

WSOPE 2011 Main Event: Fox Is Champion, Moorman Finishes 2nd

October 21, 2011 at 5:54 PM |

Maintaining his lead throughout the finale, Elio Fox won the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event for €1.4 million. Chris Moorman barely missed the bracelet.

Poker Players

Antonius Claims to Be Big Loser of Full Tilt Scandal

October 20, 2011 at 7:12 PM |

Patrik Antonius, former Full Tilt Poker Pro claimed in a recent interview that he has nearly $5 million at stake at Full Tilt Poker. If the company goes bankrupt, and players won't be paid, he is bound to lose all his money.

Poker Tournaments

WSOPE Event #4 - Tristan Wade Wins, ElkY 5th

October 14, 2011 at 6:31 PM |

The WSOPE Event #4, the €3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout has ended with the victory of the young American pro Tristan Wade. The French Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier came in 5th.

Poker Players

Tony G Wants To Sue the AGCC

October 12, 2011 at 6:28 PM |

Yesterday, the Australian-Lithuanian poker pro, Antanas 'Tony G' Guoga announced that he is willing to take legal action against the AGCC, because they were negligent in the handling of FTP's case and are responsible for the delay of the payments.

Poker Tournaments

WSOPE Event #2 - Hinrichsen Wins, Romanello 5th

October 12, 2011 at 4:39 PM |

Roberto Romanello missed his Triple Crown yesterday at the second event of the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE); Andrew Hinrichsen took the bracelet and the €148,030 prize.

Poker Humor

Poker Players as You Have Never Seen Them – Top 9

October 7, 2011 at 7:36 PM |

The community at poker forum 2p2 has once again showed what they can do. This time, they dug up images of poker celebrities they are probably less then proud of. A collection of the Top 10 follows below.

Poker Players

Poker Hall of Fame 2011 Nominees Are Here

October 6, 2011 at 5:28 PM |

Caesars Entertainment and WSOP have published the results of the nomination process for the Poker Hall of Fame 2011. The living members of the PhoF, in cooperation with representatives of the poker media, are to choose from the ten nominees.

Poker Rooms

Tapie Expects Full Tilt Poker to Reopen in January

October 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM |

As we reported last week, Groupe Bernard Tapie and FTP announced they signed an acquisition agreement. This is indeed good news, however, there are still many obstacles in the way of reopening Full Tilt, which Tapie expects to be happening in January 2012. The group will begin negotiations with the DoJ this week.

Poker Rooms

BREAKING NEWS - Full Tilt Poker Acquired by Groupe Bernard Tapie

September 30, 2011 at 7:40 PM |

Will the players all get their money back after all? - Full Tilt Poker has recently announced in a press release sent to pokerstrategy.com that it has signed an acquisition agreement with the Bernard Tapie Group.

Poker Rooms

The Silence of the AGCC – The French May Back Out if Licence Is Revoked

September 27, 2011 at 8:48 PM |

The mysterious group of French investors is currently in negotiations with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) as they wish to prevent revoking the licence of Full Tilt Poker (FTP). If they do not succeed, they may back out of the deal.

Online Poker

WCOOP 2011: ’Kallllle’ Is the New Online Champion

September 27, 2011 at 7:54 PM |

Dane Thomas ’Kallllle’ Pedersen won the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2011 Main Event, taking home $1.2 million.

Poker Players

Worst Player of All Time?

September 23, 2011 at 4:30 PM |

The russian player going by the name 'KP0T0B' has awfully bad stats, he managed to run -336BB/100 in 146,000 hands, on NL2. The brutally bad player might just be the worst player we have ever seen.

Poker Players

Tom Dwan: “I'll Pay Back Everything I Was Paid”

September 22, 2011 at 5:10 PM |

Former Full Tilt Poker Pro Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan has undertaken a series of written and oral interviews recently, saying now the only things he cannot speak about are those the US Department of Justice has already said. On 2p2, he claims he would pay everything back he was paid by FTP.

Poker Players

Negreanu: Lederer and Bitar Are Arrogant Idiots

September 16, 2011 at 5:37 PM |

As part of his two months long European trip, Daniel Negreanu is currently in Budapest, Hungary, the home of his new girlfriend, Krisztina Polgár. In an exclusive interview with Rakerace.com, he talks about moving to Canada, the legalisation of online poker in the US and the Full Tilt Poker scandal.

Poker Interviews

Barry Greenstein Video Interview

September 15, 2011 at 4:33 PM |

Barry Greenstein speaks to PokerTube about the WCOOP, the upcoming tournaments in Europe, the Badugi and more.

Poker Players

David Saab Sentenced to 14 Years In Jail For Cocaine Smuggling

September 14, 2011 at 2:01 PM |

As we reported, Australian poker pro David Saab was arrested this January when, with his two companions, he attempted to smuggle 14,6kg of Cocaine to Melbourne, Australia. Saab was sentenced to 14 years in jail for his crime.

Poker Players

Latest Scam Scandal Involves WSOP Champion?

September 13, 2011 at 8:20 PM |

According to ’feruell’, a fixed limit high stakes regular, and his fellow players, 888 Poker Pro and WSOP winner Darren ’Dooshcom’ Woods may be involved in a collusion scam at 888 push or fold tables.

Loyalty Program Reviews

PartyPoker New VIP System - April 2013

September 12, 2011 at 2:37 PM |

PartyPoker has recently changed its VIP system in April 2013, discontinuing the Palladium Elite levels, providing up to 30% rakeback. We give you an outline of this new VIP system below.

Poker Players

Nanonoko Returns to Poker in Canada

September 9, 2011 at 7:25 PM |

PokerStars pro Randy ‘nanonoko’ Lew has not played online since Black Friday but now resumes grinding: he is in Canada and he returned with a 6-max SNG video.