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Phil Ivey vs. Full Tilt Poker - What Is the Truth?

August 1, 2011 at 1:36 PM |

New data has surfaced indicating that Phil Ivey borrowed money from Full Tilt poker on many occasions and it seems like he has not paid it back yet.

Poker Rake Races

Purple Lounge $2,000 Exclusive Rake Race 1-31 August

July 29, 2011 at 2:38 PM |

New Purple Lounge private race at Rakerace.com in August! As part of the Microgaming network, Purple Lounge is holding a rake race with $2,000 up for grabs. Only registered Rakerace.com members can take part in the promotion. Moreover, all players are eligible for the 30% loyalty and the first deposit bonus.

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Betfair Exclusive $3,000 Cash Race in August

July 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM |

Betfair and Rakerace.com continue their $3,000 cash race this August as well. Only players registering to Betfair via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. In addition to the $1,400 Betfair Live package first prize and the other winnings worth a total of $3,000, Betfair also offers a first deposit bonus and its own central races.

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InterPoker Exclusive €5,000 Rake Race in August!

July 27, 2011 at 12:17 PM |

For fans of the Boss network, Rakerace.com and InterPoker continue to offer their exclusive rake race with a prize pool of €5,000! The rake race is available to those who registered to InterPoker via our site's link. The promotion runs between August 1-31. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Players

Galfond Joins Cole South - Moves to Canada

July 26, 2011 at 2:15 PM |

Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond, one of the most popular online poker players and instructors, cash game specialist thought it was time to get back to his beloved online poker; according to his recent tweet, he moved to Canada to be able to play.

Poker Videos

The Big Game Season 2 Week 4 - Italian Week

July 25, 2011 at 2:52 PM |

The Big Game is back with the fourth week in a row, and after a week with Jared Huggins (who was totalled by Cassavetes) it's an international week at PokerStars. Two Italian, a French and threee american players face each other at the state-of-the-art poker table.

Poker Videos

Poker Fight in the Bellagio

July 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM |

In the footage below, we can see players having a fierce quarrel at Bobby's Room in the Bellagio. Michael Mizrachi appears and calms the gentlemen down. Nobody got hurt, but judging from the amount of swearwords heard in the 36-second video, there easily could have been a couple of punches, hadn't Mizrachi saved the day.

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The Big Game Season 2 Week 3 - With Jared Huggins

July 20, 2011 at 10:42 AM |

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?

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Milestone on the Horizon: Hand #65 Billion

July 19, 2011 at 1:07 PM |

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.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Main Event: Lenaghan Is in the Chiplead

July 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

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.

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Full Tilt Poker Shutdown - PartyPoker up by 35%, Cake by 40%

July 13, 2011 at 3:26 PM |

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%.

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Forgets 2011 WSOP Main Event

July 12, 2011 at 4:51 PM |

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.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #56 and Event #57 - $1,500 NLHE and $5,000 Omaha H/L

July 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM |

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.

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Full Tilt Sale Might Be Sealed Next Week

July 8, 2011 at 8:11 PM |

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."

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Running for WSOP Player of the Year Title

July 8, 2011 at 3:18 PM |

As we reported yesterday, Phil Hellmuth finished second after Brian Rast at the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. This has been his 3rd WSOP heads-up this year, where he lost. However, he still has the chance to become the best player of the WSOP.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #54 and Event #55 - $1,000 NLHE and $50,000 Poker Players Championship

July 7, 2011 at 4:05 PM |

Max Lykov had the lead throughout the final table of WSOP Event #54 $1,000 NLHE, eventually defeating Dror Michaelo heads-up. In the famous $50,000 Poker Players Championship (WSOP Event #55), Phil Hellmuth lost his third HU battle in WSOP 2011, this time against Brian Rast.

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WSOP Event #52 and Event #53 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em and WSOP $1,000 Ladies NLHE

July 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM |

The 52nd and 53rd Events ended, Matt Matros won the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Event for $303,501 and Marsha Wolak the $1,000 Ladies NLHE Event for $192,344. As last year, many males entered the ladies event, which caused major upheaval amongst other players.

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PokerStars Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll in July - $2,000 Daily Big Tickets Up For Grabs

June 30, 2011 at 7:08 PM |

Rakerace.com will organize another great $2,000 Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll for PokerStars players. The leading online poker room guarantees "Big Tickets" worth $2,000, which can be used for buying into PokerStars Daily Big tournaments.

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PokerStars Reaction to Full Tilt Poker Suspension - PS Funds Are Safe

June 30, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

In a press release, PokerStars ensured their players that they are completely unaffected by the recent developments concerning Full Tilt Poker's operating licence. PokerStars claims all their player's money is "completely safe".

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PokerHeaven Exclusive €1,500 Top 7 Rake Race in July

June 27, 2011 at 7:12 PM |

Be in the Top 7 players in July and win! In cooperation with PokerHeaven.com, Rakerace.com organises the exclusive €1,500 rake race between July 1-31 in which only those registering via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. Only the top 7 players will be rewarded! In addition to the rake race offer, PokerHeaven.com provides a €1,000 deposit bonus and 30% rakeback.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP – Weekend Results: Events #36, #37, #38, #39

June 27, 2011 at 5:31 PM |

Four events were concluded during the past weekend at the WSOP in Las Vegas: the $2,500 NLHE (won by Mikhail Lakhitov), the $10,000 HORSE (Fabrice Soulier), the $1,500 NLHE (Arkadiy Tsinis) and the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha (Mitch Schock).

Poker Rooms

New 4in1 Poker Room on Rakerace.com: Tiltao

June 27, 2011 at 4:36 PM |

Rakerace.com welcomes its newest partner, Tiltao! Tiltao is a special poker room, where our players can play in 4 individual poker networks. As addition, we provide an exclusive rake race for our registered users.

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Betfred Poker $5,000 Exclusive Cash Race 1 – 31 July

June 27, 2011 at 2:14 PM |

Rakerace.com introduces Betfred Poker! The room that is part of the iPoker Network offers a $5,000 private cash race in July only for Rakerace.com players! Moreover, you are also eligible for the exceptional first deposit bonus and the room’s VIP membership.

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WPT Magazine 20 Hottest Women in Poker List

June 25, 2011 at 2:05 PM |

In their June issue, WPT Magazine has released a list of the women whom they think are the top 20 hottest in the poker world. The winner is Tatjana Pasalic, followed by Melanie Iglesias and Joanna Krupa. The poker community feels the list is incomplete, and sometimes unfair.

Poker Players

Tobey 'Spiderman' Maguire Sued for Illegal Poker

June 23, 2011 at 6:18 PM |

Tobey Maguire was sued by hedge fund manager Bradley Ruderman for playing in an illegal poker game. Ruderman wants his $311,200 back, which he lost to Maguire. Ruderman plans to tie other celebrities to his complaint.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #32 and Event #33 - $1,500 NLHE and $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low

June 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM |

Kirk Caldwell is the fourth Canadian to win a golden bracelet in this year’s WSOP, taking down Event #32 $1,500 NLHE. In Event #33 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Phil Hellmuth once again got close to his 12th bracelet but eventually lost to Eric Rodawig heads-up.

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PokerStars Saturday Line-Up: New Events Launch on 25th June

June 16, 2011 at 6:46 PM |

PokerStars has introduced the Saturday Line-Up, a new set of tournaments kicking off on 25th June. The Line-Up includes seven new, weekly events that range from $2.22 to $55 in buy-ins. All tourneys have at least $20,000 guaranteed prize pools.

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WSOP Event #19 and Event #20 - $2,500 Limit Hold’em and $1,000 NLHE

June 16, 2011 at 5:33 PM |

Darren Woods won WSOP Event #19 $2,500 Limit Hold’em, which makes him the third British player to win a bracelet in this year’s championship. Event #20 $1,000 NLHE was taken down by Jason Somerville, who single-handedly (pun intended) defeated Yashar Darian heads-up.

Poker Players

Patrik Antonius Wins Tennis Prop Bet Against Brandon Adams

June 14, 2011 at 7:07 AM |

As the two players agreed in January, Brandon Adams and Patrik Antonius indeed played their prop bet tennis match in Las Vegas. Brandon Adams didn't have a chance of winning, Antonius defeated him 6-0, 6-1.

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WSOP Event #2 - Jake Cody Defeats Hansen

June 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM |

As we reported, Gus Hansen was a clear favourite for the WSOP $25,000 Heads-Up Championship. However, it was Jake Cody, 22-year-old British poker pro, who took down the $851,192 main prize and the WSOP bracelet in the end.