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Poker Players

Durrrr and Urindanger Back in Macau

December 6, 2010 at 3:20 PM |

The Macau nosebleed cash game madness might continue this month, as it is rumored that Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan and Di 'Urindanger' Dang were spotted in Macau at the StarWorld Casino, playing againts regulars at high stakes cash game tables.

Poker Players

Tony G Didn't Buy the Bracelet - But There's Still Hope

December 5, 2010 at 5:53 PM |

Tony G is deeply hurt. He couldn't make it, no WSOP bracelet for Zasko. Or at least not now. He officially stated in his PartyPoker blog he did not buy Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP bracelet. He was active in the bid, but "there were anti doggie bling dark forces out there".

Poker Humor

New Comedy by JimmyLegs - The Micros

December 4, 2010 at 1:58 PM |

John 'JimmyLegs' Wray has once again created something very interesting. We wrote about him 2 weeks ago, when CardRunners released "The Ballad of Jackie Mayfair", an animation about the 2010 WSOP. Now here's the newest : The Micros.

Poker Tournaments

Sebastian Homann Wins WPT Marrakech

December 3, 2010 at 5:10 PM |

Sebastian Homann won the World Poker Tour Marrakech Main Event, earning €244,000.

Poker Tournaments

Kent Lundmark Wins EPT Barcelona

November 29, 2010 at 5:31 PM |

Swedish Kent Lundmark won the 8-handed final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event.Eight players made it to the final table of the EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event. The chipleader was Giuseppe Pantaleo but the favourite was WSOP champion Konstantin Puchkov.

Poker Rake Races

Chocolate Poker $10,000 Rake Race This December

November 26, 2010 at 11:55 AM |

In partnership with Chocolate Poker, Rakerace.com is organising a rake race with a whopping $10,000 on offer this December.

Poker Players

Eastgate's Bracelet Sold for $147,500

November 25, 2010 at 7:45 PM |

Today the auction on Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP Main Event bracelet has ended, the highest bid was $147,500. The identity of the buyer is yet unknown.

Poker Rake Races

Thanksgiving with Chocolate Poker

November 24, 2010 at 1:49 PM |

Chocolate Poker offers a Thanksgiving promotion: after every $500 deposited via Moneybookers, you get a Tournament Ticket worth $50.

Poker Girls

Beth Shak's Luxurious Home - Pictures

November 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM |

Beth Shak is among the most successful female poker players, and among the most beautiful, too. Now she let the reporters of Luxist.com into her Pennsylvania home.

Other News and Articles

Moneybookers Rebrands as Skrill

November 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM |

Moneybookers, the favourite eWallet and online payment system of Rakerace.com gets a facelift soon. The service will be rebranded as Skrill, and will get serious new features and payment facilities in the near future.

Poker Players

Controversial News from Macau

November 22, 2010 at 6:20 PM |

As we already reported, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and his fellow poker pros are playing against Chinese businessmen at the cash game tables of Macau. The game broke last night, and the pros head back home, supposedly with lots of cash on them.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Barcelona Launches Today

November 22, 2010 at 5:39 PM |

PokerStars European Poker Tour Season 7 has arrived to Barcelona, where the main event starts today, on 22nd November, 2010. The buy-in for the event that lasts until 27th November is €5,300.

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Meets Bill Clinton - Beer Showoff

November 22, 2010 at 4:08 PM |

After some fun video, here's another less than serious news: In his latest blog post, Phil Hellmuth, UB pro, besides many interesting stuff, writes about his meeting with Bill Clinton that took place this August. Phil was invited to Bill Clinton's Charity event in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Alzheimer's Can Be Prevented by Playing Poker?

November 22, 2010 at 12:22 AM |

Poker is a fun game that can benefit all kinds of people: young, old, men, women, rich and poor alike. It can be played for fun, to pass the time, for some extra cash, and of course for some serious amount of cash. However, recent studies suggest it can also be beneficial for one's health.

Poker Players

Tony G to Buy Eastgate's WSOP Bracelet for His Dog Zasko

November 19, 2010 at 3:30 PM |

"I have decided that I am going to buy Peter Eastgate’s WSOP Main Event winner’s bracelet." - as it reads on Tony G's blog. Though the PartyPoker pro does not want the piece of poker jewellery for himself, but his trusty German Shepherd, Zasko.

Poker Players

More Conspirators and FTP Involvement in the Tekintamgac Scandal

November 18, 2010 at 5:35 PM |

We already wrote about how Ali Tekintamgac and Perica Bukara and their associates cheated at the PPT Cannes, and how they might have done it, but there are some interesting developments in the case already.

Poker Players

This is How Tekintamgac and Bukara May Have Cheated

November 17, 2010 at 7:01 PM |

Ali Tekintamgac, who was disqualified from the finale of PPT Cannes, along with Perica Bukara and Pokerb00m.eu bloggers, may have used a code system well known to cheaters.

Poker Rooms

AK Poker Club – Good to Know

November 17, 2010 at 3:12 PM |

This article provides a detailed description of the Italian EnetPoker network member AK Poker Club and its special regulations as regards its cash out system and a number of other issues. AK became renowned and popular for its relatively weak player pool.

Poker Players

Peter Eastgate Selling His WSOP Bracelet

November 16, 2010 at 2:01 PM |

Peter Eastgate, winner of the 2008 WSOP Main Event decided to put his bracelet up for auction at eBay, because it was "just lying around collecting dust," Eastgate said.

Poker Tournaments

Durrrr, Ivey, Juanda and Giang Cash Game Madness in Macau

November 15, 2010 at 5:56 PM |

Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Chau Giang and John Juanda seem to have a good time playing against Chinese businessmen at some high stakes cash game tables in Macau. Phil Ivey won a $2 million pot there, according to some rumors.

Loyalty Program Reviews

PartyPoker - VIP Club Review

November 12, 2010 at 2:24 PM |

Though PartyPoker does not give rakeback to its players, using their VIP system, it's easy to achieve 30-40% moneyback. Let's see how PartyPoker's loyalty system works.

Poker Videos

WSOP Final Table - If You Missed The Live Broadcast

November 11, 2010 at 5:45 PM |

If you missed out the live broadcast of the WSOP Main Event final table at ESPN3.com, now you can watch it. Thanks to PokerTube.com, now everybody can watch the most important moments in the form of this 100-minute video.

Poker Players

Nanonoko’s Spotless Stats are History

November 10, 2010 at 7:09 PM |

PokerStars pro Randy ‘nanonoko’ Lew has played over 4 million hands online as yet, but has so far avoided downswings like his latest session. Now, however, he lost 40 buy-ins in a single day.

Poker Players

Poker Community Congratulates Duhamel

November 10, 2010 at 3:57 PM |

As we noted, Jonathan Duhamel won the 2010 WSOP Main Event, taking home $8.9 million after defeating John Racener HU in 43 hands. The social media was soon full with congratulations and reactions from poker pros; here is a short compilation of these.

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The Cube - Handy Poker Gadget?

November 8, 2010 at 6:19 PM |

Has it ever come to you that due to some less than perfect hole card viewing techinque other players might see your cards and take advantage of you? If so, The Cube is for you. This little device helps you view your cards securely, and is also a convenient picture holder.

Poker Players

Pokerb00m.eu Goes down after Tekintamgac Scandal

November 8, 2010 at 5:59 PM |

WPT Barcelona winner Ali Tekintamgac got disqualified from the PPT Cannes main event final table, under suspicion that Pokerb00m.eu bloggers helped him achieve his 4th place in the event. The site is currently “under maintenance.”

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Moneybookers - Rakerace.com's Favourite Online Wallet

November 7, 2010 at 6:03 PM |

Some of you have asked us which e-wallet we think is worth it to sign up to. We decided to write an article about it rather than answer to all of you. With the introduction of the Security Token (a physical device designed to increase log in security) Moneybookers is our favourite when it comes to online wallets.

Poker Videos

Banned PokerStars Commercial - Play Online Poker, It's Safer

November 7, 2010 at 2:36 PM |

You are not going to believe this. PokerStars (that's right, the largest poker site in the world) released this commercial recently. Almost instantly they removed it, but it was already too late. It's very successful at YouTube at the moment, PokerStars tries to remove all of the uploads, but we all know it's futile.

Poker Players

Huggins is Closer to the Big Game

November 4, 2010 at 2:53 PM |

Here's a little update to Jared Huggins' story: the unlucky but forever optimistic, once homeless poker player have now uploaded his audition video for the PokerStars Big Game show. If he receives enough votes, he can easily be the loose cannon in the largest poker site's hit tv show.

Poker Players

High Stakes Profit List: Durrrr Leads the Way, Ziggy Loses Big

November 3, 2010 at 2:36 PM |

Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan clearly is the greatest high stakes winner of October with $990,000 in profit, while Ilari ‘Ziigmund’ Sahamies lost over $1.7 million.