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Lost & Found

Is Poker All About Skill or Luck?

September 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM |

What attributes does it take to be a long-term winner in poker? Is luck all we need or is thorough knowledge and skillfulness necessary to build our bankroll?

Poker Humor

The Worst Poker Advertisements

September 11, 2010 at 7:44 PM |

UB has recently started a brand new advertising campaign, trying to get to players in a funny way.

Poker Players

PokerStars Saying Farewell to Pros?

September 9, 2010 at 6:41 PM |

PokerStars is holding its annual WCOOP series, which is constantly being followed by most of the poker world, not to mention the amount of poker pros taking part in the series. The question is: why aren’t all the sponsored PokerStars Pros participating in the most important online event of the year?

Poker Rooms

Major PokerStars Client Update

September 9, 2010 at 5:32 PM |

The PokerStars Poker Room Management Team has recently announced on the 2+2 forum that the company released a major client update, planned to be made available by the end of this present week.

Poker Legislation

Betsson vs. Sweden – Case Lost

September 9, 2010 at 4:36 PM |

Although the court agreed on the interpretation of Swedish gambling laws, Betsson has lost a 1997 case against the Swedish government, and will not receive compensation for the damages.

Poker Tournaments

PPT Grand Final – Vanessa Selbst and Egyptian All-in Billionaire Make the Final Table

September 8, 2010 at 7:41 PM |

The Partouche Poker Tour (PPT) in Cannes has come down to the final table, and the nine players left will continue the battle in November. Vanessa Selbst is in the lead.

Poker Interviews

Video Interview with Neil Channing on Staking

September 7, 2010 at 2:16 PM |

Neil Andrew Channing is an English poker pro living in London. Being the champion of the 2008 Irish Poker Open, Neil has become a widely recognized player in the past five years.

Poker Tournaments

Negreanu wins Golf-Poker Championship

September 6, 2010 at 5:39 PM |

Daniel Negreanu has won the golf-poker championship last weekend at the EPT Vilamoura. Fourteen entrants tried their luck and skills at PokerStars' €1,100 buy-in contest, where they first had to collect bonus chips for the second round in teams.

Poker Tournaments

$250,000 Monte Carlo IPPA Championship to Take Place in November

September 5, 2010 at 2:24 PM |

The WSOP Main Event Final Table will not be the only event worth of your attention in November 2010; the International Poker Players Association (IPPA) Championship, the poker tournament with the biggest buy-in ever, will also take place at that time in Monte Carlo.

Poker Videos

Phil Galfond Analyses Hands of Durrrr Challenge 2

September 3, 2010 at 2:55 PM |

We had hoped for the Durrrr Challenge 2 to bring a number of interesting hands, and so it did. Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond, the only player durrrr excluded from participating in the challenge, talks about these in a video analysis he has recently made.

Is Ziigmund Now Dating Miss Finland?

September 2, 2010 at 6:11 PM |

According to Seiska, a Finnish tabloid magazine, Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies and Viivi Pumpanen, Miss Finland 2010, are dating. If we want to characterize Ziigmund in a few words, we could just say the following: an infamous womanizer, a millionaire and one of the best PLO players in the world.

Poker Rooms

The Italian job - Play With Italian Fish

September 2, 2010 at 6:09 PM |

It's common knowledge between poker players that Italian players are quite weak at the game. Now it's your time to decide, because now through rakerace.com you can register to the AK Poker Club, which is swarming with Italian players.

Poker Interviews

Fatima Moreira de Melo Interview at EPT Vilamoura

September 2, 2010 at 4:58 PM |

The EPT Vilamoura is approaching its end, the final table is currently being played. The event has been really exciting so far, and what is the most interesting in the tournament that many famous athletes participate this year.

Poker Interviews

Ivey Says He'll Win The WPT

September 1, 2010 at 3:07 PM |

Phil Ivey doesn't give interviews very often, so it is a rare moment which Tatjana Pasalic caught at the WPT, London. Ivey talks about his feelings about the WPT and he feels confident that he can win it this year.  He also talks about the reputation of poker worldwide, when asked whether poker's popularity is about to drop or not.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1500 Rake Race This September

September 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM |

In partnership with Ladbrokes Poker (Microgaming), rakerace.com is organizing a $1500 exclusive rake race this September. Only those players that used the AKADEMIA bonus code upon registration will be eligible to participate.

Chilean Miners Survive Playing Poker

August 30, 2010 at 5:28 PM |

On August 5th, the San Jose gold and copper mine collapsed in Chile, burying 33 miners alive. Thankfully all of them are alive and successfully survived 17 days. Now they only have to survive 4 more months until the drill reaches them, and they can be rescued.

Poker news

This Week In Poker - Kimberly Lansing, Phil Laak

August 30, 2010 at 2:51 PM |

In this recent episode of  "This Week In Poker"  the 2 main guests are Kimberly Lansing and Phil Laak. Kimberly Lansing talks about the WPT, the coming Legends of Poker nomination, her engagement and much more, while Phil Laak first talks about his horrific ATV accident in Oregon, during which he broke 7 bones, and got a serious eye injury as well.

Poker Players

What Do Poker Players Do When They Don't Play Anymore?

August 29, 2010 at 5:20 PM |

Have you ever though about what happens to the poker pros that give up playing poker? Well, some of them obviously start living average lives, or go broke and live worse-than-average ones. Others continue playing low-stakes poker under secret nicknames, or just find other activities to do.

Poker Rooms

Blanca Games Has Bought the Cereus Network

August 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM |

It has officially been announced yesterday, that Blanca Games will be the new owner of the Cereus Network. The buying price remains undisclosed.

Poker Tournaments

Andy Frankenberger Wins WPT Legends of Poker

August 26, 2010 at 6:08 PM |

462 players attended the WPT Legends of Poker Main Event, making the prize pool $2,151,072. The buy-in for the event was $4800+$200, and many famous poker players enrolled in the battle for the first place prize.

Poker Rooms

Victory Poker – Move to Cake Poker Confirmed, Surprises to Come

August 26, 2010 at 1:56 PM |

Dan Fleyshman, Victory Poker CEO confirmed that Victory Poker will be moving to the Cake Network, to be officially announced on 1st September.According to a recent interview with CoinFlip, Dan is eagerly awaiting the collaboration with Cake.

Poker Articles

DonkeyTest, the Smart Poker IQ Test

August 25, 2010 at 7:49 PM |

If you intend to know just how good you are at poker, and are interested in an outsiders' opinion of you concerning your poker skills, you can now measure it online. DonkeyTest.com, despite the name, is a pretty smart website which allows you to test your IQ and poker skills easily and excitingly.

Lost & Found

What to Do on a King High Uncoordinated Flop?

August 25, 2010 at 5:57 PM |

A lot of players have trouble adjusting their post-flop gameplay after a pre-flop bet. Continuation betting in all cases is not a good solution, neither is only to bet when the flop hit you.

Exclusive race news

Chocolate Poker $10,000 Rake Race This September

August 25, 2010 at 4:55 PM |

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

Lost & Found

Nanonoko Heads-up Videos

August 25, 2010 at 4:00 PM |

Randy ’Nanonoko’ Lew has made the two videos below, which show his match against ’Brezi26’ during the PokerStars All Star Week. Every year, PokerStars organizes this event, in which Team PokerStars Pros battle against the site’s biggest grinders in heads-up matches.

Lost & Found

Ryan Fee’s NL 6-Max Strategy Guide Ebook

August 25, 2010 at 2:30 PM |

If you are a poker cash game player seeking to improve your gameplay without having to pay hundreds of dollars for a proper strategy/training book, Ryan Fee’s Strategy guide is for you.

Poker Rooms

Victory Poker Leaves Everleaf Network

August 23, 2010 at 2:01 PM |

Rumors have been circulating for quite a while that Victory Poker would soon be looking for another network to be part of.

Lost & Found

Deep-Stacked Cash Games

August 17, 2010 at 4:28 PM |

Deep-stacked poker games are gaining popularity nowadays, and it seems that most of the more advanced poker players prefer these to short-stack poker games.

Exclusive race news

PokerHeaven & InterPoker Exclusive €3,000 Rake Race – (1-31 August)

July 30, 2010 at 7:47 PM |

In partnership with PokerHeaven and InterPoker, Rakerace.com has joined forces to organize a €3,000 Rake Race for this August.

Analysis

French Online Poker Regulation - Summary

July 22, 2010 at 5:15 PM |

National level regulation for online poker and betting had been ’under construction’ for years in France when, to the great joy of the betting companies, sports betting licences were finally released short before the football World Cup.