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Cal42688 Takes Down Fourth SCOOP Title

May 24, 2013 at 11:53 AM |

Calvin ‘cal42688’ Anderson won the SCOOP #25-M $215 FLHE event, making it dangerously close to Shaun Deeb in terms of SCOOP victories.

Poker Rake Races

Betfair Poker Private Cash Race Returns with $5,000 in Prizes

May 23, 2013 at 7:23 PM |

Betfair launches a $5,000 cash race in June, exclusively for players who register to the room via our link. The first prize is a handsome $1,200! In addition to the cash race, players are eligible to clear the offers of the VIP club, the first deposit bonus as well as the room’s central promotions.

Poker Rake Races

The Bet365 Cash Race is Back - $5,000 Up for Grabs in June

May 23, 2013 at 4:47 PM |

As part of the top tier iPoker network, Bet365 offers a $5,000 private cash race, exclusively for Rakerace.com players. 200% up to $1,000 first deposit bonus and a VIP club are also available.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship 2013 - Chino Rheem Leads, 8 Remain

May 23, 2013 at 4:19 PM |

Only 8 players remain at the WPT Championship Main Event, 2 will have to be eliminated for the 6-handed final table. Daniel Negreanu, Chino Rheem, Erick Lindgren, Jonathan Roy and Rocco Palumbo are still in.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship 2013 - Negreanu Is Final Table Bubble Boy

May 23, 2013 at 3:16 PM |

Cheno Rheem has the chiplead in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship Main Event final table and he is accompanied by Erick Lindgren and Jonathan Roy, among others. The Super High Roller finale is also set, with Joseph Cheong, Andrew Robl and Doc Sands at the table.

Poker Players

Shane Schleger, the "Shaniac" - A Peek Into the Life of an MTT Pro

May 22, 2013 at 8:14 PM |

PokerStars released a short film portraying Shane Schleger, PokerStars Team Online pro, who has amassed more than $3,7 million in online tournament winnings.

Poker Rake Races

Eight Exclusive Freerolls for Redbet Players - 23-30 May

May 22, 2013 at 5:30 PM |

The exclusive Redbet freerolls start this Thursday with prize pools ranging from €100 up to €500.

Poker Rooms

Bwin.Party Suffers Loss of Income over Business Approach Alteration

May 22, 2013 at 11:19 AM |

Bwin.Party has released the Q1 financial report of the company for 2013. Revenues dropped by 17 percent in comparison with 2012 results.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars Ice & Fire - Play for Free at Sunday Storm or Hot Turbo tourneys

May 21, 2013 at 7:33 PM |

Players of select European countries can now get a free Sunday Storm or 5 free Hot Turbo tickets if they make their first deposits to PokerStars.

Table Ninja II Too Pricey for Players

May 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM |

Many players complain that the Table Ninja 2 software released in May is much more pricey due to the subsciption pricing model introduced.

Poker Girls

Gaelle Garcia Diaz - From Poker Pro to Playboy Model to EPT Presenter

May 21, 2013 at 2:02 PM |

Gaelle Garcia Diaz, the 25-year-old ex-Playmate from Brussels is one of the most attractive sights to see at a poker tournament table (or in it's vicinity). She's not only beautiful, she's also the official EPT presenter for PokerStars in Belgium and Spain, a sponsored PokerStars pro and a model as well.

Poker Tournaments

WPT World Championship 2013 - Amir Babakhani Leads Final 24

May 21, 2013 at 11:54 AM |

A total of 146 players entered this year’s World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championhsip, held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The field reached its full size well into Day 2, with Phil Ivey as the last one to register, making the prize pool a hefty $3,540,500 for the top 15 finishers.

Poker Pros Skrill Accounts Attempted to be Breached

May 20, 2013 at 6:43 PM |

A number of middle and high stakes regulars have reported via the 2p2 forum that their Moneybookers (Skrill) accounts have been attempted to be breached. At least two players lost funds to the scammers.

Online Poker

Partouche.fr Shuts Down

May 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM |

Partouche.fr, the online poker site of the Partouche Group operating in the regulated French market, has announced to shut down its operations by 1 June, 2013.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final High Stakes Cash Game – Video

May 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM |

Parallel to the tournament events of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, a massive €1,000/€2,000 cash game session took place, with the participation of Viktor Blom, Sam Trickett and Isaac Haxton, among others.

Poker Rooms

RedKings Poker Now Available for iOS Devices

May 16, 2013 at 7:50 PM |

RedKings Poker has already released its Android app last year, but now they also offer iOS players a client which enables them to register, deposit, and even play Strobe Poker.

Poker Players

Doyle Brunson Not Playing at WSOP This Year

May 16, 2013 at 2:24 PM |

79-year old Doyle Brunson tweeted he is not going to participate in this year's World Series of Poker; he says he is afraid he finally has to give in to Father Time.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Super High Roller - Altergott Wins, Mercier Runner-up

May 16, 2013 at 12:02 PM |

Max Altergott won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 €100,000 Super High Roller event for €1,746,400. Jason Mercier, who held the lead from the beginning almost till the end, finished 2nd for €1,115,700.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Crawls Back with $1.5 Million Session

May 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM |

One of this year’s biggest online high stakes loser so far, Gus Hansen managed to pull himself together and won a total of $1.5 million on FLO8 and 27TD tables earlier this week. His payday was sponsored by Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Alex ‘PostflopAction’ Kostritsyn, above all.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Super High Roller - Final Table Live Stream

May 15, 2013 at 5:28 PM |

Follow The European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Finale Super High Roller Final Table live here at Rakerace.com.

Poker Players

Crockfords Accuses Ivey of Cheating

May 15, 2013 at 1:20 PM |

Crockfords Casino accuses nine times WSOP champion Phil Ivey of abusing a faulty deck of cards to gain an edge in his baccarat game, therefore it is not paying the poker ace’s £7.3 million in winnings.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Super High Roller - Mercier Leads Final Table

May 15, 2013 at 12:22 PM |

Jason Mercier is in the chiplead of the 7-handed Final Table of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final 100,000 Super High Roller event. He is accompanied by the likes of Sorel Mizzi, Scott Seiver and Mike Watson.

Poker Legislation

Segregated Market Not Working Out for Italy So Far

May 14, 2013 at 6:09 PM |

According to the 2013 first quarter reports, the cash game traffic dropped 34%, MTT traffic dropped 36% in Italy compared to the data recorded in Q1 2012.

Poker Rooms

MyBet Leaves iPoker for Ongame in 2014

May 14, 2013 at 4:12 PM |

IPoker's premium tier poker room, MyBet Poker will join the Ongame Network in the first quarter of 2014.

Poker Rake Races

Secret UB Scandal Recordings Surface - Hellmuth Releases Statement

May 13, 2013 at 8:06 PM |

UltimateBet's former programmer Travis Makar released a recording, which reveals several details of the UltimateBet superuser cheating.

Poker Rooms

PokerHeaven Expands to Ongame Network

May 13, 2013 at 7:19 PM |

PokerHeaven has announced that, in addition to their parent network IPN, they now offer the games of the Ongame network as well.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 - Steve O’Dwyer Wins

May 13, 2013 at 5:24 PM |

Steve O’Dwyer won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final Main Event. The Irish pro scooped in a first prize of €1,224,000.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final - Final Table Live Stream

May 12, 2013 at 12:32 PM |

Steve O’Dwyer leads the final eight of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 Main Event. The incredibly strong final table gets the cards in the air today and you can follow the action live here at Rakerace.com from 14:00 CET.

Online Poker

Changes in Online Traffic - FTP Reclaims 2nd Position

May 11, 2013 at 2:37 PM |

Full Tilt Poker has by now reclaimed its familiar 2nd position on the online poker rooms and networks cash game traffic list. This is primarily the result of the blunders its adversaries have been making.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 - Day 4 Live Stream

May 10, 2013 at 5:15 PM |

34 players resumed playing today at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 Main Event Day 4. Watch the live stream here at Rakerace.com.