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Poker Interviews

Jose 'Girah' Macedo Interview by PokerStatic

March 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM |

There's a new gun in town. The portuguese wonder kid, Jose Macedo, who turned €30 into millions has now stepped out of the darkness and talked to Bret Oliverio and Eric Bickel about his carreer on PokerStatic.com.

Poker Rake Races

Purple Lounge $1,000 Exclusive Warm-up Race

March 23, 2011 at 1:19 PM |

Our team at Rakerace.com is proudly presenting a brand new poker room to play and receive rakeback at: Purple Lounge. As a part of the Microgaming network, Purple Lounge is holding a 10-day introductionary rake race with $1,000 up for grabs. Only registered Rakerace.com members can take part in the promotion.

Poker Players

Hungarian Poker Pro Accepts ’good2cu’ Cage Challenge

March 23, 2011 at 10:33 AM |

High stakes pro Andrew ’ good2cu’ Robl has lately offered a cage fight challenge on his blog, scheduled during this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas. Hungarian poker pro ’d0npelo’ answers the call.

Zynga Chip Hacker Sentenced to Prison

March 23, 2011 at 8:50 AM |

Ashley Mithcell, UK hacker, who stole 400BN Zynga chips has been sentenced to two years in prison for his crimes, and extra 30 weeks, as he ran afoul of a 40-week suspended sentence for hacking into the local council's computers in 2008.

Online Poker

Isildur Already Lost Negreanu's Money

March 22, 2011 at 11:04 AM |

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom logged a long session yesterday at PokerStars. He played against Daniel Cates, but he had one of the fiercer fights against the French Full Tilt Poker pro Rui Cao, who earned $257,441 that day, mostly won from Blom, who lost a $208,518.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Won by Alan Sternberg

March 22, 2011 at 7:47 AM |

Although there were 4 pros at the final table, the "amateur" prevailed: Alan Sternberg took the the 2011 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star event down in San Jose, California. The winner took $1,039,000 of cash with him besides the WPT bracelet and the trophy.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Episode 4

March 21, 2011 at 1:50 PM |

The fourth part of the 7th season of GSN’s High Stakes Poker is now out at PokerTube.com – and also here at Rakerace.com. This latest episode features some serious action all right, including several pots of well over $100,000 and one even reaching $220,000. One of the highlights of the evening was Vanessa Selbst’s and Antonio Esfandiari’s “battle of flush draws,” so to speak.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown: Blom Beats Negreanu

March 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM |

Daniel Negreanu never stood a chance against Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom in last Sunday’s SuperStar Showdown: the Swede pro won the Canadian’s full $150,000 challenge bankroll in 1,439 hands.

Lost & Found

Useful Micro Limit Poker Tips for Beginners - Part 2

March 19, 2011 at 12:37 PM |

This is the second part of the poker ebook written by 'kocka21' and 'mrj', two professional Hungarian poker players. You can read the first part here.

Poker Players

Andrew Robl Offers Cage Fight Challenge

March 18, 2011 at 12:27 PM |

If you happen to a beginner MMA fighter and might want to beat Andrew Robl, and not in the poker sense, you might be in luck this time. The young pro blogged that he has been practicing "Jiu Justi" for some time and he takes challengers to fight him in a cage fight.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table Set with Matusow, Sexton and Rajkumar

March 18, 2011 at 10:16 AM |

The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament in San Jose, California has came down to the final table; 6 players will sit down for the $1,000,000 first prize tomorrow at 4 P.M. 4 well-known pros have been able to make it to the best six this time: Mike Matusow, Mike Sexton, Vivek Rajkumar and Steven Kelly.

Poker Rooms

Rake Race Analysis - Point Poker and NoiQ Poker

March 17, 2011 at 1:13 PM |

Both of our partners in the Entraction Network, Point Poker and NoiQ Poker offer very good moneyback promotions this March; now is the time to play. You can get 77% rakeback in Point Poker and 99% rakeback in NoiQ Poker's rake race.

Lost & Found

Useful Micro Limit Poker Tips for Beginners - Part 1

March 17, 2011 at 12:59 PM |

This ebook has been written by two Hungarian poker professionals, kocka21 and mrj,  and is a compilation of tips and advice for beginner poker players trying to make that essential move to take poker seriously. Rakerace.com will make this ebook available for free, periodically sharing parts of it, starting today. 

Poker Movies

Hitting the Nuts Soon Available on DVD

March 17, 2011 at 11:30 AM |

In case you missed it, the most recent poker movie is about to be released on DVD. It has won numerous film festivals all over the United States, and was considered a huge success. If you haven't been able to see it yet, you can buy it from April 15 on DVD.

Poker Players

Daniel Cates Believes Isildur Uses 'martonas' Nick?

March 17, 2011 at 9:37 AM |

Apparently Daniel 'jungleman12' Cates believes the Swedish 'martonas' to be just another alias for PokerStars' pro, Viktor 'isildur1' Blom. Martonas plays on Full Tilt Poker, this is why it's a sensitive issue Cates raised.

Online Poker

Poker Bots are Taking Over!

March 16, 2011 at 12:52 PM |

It is not a common occurrence, that online newspapers (in this case, the New York Times) deal with poker-related issues. On Monday, however, people reading the Science section of the New York Times found an extensive article on online poker bots.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Episode 3

March 16, 2011 at 9:48 AM |

The third part of the 7th season of High Stakes Poker has now been posted to YouTube by GSN; so there you have it, you can watch it here at Rakerace.com. The new episode, though definitely not as good as the previous seasons, is packed with interesting hands again; Phil Ruffin, the owner of the Treasure Island is on a huge heat, even so that he eliminates one player.

Bwin + PartyGaming Merger Almost Complete

March 16, 2011 at 8:45 AM |

One of the biggest mergers in online gaming history is about to take place very soon. The financial phase is almost completed, individual Bwin shares will cease trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange on March 25, completing the phase on March 31.

Poker Tournaments

World Team Poker Championship 2011 Starting in May

March 15, 2011 at 1:09 PM |

This year's World Team Poker Championship has just been announced: 21 teams are scheduled to play at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa from May 24 to 26. The event will be taped for TV and is about to feature the world'd best players gathered in teams according their nationality.

Online Poker

Prahlad Friedman Calls Justin Bonomo and Isaac Haxton Cheaters

March 14, 2011 at 11:06 AM |

Prahlad Friedman, Team UB Pro has made public accusations about Justin Bonomo and Isaac Haxton. According to Friedman, the two poker players are sharing poker accounts, which, of course, is forbidden in  online poker. 

Lost & Found

How Can I Defeat Tilt?

March 13, 2011 at 2:17 PM |

Every poker player in the world knows our little friend Tilt. Those who don’t should consider themselves very very lucky, but don’t forget: one way or another, it is going to get to you. And when it does, you need to be prepared.

Lost & Found

Play of a Hand - AQ in a 3bet Pot

March 12, 2011 at 4:14 PM |

These poker hand reviews are real-life examples on how different strategies work in poker, and help players to improve decision-making skills. This time we analyse how to play AQ in a 3bet pot.

Poker Tournaments

The Big Event - Ramdin Wins, Hachem Second

March 11, 2011 at 9:15 AM |

The poker tournament called the 'Big Event' held at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles came to its end; Victor Ramdin won the first prize, $500,000, Joe Hachem earned $300,000 for the second place.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 9): Spanish Freeroll Madness

March 11, 2011 at 6:02 AM |

We saw many insanely funny videos, sick hands and weird players, but this, we cannot get in terms with. This is something out of this world. Something unreal. Something that is only possible in Spain maybe? Enjoy, and if you have any idea what the hell the two guys must have been thinking on the river, tell us.

Poker Interviews

Randy 'Nanonoko' Lew Documentary - The Hardest Working Player in Online Poker

March 10, 2011 at 10:50 AM |

In this very interesting documentary with Randy 'nanonoko' Lew, one of the best online players today, he talks about  about how he started playing poker, how his video gaming helped him one of the top pros, and about his work ethic. It's quite an interesting piece, highly recommended.

Poker Rooms

PointPoker March Race Analysis

March 10, 2011 at 10:48 AM |

PointPoker is a completely new room here at Rakerace.com and, as such, it offers exceptionally favourable moneyback promotions. In addition to the exclusive €2,000 race, you might want to play the room’s €19,000 own race as well.

Online Poker

Daniel Negreanu is Next in SuperStar Showdown

March 10, 2011 at 10:26 AM |

The rumors have been going for quite some time about Daniel Negreanu being the next to take on Isildur1, but now PokerStars revealed that the 2 top pros will battle each other 2 times, on March 20 and March 27 as well.

Online Poker

Sunday Million Prize Money Withheld?

March 9, 2011 at 12:36 PM |

Dutch poker player ‘zeurrr’ may lose his Sunday Million winnings of $518,402, as it turns out he is underage. PokerStars says he is thus ineligible for the prize money.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Episode 2

March 9, 2011 at 9:38 AM |

The second part of the 7th season is now viewable online; you might as well watch it here at Rakerace.com. Although many complain about the new host Norm MacDonald, no one can say a word about the action; in addition to a $108,000 and a $219,000 pot, the 43 minutes show culminates in an insane battle for more than $590,000 between… but that you will have to see for yourself.

Poker Tournaments

Erik Seidel Wins NBC National Heads-Up Challenge - Tops All-Time Money List

March 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM |

The NBC National Heads-Up Challenge has ended with the victory of Erik Seidel, who defeated Chris Moneymaker, overtaking Daniel Negreanu on the all-time tournament money list with $14,697,297.