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Luke ‘Bdbeatslayer’ Vrabel Wins 5th Anniversary Sunday Million

March 7, 2011 at 12:28 PM |

March 6, 2011 saw the record breaking 5th anniversary PokerStars Sunday Million with the greatest number of entrants (59,128 players) ever in its history. Due to the $215 buy-in, a prize pool of $11,825,600 was amassed, more than twice as much as the $5 million originally guaranteed.

Lost & Found

How to Maximize Your Winnings with AK in a 6 Max NLHE Cash Game

March 5, 2011 at 10:47 AM |

AK is one of the best starting hands in 6-max No Limit Holdem Cash Game. It is a real profit-generating weapon if used correctly. In this article, we are going to share with you our insights and experiences on how to play this hand, depending on position, stack size  and your opponents.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll - March

March 4, 2011 at 12:21 PM |

With an extraordinary timing and prize, the exlusive RakeRace Loyalty Freeroll continues this March. PokerStars now offers 41 tickets (worth 3000FPP each) to PokerStars' Turbo Takedown, where players can play for their share of the handsome $1,000,000 prize pool.

Poker Interviews

Patrik Antonius on the Macau Cash Games

March 4, 2011 at 10:21 AM |

In this video made by Chris Porter, ESPN reporter interviewing Patrik Antonius the Finnish pro talks about his experiences with the Macau cash games and the gigantic stakes that are present at the table.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Episode 1 Arrived

March 4, 2011 at 8:31 AM |

As we informed you not long ago, the first season of GSN's hit poker TV show, High Stakes Poker's 7th season premiered last week, and it is now available online. You can watch it here, on Rakerace.com.

Poker Rake Races

Unibet Poker €1,000 Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll - March

March 3, 2011 at 12:38 PM |

We've got a great offer for our players for March. Play at Unibet to be able to participate in the $1,500 exclusive loyalty freeroll. The freeroll will be available for players who registered to Unibet through Rakerace.com and make their first deposit in March. 

Poker Players

Andrew Li Breaks Supernova Elite Record

March 3, 2011 at 12:04 PM |

Andrew 'azntracker' Li has set up a new record by the end of February: he managed to collect the 1 million VPPs that are required to the highest PokerStars VIP level, the SuperNova Elite in just two months.

Poker Rake Races

PartyPoker Exclusive Rake Race this March

March 3, 2011 at 7:09 AM |

This March Rakerace.com offers you a brand new exclusive promotion. Finish in the top 3 as many times as you can, and you can win $700. You are only eligible to the loyalty race if you registered to PartyPoker via Rakerace.com.

Lost & Found

Baluga Theorem

March 2, 2011 at 12:30 PM |

In this article we are going to introduce and familiarize you with a few well-known poker truth, the Baluga Theorem. Originally posted on the 2+2 forum, this rule was nicknamed from BalugaWhale, a 2+2 forum poster. Baluga Theorem: If we have raised preflop and receive a re-raise when holding top pair on the turn, most of time we should re-evaluate the strength of one-pair hands and the right option is to fold.

Poker Players

Peter Eastgate vs. Sports Betting - 0:1

March 2, 2011 at 10:39 AM |

An interview has recently appeared in a Danish newspaper, in which 2008 WSOP Champion Peter Eastgate told journalists of Politiken that he had lost around $1.7 million sportsbetting, mainly because of last year's World Cup South Africa. He even missed the WSOP in order to be able to attend the World Cup (not a very profitable choice, after all).

Poker Players

Durrrr Wins $11,5 Million Pot in Macau

March 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM |

Seemingly Tom 'durrrr' Dwan plays much more live than offline, he only logged 2,000 hands during last month, and the reason is obvious: he can earn much more at live tables, most recently he took down an mind-blowing $11,5 million pot in Macau.

Online Poker

Superstar Showdown: Isildur1 vs. Online Qualifier Dodgyfish72

March 1, 2011 at 11:21 AM |

In PokerStars' latest promotion, a smaller-limit version of the Superstar Showdown is available via online satellites. This version of the game is the same as its big brother, except for the fact that PokerStars stakes the person winning the online qualifiers with $15,000 to play with.

Poker Humor

The Micros Episode 3

March 1, 2011 at 9:31 AM |

The next installment of John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray’s and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz’ incredibly popular animated series, The Micros is here. The concept is the same, however, the show seems to be much less about micro-stakes grinders. Anyway, enjoy, and tell us what you thought about the episode in the comment section below.

Poker Rake Races

Chocolate Poker $15,000 Rake Race this March

February 28, 2011 at 2:23 PM |

Chocolate Poker and Rakerace.com are now offering a $15,000 exclusive rake race to those who registered to Chocolate Poker with the AKADEMIA bonus code. The race will be held between March 1-31. The $600 first deposit bonus is also available to new players.

Poker Rake Races

NoiQ Poker €1,000 Exclusive Rake Race this March

February 28, 2011 at 2:18 PM |

Rakerace.com and NoiQ Poker are organizing a €1,000 exclusive rake race between March 1-31 for those who have registered at NoiQ Poker through our site's link.

Poker Rake Races

€4,000 Exclusive InterPoker Rake Race - March

February 28, 2011 at 12:41 PM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker organise a €4,000 exclusive rake race for those who registered to InterPoker via our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 March and the first prize is no less than €1,200! Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson $5,000 Cash Race (1 - 31 March)

February 26, 2011 at 11:12 AM |

Betsson $5,000 cash race in March! Betsson Poker and Rakerace.com continues to cooperate and organize the $5,000 private cash race! In addition, a first deposit bonus and an extraordinary loyalty program are also available for the fans of Ongame network.

Poker Rake Races

Point Poker €2,000 Exclusive Rake Race - 1-31 March

February 25, 2011 at 12:43 PM |

Point Poker, a poker room belonging to the Entraction Network offers a Rakerace.com players with a €2,000 exclusive rake race. Besides the rake race, a €1,000 sign-up bonus and rakeback are also available at Point Poker.

Poker Rake Races

Exclusive €4,000 InterPoker Rake Race - March

February 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker continue to offer their rake race, but now for €500 more, the prize pool is €4,000 rake race is available to those who registered at InterPoker with our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 March. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Online Poker

Epic Session between Isildur1 and Cates at PokerStars

February 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM |

Today, hundreds of people spent their time railing at $25/$50 PLO tables at PokerStars, to witness one of the largest sessions ever played at these stakes. No need to tell, one of the heads-up fighters was Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom, the other being Daniel ’w00ki3z’ Cates (known as Jungleman12 at other sites).

Poker Interviews

Daniel 'djk123' Kelly PokerStatic Interview

February 25, 2011 at 9:57 AM |

One of the biggest online MTT players, Daniel 'djk123' Kelly earned nearly $6 million throughout and is one of the Brunson 10, Doyle Brunson's elite team. In this interview made by PokerStatic, he talks about how he began playing poker and how he could evolve, and become one of the best.

Casinos

Las Vegas Rio Casino Robbed

February 25, 2011 at 9:15 AM |

An armed man walked into the Las Vegas Rio Casino and took $35,000 worth of chips off the tables. He didn't fire his gun, nobody was hurt.

BLUFF Magazine Poker Power 20 - Howard Lederer First

February 25, 2011 at 7:04 AM |

BLUFF Magazine compiled this year's Power 20 list that they put together every year evaluating the most influential people in poker.This year, Howard Lederer, Full Tilt Poker's owner managed to come in first.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1,500 Loyalty Freeroll This March

February 24, 2011 at 11:47 AM |

We've got a great offer for our players for March. Play at Ladbrokes to be able to participate in the $1,500 exclusive loyalty freeroll. The freeroll will be available for players who registered to Ladbrokes through Rakerace.com and makes his/her first deposit in March.

Libyan Domains in Trouble Due to Crisis

February 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM |

Due to the Libyan conflict that has filled the news in the past days, an unusual situation may arise soon: if the government decides to block internet access in the country, most of the .ly domains will be out of order.

Poker Tournaments

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship Field Revealed

February 24, 2011 at 7:21 AM |

The 6th annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship is about to start soon, 64 top high-stakes pros will battle each other from March 4-6. The prize pool is $1,8 million, so we'll see fierce fights from the players.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 8): Tom Dwan’s Priceless Expression

February 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM |

Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan’s facial expression featured on an earlier episode of the show High Stakes Poker is among the most renowned funny moments of poker. Durrrr gives his priceless look on a hand that he could not have imagined to be lost to Peter Eastgate.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Exclusive €1,500 Top 5 Rake Race, March 1-31

February 23, 2011 at 12:43 PM |

Be a Top 5 player in March and win! In cooperation with PokerHeaven.com, Rakerace.com organises an exclusive €1,500 rake race from March 1-31 in which only those registering via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. Only the top 5 players will be rewarded! In addition to the rake race offer, PokerHeaven.com provides a €1,000 deposit bonus and 30% rakeback.

Polls and Surveys

Poker Quiz - What Happened in 2010?

February 23, 2011 at 9:25 AM |

Not only do you grind and play poker at the live tables, but follow poker news from all around the world as well? Test your knowledge in our quiz.

Poker Players

David Williams is a Dad

February 22, 2011 at 5:39 PM |

David Williams, "one of the most successful poker players of all time", as PokerStars denotes him, tweeted some very good news: his daughter, Liliana was born.