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Chocolate Poker $15,000 Rake Race January

December 28, 2010 at 12:48 PM |

Chocolate Poker steps to the next level next year, they now offer a $15,000 exclusive rake race to those who registered to Chocolate Poker with the AKADEMIA bonus code. The race will be held between January 1-31, 2011. The $600 first deposit bonus is also available to new players.

Poker Legislation

Caesars Signs with Microgame - Opens to Italian Market

December 27, 2010 at 5:38 PM |

Caesars Interactive Entertainment (formerly Harrahs) announced that they signed a partnership deal with Italian leading service provider Microgame S.p.A, utilizing the World Series of Poker brand in Italy. The two companies will offer online and offline poker tournaments and promotions under the WSOP name.

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New Poker Reality Show to Come - Young Guns

December 27, 2010 at 3:27 PM |

Miramax, the movie production company supposedly "leaked" the following trailer of their upcoming reality show portraying 4 online poker pros living together in Las Vegas. The show is going to be called "Young Guns".

Poker Rake Races

NoiQ Poker Exclusive €1,000 Rake Race - January

December 27, 2010 at 12:49 PM |

Rakerace.com and NoiQ Poker organize a €1,000 exclusive rake race between January 1-31 to those who registered at NoiQ Poker with our site's link.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Rakesprint and Rake Race in January 2011

December 27, 2010 at 12:12 PM |

PokerHeaven continues to provide outstanding exlusive offers to Rakerace.com registered players. You can participate in all the following promotions if you registered to PokerHeaven through Rakerace.com.

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Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2010 at 6:03 PM |

Dear all, Christmas is finally here, we know you waited for this for a long time now, so there you have it, it's time to leave your computers, cell phones, the poker, the bankrolls and everything behind, and spend some time with your family, your loved ones. We here at Rakerace.com wish you a Merry Christmas, and happiness that will have no limits! We will be back after the holidays!

Casinos

Robin Hood 702 Puts $50k Bounty on Bellagio Robber

December 23, 2010 at 4:31 PM |

There's a high stakes blackjack player, who calls himself Robin Hood 702, who plays to take money away from the casinos, and gives it to people in need. Now he placed a $50,000 bounty on the Bellagio's motorcycle robber.

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Zynga Poker is Now Available on Android Phones

December 23, 2010 at 3:00 PM |

Zynga Poker, the popular play-money poker application based on Facebook now offers Android users the on-the-go poker application they have been offering for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users since 2008. Finally.

Poker Players

Isildur1 Wants Rematch with Haxton

December 23, 2010 at 1:25 PM |

Isildur1, the young ultra-aggressive Swede was beaten by his first challenger at the first SuperStar Showdown last Sunday. Isildur doesn't seem to be happy about it, and as he commented recently, he wants a 5,000 hand rematch with the american pro, Isaac Haxton.

Online Poker

FTP Offers ID Change to Black Card Member?

December 22, 2010 at 6:42 PM |

Full Tilt Poker, it seems, has a nice scandal to settle for the holidays: they have offered illegitimate ID change for one of their Black Card players for seemingly few reasons if any.

Lost & Found

Planning a Hand – Training Video

December 22, 2010 at 3:50 PM |

PokerTube released yesterday a new training video by gripsed on planning a hand. Aimed at novice and intermediate players first of all, the 23.5 minutes long material provides tips regarding how to see the big picture in a hand, instead of thinking street by street.

Poker Humor

The Micros Holiday Special

December 22, 2010 at 2:30 PM |

About two weeks ago, we presented you the pilot episode of The Micros, an animated series produced by John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz. Now, here is the second episode, the Holiday Special.

Poker Videos

Fold Like a Pro - Negreanu vs Chan

December 21, 2010 at 6:06 PM |

It takes a disciplined player to fold a very strong hand, just to avoid getting beaten by an even stronger one. But does he have it? In this video you can see how one can fold a straight. In this case, it's Daniel Negreanu against Johnny Chan in Poker After Dark. Pay close attention, this is something to learn from!

Poker Rake Races

Exclusive €3,000 InterPoker Rake Race - January

December 21, 2010 at 1:33 PM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker organize a €3,000 exclusive rake race to those who registered at InterPoker with our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 January. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Rake Races

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

December 21, 2010 at 12:39 PM |

Start the new year with our fantastic $5,000 exclusive cash race at Betsson! To sweeten the deal the outstanding First Deposit Bonus and VIP Club is still up for grabs and offers a unique opportunity for the players of the Ongame Network to earn some extra cash.

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth to Dance With the Stars?

December 20, 2010 at 4:41 PM |

Phil Hellmuth, 11-time WSOP champion now just might get into another genre: dancing. He tweeted that he might be on the next season of "Dancing with the Stars".

Online Poker

Isildur1 Loses First SuperStar Showdown

December 20, 2010 at 2:03 PM |

Isildur1 lost his first SuperStar Showdown against Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton, his first challenger. The Swede lost nearly $42,000.

Poker Girls

Girl of the Week - Sandra Naujoks

December 19, 2010 at 3:53 PM |

If you are a woman and want to be respected as a poker player you probably have to try twice as hard as men. This can be considered as a fact, even though there are more and more famous female poker players.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 2): Jack Ury

December 18, 2010 at 6:12 PM |

You might have not heard about Jack Ury yet, but if you watch this, you'll never forget the name. Jack Ury is probably the oldest active tournament player around, aging 96, he participates in WSOP events regularly.

Poker Players

John Racener Arrest Details and His Apology

December 17, 2010 at 4:12 PM |

Five days have passed since 2010 WSOP Main Event runner-up John Racener was arrested for the 4th time, and now more information surfaced about the case and the he also commented his behaviour on his twitter.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Dwan Reduces Cates’ Lead

December 17, 2010 at 3:43 PM |

Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan and Daniel ’jungleman12’ Cates keep up the good work recently; Durrrrr Challenge 2 is alive and well, with a 1,214 hands session played yesterday. Dwan managed to reduce his deficit to $500,000, while Cates swept in the biggest pot in the Challenge so far.

Poker Girls

WPT Royal Flush Girl Melanie Won MAXIM's Hometown Hotties

December 16, 2010 at 4:15 PM |

WPT's Royal Flush Girl Melanie Iglesias has won Maxim's 2010 Hometown Hotties contest. The young model from New York beat more than 7,000 contestants nationwide, including the 9 finalists as well to win the title. From now on, she will not only be a Royal Flush Girl, but also a spokesperson for Maxim.

Online Poker

Isaac Haxton Challenges Isildur1 on Sunday

December 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM |

When Isildur1 was signed by PokerStars, the largest poker site in the world already announced a challange for players to take on their newest pro: the Superstar Showdown. We already have the first challanger: Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton.

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Who Remains on HSP 7?

December 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM |

In addition to the rumored ban of Full Tilt Poker pros from the show High Stakes Poker Season 7, a couple of other celebrated players have cancelled their participation.

Casinos

Bellagio Robbed Yesterday

December 15, 2010 at 2:40 PM |

An armed man wearing a motorcycle helmet robbed the famous Bellagio casino in Las Vegas early yesterday. Police say he took around $1.5 to $2 million in chips.

Poker Players

The First Interview Ever Made with Viktor Blom? Part One

December 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM |

The first part of an interview with Viktor Blom has appeared 2 days ago in the forum of the Swedish State poker site Svenska Spel, in which BankTheMan writes about Blom’s poker life in detail.

Lost & Found

Phil Galfond Analyzes the Hands of Durrrr Challenge 2 - Part 2

December 14, 2010 at 6:10 PM |

High stakes pro Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond has recently been big news, as he robbed PokerStars' new pro, Isildur1 of almost all of his earnings at the site. He started a video series not long ago, where he analyses the hands of the Durrrr Challenge 2. We present to you the second 2 videos.

Poker Rake Races

Everest Poker Exclusive Freeroll - Win 3 Tickets for the $50,000 Guaranteed

December 14, 2010 at 4:43 PM |

We offer you a great chance to participate in Everest Poker's $50,000 Guaranteed tournament: you just have finish in the first 3 places of our exclusive freeroll, starting December 15.

Online Poker

PokerTableRatings Player of the Year 2010 - Vote!

December 14, 2010 at 2:07 PM |

PokerTableRatings, one of the world's leading poker databases, announced their yearly vote for for the year's best players on all levels. Everyone can vote for their favourites now at PokerTableRatings.com.