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Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Strikes Back

December 13, 2010 at 5:06 PM |

It was inevitable that Phil ‘Poker Brat’ Hellmuth responds to Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt’s recently released book that advises us not to listen to him. In fact, most believed it would not take so long; Gambling911.com now finally presents his “riposte.”

No Full Tilt Pros in High Stakes Poker Season 7?

December 13, 2010 at 1:16 PM |

Full Tilt Poker is considering not letting their sponsored pros participate in the upcoming season of High Stakes Poker. They do not want to have their players in a PokerStars-owned TV show.

Poker Humor

The 5 Funniest Poker Twitter Pages

December 12, 2010 at 1:04 PM |

It's not easy to be funny in 140 characters, but some of the poker players manage to be, apparently. The 6th Annual BLUFF Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards revealed whose tweets the Bluff Magazine's readers find the most entertaining.

Poker Movies

Poker Comedy by Creators of ’Weeds’

December 11, 2010 at 6:02 PM |

Showtime’s comedy ’Weeds’ creator Jenji Kohan, together with executive producer Matthew Salsberg, is now working on a new series revolving around poker, ‘Whales.’

Poker Players

Isildur1 Being Himself as a PokerStars Pro

December 10, 2010 at 4:12 PM |

Isildur1, the Swedish ultra-aggressive player started out his PokerStars carreer being absolutely himself: He won $287,500 in a 14-hour session, but today he almost lost all of it to Phil Galfond.

Poker Tournaments

Esfandiari Wins WPT Five Diamond Classic

December 10, 2010 at 1:28 PM |

Antonio Esfandiari won the $10,300 World Poker Tour Five Diamond Classic Main Event, beating Andrew Robl heads-up. Esfandiari earned $870,000 along with his second WPT title.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Durrrr Wins $172,000 More

December 9, 2010 at 4:07 PM |

Yesterday the two young poker pros, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Daniel 'Jungleman' Cates continued their epic battle called the Durrrr Challenge 2. During the 1,440 hands, Dwan managed to win $172,000.

Poker Rake Races

€2,000 PokerHeaven Rake Race - Wake Up!

December 9, 2010 at 1:19 PM |

PokerHeaven's exclusive rake race is one of our best offers this month. Besides the 30% fix rakeback, our users can achieve 70% moneyback.

Lost & Found

Tips for Beginners: Expected Value

December 8, 2010 at 3:10 PM |

A probability term, Expected Value (EV) is “an averaged out result of a given action over time.” EV should become of more and more importance in your play as you gain experience. Ultimately, you definitely want to go for +EV.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Jungleman Wins, Durrrr Tries New Strategy

December 8, 2010 at 1:56 PM |

Durrrr and jungleman12 continued their Challenge with another short session. Jungleman won, adding $110,000 to his profit that now stands at around $755,000 in total.

Poker Humor

Phil Hellmuth Breaks into the Mobile Industry with a Horrible Ad

December 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM |

It is common knowledge among poker players that Phil Hellmuth always likes to show off and would never leave out an occasion to be in the spotlight.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 1): Scotty Nguyen Drunk

December 7, 2010 at 6:13 PM |

This article marks the start of a brand new series here at Rakerace.com, in which we will highlight some of the funniest moments in the history of poker, one every week.

Poker Players

Isildur1 signed up to Team PokerStars Pro

December 7, 2010 at 4:43 PM |

That's right, the rumors were true, Isildur1 has indeed signed up with a major poker room, but not just any, but the largest, PokerStars. His identity remains unknown.

Poker Legislation

Online Poker in America Could Be Legalized Next Week

December 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM |

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his team are struggling to pass the law that would legalize, license and regulate online poker in the United States, by the end of next week.

Poker Players

Duhamel Nominated for Canadian Athlete of the Year

December 7, 2010 at 1:28 PM |

This year's WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel is between the 16 nominees for the 2010 Canadian Athlete of the Year. In the first round he competes with the Tesse Virtue/Scott Moir Olympic champion ice dance couple for the top 8.

Poker Players

Cristiano Ronaldo Playing Heads-Up Against Jungleman12 and Antonius

December 6, 2010 at 4:31 PM |

The Portuguese soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo appears to have been playing poker on Full Tilt Poker against Daniel 'jungleman12' Cates and Patrik Antonius.

Poker Players

Durrrr and Urindanger Back in Macau

December 6, 2010 at 3:20 PM |

The Macau nosebleed cash game madness might continue this month, as it is rumored that Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan and Di 'Urindanger' Dang were spotted in Macau at the StarWorld Casino, playing againts regulars at high stakes cash game tables.

Poker Players

Tony G Didn't Buy the Bracelet - But There's Still Hope

December 5, 2010 at 5:53 PM |

Tony G is deeply hurt. He couldn't make it, no WSOP bracelet for Zasko. Or at least not now. He officially stated in his PartyPoker blog he did not buy Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP bracelet. He was active in the bid, but "there were anti doggie bling dark forces out there".

Poker Humor

New Comedy by JimmyLegs - The Micros

December 4, 2010 at 1:58 PM |

John 'JimmyLegs' Wray has once again created something very interesting. We wrote about him 2 weeks ago, when CardRunners released "The Ballad of Jackie Mayfair", an animation about the 2010 WSOP. Now here's the newest : The Micros.

Poker Tournaments

Sebastian Homann Wins WPT Marrakech

December 3, 2010 at 5:10 PM |

Sebastian Homann won the World Poker Tour Marrakech Main Event, earning €244,000.

Poker Players

Patrik Antonius Doesn't Know 2-7 Triple Draw Rules

December 3, 2010 at 2:39 PM |

Yesterday at Full Tilt Poker tables, FTP pro Patrik Antonius got himself into an embarassing situation: he lost a pot to David Oppenheim in 2-7 Triple Draw. He didn't really understand why he lost. It turns out, Mr. Antonius is not fully aware of the game's rules.

Online Poker

Major Pause in Durrrr Challenge 2?

December 1, 2010 at 6:11 PM |

According to a recent chat between Dani ’Ansky’ Stern and Daniel ’jungleman12’ Cates, posted on 2+2, jungleman believes there is currently a major pause in Durrrr Challenge 2. No action taking place since 16th December, it might turn well into January, 2011 until we can hear from the challenge again.

Poker Rake Races

$50,000 Rake Race at Doyles Room - December

December 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM |

We are happy to inform all of you that all Rakerace.com registered players can participate in Doyles Room's $50,000 December Exclusive Rake Race. This is a special race eligible for the players of Doyles Room's biggest affiliate partners, like Rakerace.com.

Lost & Found

Do not Want to Bluff Phil Ivey – Hand Analysis

December 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM |

Jason Mercier tried to bluff Phil Ivey on High Stakes Poker Season 6 Episode 5, but he failed. The memorable hand is now analysed by Mercier himself.

Poker Books

A New Poker Book Bound to Raise Dispute

November 30, 2010 at 6:12 PM |

PokerStars Online Pro Dusty Schmidt has announced to be releasing a new book, titled ‘Don’t Listen To Phil Hellmuth: Correcting The 50 Worst Pieces of Poker Advice You’ve Ever Heard’.

Poker Rooms

Security Token for the CEREUS Network – Poker Accounts Made Safe

November 30, 2010 at 4:17 PM |

The CEREUS Network has come up with an important security measure, that makes sure we are the only ones with access to our bankroll.

Poker Rooms

Rush Poker mobile Banned from Android Market

November 30, 2010 at 3:22 PM |

Full Tilt Poker has been offering Rush Poker Mobile for Android for around a month now. We have mentioned the possibility of Rush Poker to be made available for Android phones in an article about a month ago.

Poker Rake Races

Unibet Exclusive €5,000 Rake Race - December

November 29, 2010 at 5:52 PM |

It's worth it to play at Unibet this month, as Santa brought you a €5,000 rake race. Please note, this month's promotion is different from the last one, you can achieve significantly better loyalty bonuses! Besides the €5,000 race, all Rakerace.com players are eligible to participate in Unibet's 30% loyalty payback.

Poker Tournaments

Kent Lundmark Wins EPT Barcelona

November 29, 2010 at 5:31 PM |

Swedish Kent Lundmark won the 8-handed final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event.Eight players made it to the final table of the EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event. The chipleader was Giuseppe Pantaleo but the favourite was WSOP champion Konstantin Puchkov.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Carry on!

November 29, 2010 at 4:01 PM |

After a long break that began to make most of the industry feel disappointed to say the least, Durrrr Challenge 2 continued in the weekend with 2120 hands. In the contest of durrrr and jungleman12, the former won this time, earning around $13,000.