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2011 Retrospective – Part 3

December 24, 2011 at 11:30 AM |
In the third part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in March, 2011.
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2011 Retrospective – Part 2

December 23, 2011 at 1:22 PM |
In the second part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in February, 2011.
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2011 Retrospective – Part 1

December 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM |
In the first part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in January, 2011.
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Absolute Poker Founder Pleads Guilty

December 21, 2011 at 3:37 PM |
Co-founder of Absolute Poker, Brent Beckley pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court acknowledging that Absolute Poker knowingly cheated American banks to facilitate illegal online gambling transactions.
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EPT Berlin Robbery Mastermind Sentenced for 6 Years in Prison

December 16, 2011 at 2:11 PM |
Ibrahim al Moussa, the mastermind between the EPT Berlin robbery that took place in 2010 has been sentenced to 6 years and 4 months of jail yesterday.
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PokerStars Releases Play Money Client for iOS Devices

November 26, 2011 at 3:11 PM |
PokerStars released it's first mobile client ever - at the moment only available to Italian players, and offers play money games only. Italians can already download it for free through iTunes.
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Hold'em Manager 2 is Out Now

November 2, 2011 at 5:18 PM |
The brand new version of the most popular poker software suite, Hold'em Manager is out today, you can now purchase it online. If you already have Hold'em Manager 1, you are eligible for an upgrade at a discount price.
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NBC National Heads-Up Championship 2012 Is Called Off

October 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM |
NBC has announced that, due to the situation of poker in the US after Black Friday, the channel is not going to produce the next season of their overly popular poker show, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
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Holdem Manager 2 to Debut Late October

October 6, 2011 at 6:52 PM |
The recent update is planned to be the last major one during the beta-testing of Holdem Manager 2. The software should now be ready to hit the stores later in October.
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FTP's Attorney Jeff Ifrah Resigns

September 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM |
Full Tilt Poker's Attorney, Jeff Ifrah asked the court for permission to resign due to "unreasonable difficulty to carry out his employment effectively and would result on an unreasonable financial burden on the law firm."
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Jimmy Fricke Says Aces of Spades are Marked at the Bellagio

August 22, 2011 at 1:42 PM |
2007 Aussie Millions 2nd finisher Jimmy Fricke claims that every single ace of spades is easily recognisable from its back at the Bellagio.
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Betfair Ends Sponsorship with FC Barcelona and Signs Brand Ambassadors

August 4, 2011 at 2:05 PM |
Online betting exchange Betfair, in a wave of thorough revision of their sport sponsorship activities, has ended its sponsorship contract with UEFA Champions League 2010/11 winner FC Barcelona and signed four sport stars for brand ambassadors. Marketing magazine reports.
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Moneybookers Stops Business With Full Tilt Poker

June 29, 2011 at 7:59 PM |
Moneybookers has officially announced what was rumored in the last few hours: they stopped business with Full Tilt Poker altogether. Recently the company sent out an email to its registered users, informing them about the situation:
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Erick Lindgren and Erica Schoenberg Get Married

May 30, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
Let's start this week with some less-than-serious news: poker pros Erick Lindgren and Erica Schoenberg got married in Santa Barbara yesterday. Many poker professionals attended the event.
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Thomas Kremser Leaves EPT

May 27, 2011 at 1:17 PM |
Thomas Kremser, Tournament Director for EPT has terminated his relationship with the European Poker Tour after 7 years of partnership. He stated he wants to explore new adventures in the poker industry.
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Quicktender/Usemywallet Services Shut Down

May 26, 2011 at 6:30 AM |
QuickTender/UseMyWallet, a rather popular virtual e-wallet provider amongst poker players has discontinued their services. This might very well be a further action of the Department of Justice, striking down on money laundery and enforcing the UIGEA.
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CardRunners Hacked, Passwords Possibly Compromised

May 11, 2011 at 10:01 AM |
Last Night, the online coaching site CardRunners sustained an illegal intrusion into the database. However, according to the site, no financial or customer credit card data have been, but the email addresses and the passwords might have been compromised.
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ESPN Inside Deal on Black Friday

April 28, 2011 at 1:42 PM |
Yesterday’s edition of the ESPN Inside Deal programme devotes the majority of its airtime to the issue of Black Friday and its after effects.
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HSP Changes Sponsor to US Play Money Site

April 26, 2011 at 9:17 AM |
As a result of the Black Friday, PokerStars has ceased sponsoring High Stakes Poker, however, the show must go on: the only legal U.S. poker room, Gold Strike Poker announced they would replace PokerStars as the show's main sponsor.
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Bellagio Robbery Suspect Faces Trial

April 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM |
Anthony Carleo (29) is suspected to be the ’Biker Bandit,’ the robber who stole $1.5 million in chips from the Bellagio. He was arrested in February after he sold some of his loot to an undercover police officer.
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Bwin.Party Merger Complete?

April 6, 2011 at 9:55 AM |
As we informed you a few weeks ago, Bwin and PartyGaming have completed their merger by March 31; as it could be predicted, they now released their joint website, bwinparty.com.
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Exclusive Freeroll for Our Forum Members - A Freeroll for 41 Tickets Worth $180 Each

April 3, 2011 at 11:58 AM |
The team of Rakerace.com is happy to announce this brand new promotion designed specifically for our active forum users. We would like to appreciate your contribution to the site, therefore, we are going to grant you access to a monthly exclusive PokerStars Turbo Takedown Freeroll.
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The World's Most Expensive Poker Home Game Set

April 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM |
If you have lots of money not knowing how to spend it, but love to play poker with your friends at home and would like to do it in style, Ralph Lauren and the Geoffrey Parker company have you covered.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Improvements at Rakerace.com

February 17, 2011 at 6:06 PM |
As you have probably already noticed, Rakerace.com has been undergoing several changes recently. Improvements include a brighter overall design, a more detailed and renamed Poker Deals Timeline and last but not least, the introduction of the all new Forum feature.
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Bellagio Chip Robber Caught

February 4, 2011 at 5:31 PM |
A few days ago undercover officers of the Las Vegas Police arrested Anthony Michael Carleo after he tried to sell them high-value chips stolen from the Bellagio robbery in December. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Carleo is the son of George Assad, Municipal Court Judge of Las Vegas.
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UK Hacker Stole 400BN Play Chips from Zynga

February 3, 2011 at 2:26 PM |
A UK-based hacker called Ashley Mitchell admitted stealing 400 billion in Zynga chips, worth $12 million. Judge Philip Wassall said Mitchell could face jail time for his offense.
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