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New 4in1 Poker Room on Rakerace.com: Tiltao

Rakerace.com welcomes its newest partner, Tiltao! Tiltao is a special poker room, where our players can play in 4 individual poker networks. As addition, we provide an exclusive rake race for our registered users.

New iPoker Room at Rakerace.com: Betfred Poker

44 years in the market, over 840 local offices in the United Kingdom and a $5,000 exclusive rake race only for Rakerace.com players; Betfred Poker is the ultimate solution for everyone looking for an iPoker room!

PokerStars Saturday Line-Up: New Events Launch on 25th June

PokerStars has introduced the Saturday Line-Up, a new set of tournaments kicking off on 25th June. The Line-Up includes seven new, weekly events that range from $2.22 to $55 in buy-ins. All tourneys have at least $20,000 guaranteed prize pools.

FTP Still Doesn't Pay, But Not Bankrupt

Full Tilt Poker released yet another statement concerning their current state, to clarify some misconceptions about the company and its situation. Unfortunately, not much new has been revealed, there is no specific timeframe for payouts.

PokerStars Sunday Events Rescheduled

From 5th June, 2011 on, PokerStars adjusts the schedule of its Sunday events to European players: these will start two hours earlier than usual.

Ongame Network Switches to 6-Handed and 9-Handed Tables

The Ongame Network has decided to catch up with the industry standards; from this June, they are exchanging their short-handed tables to 6-handed ones and their full ring tables to 9-handed.

Cereus Blocks US Players from Real Money Play

Cereus Network blocked all U.S. players from UB Poker and Absolute Poker's real money tables, they are only allowed to access play money games and freerolls. No word on cashouts yet.

Online Poker Traffic Report - Cereus Vanishes?

The traffic of online poker rooms has dropped another 4% last week, the Cereus Network already lost 83% of its players since the Black Friday, April 15. According to PokerScout, the tendencies after the Black Friday remained the same, only the USA-friendly Merge Gaming Network managed to generate a slight rise in traffic, as little as 1%. During the previous month, however, they achieved a 79% increase. All other rooms decline.

PokerStars Donates Zeurrr's Withheld Money to Charity

The withheld Sunday Million winnings of $518,402 of the Dutch player zeurrr will not be distributed among the final tablists; PokerStars released a statement in which they say the money is contributed to "charitable organisations which specialize in preventing underage gaming".

Full Tilt Poker Releases Statement - "Wait Some More"

Full Tilt Poker still haven't refunded player accounts, and it's getting a more and more pressing issue. However, it's still not good news; the newest statement only apologizes for the further delays and ensures players that their money is safe.

How Well Did the Poker Rooms Handle Black Friday?

In this article, we are about to summarize how well the four major poker rooms handled the aftermath of Black Friday, when the US Department of Justice seized their domains. Was it PokerStars who handled the situation best? Or Full Tilt Poker? UB/AP?

Cereus Signs Deal with DoJ but Still Does Not Pay

Cereus Network’s Absolute Poker and UB.com have cut a deal with the United States Department of Justice. A couple of legal issues, however, remain to be settled before refunds can be made for their US players.

PokerView: Real Money Webcam Poker

A couple of months ago we wrote on the topic of webcam poker – whether it is a good idea or not. Forum members’ opinions varied widely but one thing is for sure: it is here and takes online poker into a new direction. Part Time Poker reports on PokerView.

UB/AP Gets Rid of its Pro Team

As it was somewhat expected, as a next step in UB's downfall, the parent company of UB and Absolute Poker, has released a statement in which they announced that the entire roster of pros were let go by the company.

Blanca Games Comments on Costa Rican Actions

As marketwire.com reports, Blanca Games, parent company of Absolute Poker and UB, has released a statement regarding the recent action from the part of the Costa Rican authorities on the office of the former customer service centre company of the two sites.

Absolute Poker / UB Poker Statement - Not Going Bankrupt

According to Absolute Poker/UB's official statement, Blanca Gaming hasn't filed for bankruptcy and that the rooms will continue business outside of the US. They also raised the weekly limit for cashouts.

UB and Absolute Poker Shareholders to Declare Bankruptcy

It seems like the 2 rooms of the Cereus Network, UB Poker and Absolute Poker have become the victims of Black Friday; the shareholders of the Cereus rooms have sent out an email to their shareholders that they will likely be filing for bankruptcy due to the Black Friday's events.

New Everest Poker First Deposit and $100 Reload Bonuses

Everest Poker accepts new players with a raised first deposit bonus, while offers those with an existing bankroll a $100 reload bonus.

Reload and Boost Your Bankroll for SCOOP!

PokerStars introduces the SCOOP Reload Bonus 2011: as a reward for your loyalty, PokerStars is celebrating this year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) with a 50% reload bonus up to $200 (or equivalent in €, £ or CAD $)! It’s the perfect way to give your bankroll a boost in time to take your shot at SCOOP glory, and you can even start earning the bonus while you play your way through the series schedule.

PokerStars Begins Cashout for US Players

Yesterday at around 4 p.m. PokerStars sent out an email to its U.S. players in which the poker company explains that cash outs are now available.

New AK Poker Club €500 First Deposit Bonus

AK Poker Club has raised its first deposit bonus to €500; all players who register via Rakerace.com are eligible for it. It is also easier now to be cleared, equalling a 24% rakeback, making their pool full of Italian fish even more attractive.

ChiliPoker Introduces Chiliconnect

ChiliPoker has just come up with something that offers an all-new opportunity in online poker. Chiliconnect, a new part of the room’s client software, provides the means to involve social media in your gaming experience.

PokerStars Game of Your Life Promotion

In the latest promotion from PokerStars, a $100,000 Sports Event Package is up for grabs, in addition to $1 million in cash. To best it all, you can have a shot at it for free!

Rake Race Analysis - Point Poker and NoiQ Poker

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.

PointPoker March Race Analysis

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.

Lightning-paced Action at Terminal Poker - Try it out Now!

Are you in the mood to try out a brand new poker room? Would you like to be a part of lightning-fast poker action in a fresh and spectacular environment? If yes, continue reading...

Yatahay Poker Network: Doyles Room’s New Home

We have already informed you about Doyles Room leaving Cake Network. For where they headed, however, remained undisclosed – until now. Doyles Room’s new network is Yatahay.

Doyles Room Leaves Cake Network

According to our informations, Doyles Room decided to leave the Cake Network, which it has been a part of since January 2009. We have no further information on which network they switched to, however, Merge seems so be their best choice.

Multi-Entry Tournaments – ’Legal Multiaccounting’ on FTP

Full Tilt Poker has introduced a brand new tournament type called Multi-Entry Tournaments. In these types of tournaments, players are allowed to multitable in one single tourney, thus increasing their chances of winning.

Home Games – The Latest Innovation by PokerStars

PokerStars has come up with an unprecedented addition to its online poker room. With Home Games, players can create their own poker clubs, where they can invite their friends and colleagues to compete with each other.
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