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Ronny Kaiser Takes Down EPT Tallinn

August 9, 2011 at 8:43 PM |

The Swiss Ronny Kaiser managed to win the European Poker Tour (EPT) Tallinn, earning €275,000 alongside his EPT trophy. He liked the event so much that he is sure to travel to Barcelona for the next EPT.

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EPT 8 Tallinn: Days 1A and 1B Over

August 4, 2011 at 7:23 PM |

On 2nd August Season 8 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour kicked off in Tallinn, Estonia. Main Event Days 1A and 1B are now over, and here is a report on the players, survivors and chipcounts.

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ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event Is a Success

July 27, 2011 at 4:29 PM |

ESPN has released the statistics on their coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. The number of viewers doubled compared to last year’s data.

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2011 WSOP November Nine Odds Are Out

July 21, 2011 at 1:43 PM |

The final nine of the 2011 WSOP Main Event has just been set, but the bookmakers have already prepared their odds for the November Niners. You can now bet on the winner or the top two finishers legally at online sportsbooks.

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WSOP Main Event: We Have a November Nine

July 20, 2011 at 3:51 PM |

For the first time ever in the history of World Series of Poker Main Events, a Czech player, Martin Staszko, is on the final table; what is more, he is in the chiplead with 40,175,000 in chips. The November Nine also includes American pros Ben ‘benba’ Lamb and Phil ‘USCphildo’ Collins.

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Ben Lamb is Best Player at the WSOP

July 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM |

PLO champion Ben Lamb is still competing in the Main Event, and with his current results he has overtaken Phil Hellmuth on the Player of the Year (POY) leaderboard.

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WSOP Main Event: Lenaghan Is in the Chiplead

July 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

The 2011 WSOP Main Event enters Day 7 on Monday, 18th July with 57 players remaining in the contest for the ultimate poker title, the WSOP Main Event Champion’s. Yesterday, Event Day 6 brought about a major set of eliminations.

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WSOP Live Coverage Stream Every Day on Rakerace.com

July 15, 2011 at 3:39 PM |

As we informed you on Facebook, the WSOP Main Event "almost live" coverage started yesterday. You can watch the 2 TV tables at ESPN2.com and ESPN3.com, or without any need for registration, right here at Rakerace.com. The broadcast starts everyday at 7 p.m. ET.

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WSOP 2011 - Winning a Pot with Someone Else's Chips

July 12, 2011 at 2:46 PM |

Darrell Roberts won a nice pot under quite funny circumstances at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Roberts sat down at his table after returning from the bathroom. What he did not notice, however, was that his table (table 308) had actually been moved to the ESPN main stage section during Roberts' break.

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Record Turnout at WSOP 2011 - Largest World Series Ever

July 11, 2011 at 7:13 PM |

Despite the early predictions, this year's World Series of Poker turned out to be the largest in history. The 42nd annual WSOP, with a record-breaking 75,672 entries and 58 events created the largest prize pool in the history of the Series: $191,999,010. 6865 players registered for the Main Event, which is currently underway.

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WSOP Event #56 and Event #57 - $1,500 NLHE and $5,000 Omaha H/L

July 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM |

The Swedish programmer Hasan Alexander Anter took down the WSOP Event #56 ( in style: he defeated his opponent with a royal flush. The Event #57 bracelet ($5,000 Omaha H/L) went to Nick Banger.

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WSOP Main Event Launches Today

July 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM |

World Series of Poker 2011 Event #58 $10,000 NLHE Championship, commonly known as the Main Event, kicks off today at 12:00 p.m. PST. Probably the most notable poker event of the year, in 2010 it featured 7,319 entrees and Jonathan Duhamel, the champion could take home $8,944,310.

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WSOP Event #54 and Event #55 - $1,000 NLHE and $50,000 Poker Players Championship

July 7, 2011 at 4:05 PM |

Max Lykov had the lead throughout the final table of WSOP Event #54 $1,000 NLHE, eventually defeating Dror Michaelo heads-up. In the famous $50,000 Poker Players Championship (WSOP Event #55), Phil Hellmuth lost his third HU battle in WSOP 2011, this time against Brian Rast.

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WSOP Event #52 and Event #53 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em and WSOP $1,000 Ladies NLHE

July 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM |

The 52nd and 53rd Events ended, Matt Matros won the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Event for $303,501 and Marsha Wolak the $1,000 Ladies NLHE Event for $192,344. As last year, many males entered the ladies event, which caused major upheaval amongst other players.

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WSOP Event #50 and Event #51 - $5,000 Triple Chance NLHE and $1,500 PLO Hi-low

July 5, 2011 at 4:50 PM |

The French Antonin Teisseire won the $5,000 Triple Chance NLHE, cashing an amazing $825,604. Event #51, the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-low was won by David Singontiko, who earned $268,235 with his bracelet.

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WSOP Event #48 and Event #49 - $1,500 NLHE and $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball

July 3, 2011 at 8:43 PM |

Athanasios Polychronopoulos has the golden bracelet for WSOP Event #48 $1,500 NLHE. Event #49 $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball was won by Leonard Martin, who clashed with Justin Bonomo heads-up for the title.

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WSOP Event #46 and Event #47 - $10,000 NLHE 6-max and $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low

July 3, 2011 at 8:32 PM |

American Joe Ebanks won WSOP Event #46 $10,000 NLHE 6-max, taking home more than $1.1 million. $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low (Event #47) victory went to Owais Ahmed, who defeated Michael Mizrachi heads-up.

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EPT Season 8 Satellites Running

June 29, 2011 at 9:15 PM |

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Season 8 is close, launching on 2nd August, 2011 in Tallinn, Estonia. Satellites for the 6 days long event are already running for from as little as €5.55 at PokerStars: look for the EPT tab under “Events.”

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WSOP – Summary: Events #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45

June 29, 2011 at 8:00 PM |

Due to some recent developments here at Rakerace.com (especially the addition of two new rooms, Tiltao and Betfred), as well as in the poker industry (the suspension of the operating license of Full Tilt Poker), we had little time updating the WSOP results. To make up for it, here is our summary of the latest events.

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WSOP – Weekend Results: Events #36, #37, #38, #39

June 27, 2011 at 5:31 PM |

Four events were concluded during the past weekend at the WSOP in Las Vegas: the $2,500 NLHE (won by Mikhail Lakhitov), the $10,000 HORSE (Fabrice Soulier), the $1,500 NLHE (Arkadiy Tsinis) and the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha (Mitch Schock).

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WSOP Event #34 and Event #35 - $1,000 NLHE and $5,000 PLO 6-max

June 23, 2011 at 4:25 PM |

Mark Schmid won WSOP Event #34 $1,000 NLHE, taking home $488,283. Event #35 $5,000 PLO 6-max victory went to poker pro Jason Mercier, who got his second PLO WSOP bracelet after the one from 2009.

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WSOP Event #32 and Event #33 - $1,500 NLHE and $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low

June 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM |

Kirk Caldwell is the fourth Canadian to win a golden bracelet in this year’s WSOP, taking down Event #32 $1,500 NLHE. In Event #33 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Phil Hellmuth once again got close to his 12th bracelet but eventually lost to Eric Rodawig heads-up.

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WSOP Event #30 and Event #31 - $1,000 Seniors NLHE Championship and $3,000 PLO

June 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM |

James Hess won the WSOP Championship for players over the age of 50, the $1,000 Seniors NLHE (Event #30). The golden bracelet for winning the $3,000 PLO event (WSOP #31) went for $10,000 PLH Championship 3rd finisher Sam Stein.

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WSOP – Weekend Results: Events #25, #26, #27, #28, #29

June 20, 2011 at 8:41 PM |

Five of the events concluded during the weekend were $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low, $2,500 NLHE 6-max, $10,000 Limit Hold'em, $1,500 NLHE and $2,500 10-Game Mix/6-Handed. First prizes went to Chris Viox, Oleksii Kovalchuk, Daniel Idema, Andy Frankenberger and Chris Lee, respectively.

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WSOP Event #23 and Event #24 - $2,500 8-Game and $5,000 NLHE Shootout

June 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM |

After playing at several WSOP final tables, John Monnette won the $2,500 8-Game event, defeating Eric Buchman heads-up. Canadian poker pro Mark Radoja took down Event #24 $5,000 NLHE Shootout for $436,568.

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WSOP Event #21 and Event #22 – $10,000 Seven Card Stud and $1,500 PLO

June 17, 2011 at 5:19 PM |

French poker pro Bertand ’ElkY’ Grospellier won WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Stud (Event #21), making it to the Triple Crown with a WPT and an EPT title. Victory in $1,500 PLO (Event #22) was Elie Payan’s, another French player who won his first live event championship ever.

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WSOP Event #19 and Event #20 - $2,500 Limit Hold’em and $1,000 NLHE

June 16, 2011 at 5:33 PM |

Darren Woods won WSOP Event #19 $2,500 Limit Hold’em, which makes him the third British player to win a bracelet in this year’s championship. Event #20 $1,000 NLHE was taken down by Jason Somerville, who single-handedly (pun intended) defeated Yashar Darian heads-up.

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WSOP Event #17 and Event #18 - $1,500 HORSE and $1,500 NLHE

June 15, 2011 at 5:04 PM |

American online pro Aaron Steury won the $1, 500 HORSE (WSOP #17) event, defeating Michael Chow heads-up. The $1,500 NLHE (WSOP #18) title went to Foster Hays, who earned his first live tournament victory ever.

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WSOP Event #15 and Event # 16 – $1,500 PLH and $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball

June 13, 2011 at 2:41 PM |

Brian ‘tsarrast‘ Rast won WSOP Event #15 $1,500 PLH, defeating Allen ‘Chainsaw’ Kessler heads-up. Event #16 $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball was taken down by John Juanda, who managed to turn the tide in the HU against Phil Hellmuth.

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European Poker Tour Season 8 2011 Schedule Released

June 13, 2011 at 1:03 PM |

PokerStars has released the European Poker Tour (EPT) Season 8 schedule for the 2011 events. As regards the rest of the stops in 2012, further details are expected later.