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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.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #24: Joe Cassidy Beats Scotty Nguyen

June 15, 2012 at 5:53 PM |

Following a prolonged Day 3, the heads-up of WSOP Event #24 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better remained to be played yesterday, with Joe Cassidy and Scotty Nguyen behind the stacks.

Exclusive race news

Everest Poker Exclusive $1,500 Rake Race (August)

August 24, 2010 at 4:51 PM |

In partnership with Everest Poker, Rakerace.com is organising a 15-day rake race this August. The exclusive rake race will have a total prize pool of $1,500 up for grabs and the winner will take home $350 to add to their bankroll.

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Join the 300 Millionth Hand Milestone promotion on Unibet Poker!

April 4, 2016 at 10:17 PM |

Players have 151 chances to win big in Unibet's Milestone Hand promotion, check out the details below!

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Preparation for WSOPE is Underway with Impressive Figures

August 3, 2023 at 6:45 PM |

The WSOP Europe is almost here, with organisers pulling out all the stops to break last year’s record. Join us as we look at what you can expect for this season’s event.

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.

Poker Rooms

Rooms to Take Steps Against Auto-Seating Scripts

November 21, 2012 at 6:48 PM |

Auto-seating scripts are of tremendous value in choosing opponents and tables, while delivering yet another blow to the game experience of recreational players. Therefore, more and more rooms are taking steps against players utilising them.

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partypoker to trial real names in high-stakes cash games

July 22, 2019 at 6:59 PM |

Rob Yong announced the upcoming trial on his Twitter-page, where the majority welcomed the idea.

Loyalty Program Reviews

LuckyAce Poker loyalty system — up to 36% cashback

January 14, 2010 at 5:16 PM |

For those who are unaware of it, there is an opportunity to retain cashback at LuckyAce Poker, with the help of their loyalty program. The system is structured as usual: players collect points, which, in turn, can be exchanged for cash.

Poker Players

Trex313 Dominates Now the Online High Stakes Tables

February 14, 2013 at 10:15 PM |

Hac ‘trex313’ Dang returned earlier this year to the online high stakes games, where he had performed poorly since. On Wednesday, however, he turned his 2013 balance into profits with a +$888,000 session.

Poker Tournaments

Duhamel Vs. Racener - Final Heads-Up Coming Up

November 8, 2010 at 2:25 PM |

After all other finalist were eliminated in Sunday's WSOP Main Event final table, Jonathan Duhamel will face John Racener in the heads-up. Duhamel is in an enormous chip lead, he has over 180 million chips against Racener's 30 million.

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EPT Barcelona 2013 Main Event - Tom Middleton Wins

September 9, 2013 at 3:53 PM |

Tom ‘hitthehole’ Middleton won the European Poker Tour Barcelona 2013 €5,300 Main Event for €942,000.

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WSOP National Championship: Ryan Eriquezzo is Champion

July 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM |

Yung ‘Andy’ Hwang started in the chiplead at the 8-handed final table of the WSOP National Championship. The WSOP Circuit (WSOPC) National Championship was organised in 2011 for the first time as an invitational-only event for a golden bracelet, despite not being an integral part of the World Series.

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William Hill Releases Software Update

October 8, 2013 at 7:13 PM |

In its latest software update, William Hill implements the improvements introduced recently by the iPoker network. Moreover, some other, very own features are added, including a Widgets Bar and new avatars.

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PokerStars Milestone on the Horizon: Hand #65 Billion

July 19, 2011 at 1:07 PM |

The PokerStars Road to 100 Billion promotion is soon to hit its next milestone. Celebrating the 65 billionth hand dealt, about $1 million is expected to be given to the lucky players.