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Poker Tournaments

PPT Grand Final 2012 - Ole Schemion is the Last Champion

September 10, 2012 at 4:37 PM |

The last Partouche Poker Tour (PPT) Grand Final ended with Ole Schemion's victory. The German poker player went home with a massive €1,172,850 win. 

Poker Rake Races

Exclusive €3,000 InterPoker Rake Race - January

December 21, 2010 at 1:33 PM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker organize a €3,000 exclusive rake race to those who registered at InterPoker with our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 January. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Barcelona Launches Today

November 22, 2010 at 5:39 PM |

PokerStars European Poker Tour Season 7 has arrived to Barcelona, where the main event starts today, on 22nd November, 2010. The buy-in for the event that lasts until 27th November is €5,300.

Poker Strategy

#3 Hand selection preflop - part 1

November 16, 2022 at 4:59 PM |

What are the essential preflop skills in poker you might need? You can find out in this article.

Poker Humor

Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 11): Laak Had it Coming

April 27, 2011 at 12:11 PM |

In the 11th part of our Funniest Moments of Poker series, Phil Laak plays heads-up against Jason Mercier. They get all-in, and Phil Laak challenges fortuna. But does it work out for him?

Poker Rake Races

NoiQ Poker Exclusive €1,000 Rake Race - January

December 27, 2010 at 12:49 PM |

Rakerace.com and NoiQ Poker organize a €1,000 exclusive rake race between January 1-31 to those who registered at NoiQ Poker with our site's link.

Poker Rake Races

Stan James Poker Exclusive $6,000 Rake Race - 1-31 May

April 27, 2013 at 1:39 PM |

In May, one of Microgaming’s most trustworthy rooms, Stan James Poker raises the stakes and offers a $6,000 rake race, available exclusively to Rakerace.com players. The 30% loyalty and the first deposit bonus are also here to clear.

Online Poker

SuperStars Showdown – Haxton Defeats Blom for $5,093

March 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM |

Even though Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom resumed the aborted SuperStar Showdown session against Isaac ’philivey2694’ Haxton with a major edge of $99,000, the latter managed to win.

2012 Retrospective – Part 5

December 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM |

In the fifth part of our annual retrospective, we take a look at the highlights of September and October, 2012. We had a PPT scandal, WCOOP and the WSOP Main Event was concluded.

Who Remains on HSP 7?

December 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM |

In addition to the rumored ban of Full Tilt Poker pros from the show High Stakes Poker Season 7, a couple of other celebrated players have cancelled their participation.

Online Poker on Xbox Live

January 14, 2011 at 3:43 PM |

Microsoft has announced that new poker software exclusively for Xbox Live is en route to occupy the space of 1 vs. 100 that had been shut down earlier. It will be downloadable for free.

Online Poker

Changes to the Rake Calculation - Lower SNG Fees at IGT Network

March 5, 2012 at 1:06 PM |

The IGT Network (ex-Entraction) lowered its SNG fees to 5%, tha rake cap and the minimum buy-in raised slightly at some cash game tables.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2011 Dates Announced

December 29, 2010 at 6:08 PM |

WSOP announced their 2011 dates on their website. The most notable 50 days of poker will be starting next May. The 42nd World Series of Poker will begin on May 31st, at the usual location, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in which it has been held since 2005. The event spans through 50 days, and will run until July 19.

Poker Rooms

PartyPoker's FastForward already at Real Money Tables

August 13, 2012 at 5:22 PM |

PartyPoker's highly anticipated fast-fold format is here; FastForward, "the turbo-charged way to play cash games" is released to real money tables.

Poker Humor

The Micros - WSOP Special

July 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM |

A new episode of The Micros is out, and it is packed with fun again. This time around, John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz invited their quite well-known friends to join the storyline.