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PPT Grand Final 2012 - Ole Schemion is the Last Champion

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. 

Exclusive €3,000 InterPoker Rake Race - January

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.

EPT Barcelona Launches Today

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.

#3 Hand selection preflop - part 1

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

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

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?

NoiQ Poker Exclusive €1,000 Rake Race - January

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.

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

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.

SuperStars Showdown – Haxton Defeats Blom for $5,093

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

WSOP 2011 Dates Announced

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.

PartyPoker's FastForward already at Real Money Tables

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

The Micros - WSOP Special

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.
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