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Poker Players

Peter Eastgate Unretires from Poker

February 11, 2011 at 1:14 PM |

Which has been rumored for some time is now official: 2008 WSOP Main Event winner Peter Eastgate returns to poker after deciding to retire last summer.

Poker Rooms

$80,000 up for grabs at Partypoker

May 24, 2018 at 6:48 PM |

Partypoker announces their $80,000 promotion for the upcoming Football World Cup.

Poker Rooms

Rakerace.com SCOOP Madness - Win SCOOP Tickets for $1

April 19, 2012 at 7:30 PM |

Rakerace.com offers a great opportunity to players who register to PokerStars via our site. In addition to the prize pool for the $1 tournaments, PokerStars grants you 32 SCOOP tickets worth $2,000 in total.

Poker Tournaments

NBC National Heads-Up Championship Entrants List Released

January 21, 2013 at 2:23 PM |

The names of the players participating in this year's NBC National Heads-Up Championship has just been made public. Amongst the 64 entrants are Phil Hellmuth, Michael Mizrachi, Phil Laak, Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom and Gaelle Baumann.

Poker Rooms

First cash game player reaches DCE

August 8, 2019 at 5:37 PM |

The true grinder, "I_AGAINST_ALL" became the first cash-game player to enter partypoker's Diamond Club Elite.

Poker Players

The Immortals of Poker: Phil Ivey, the Versatile Genius

February 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM |

Phil Ivey learned the basics of poker from his grandfather, started his career with a fake ID, and went on to become the most feared player of the game's golden era.

Online Poker

888poker Online Championship: Over $1,000,000 in Guaranteed Prizes

February 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM |

The 888poker Online Championship starts this Sunday with over $1M GTD. Play Mystery Bounty, PKO, and DeepStack events, including a $300K Main Event.

Poker Players

Sorel Mizzi is 2010 BLUFF Player of the Year

January 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM |

The final results of the annual Player of the Year competition at BLUFF Magazine have been made public a few days ago, and it did not really come as a surprise that Sorel Mizzi came out on top. 

Poker Rooms

Increased prize pools for the knockout tournaments at Partypoker

September 26, 2018 at 6:59 PM |

The BIG Bounty Hunters offer the same excitement with bigger prize pools than ever before.

Poker Rake Races

PAF Poker $5,000 Exclusive Cash Race - 20 September - 31 October

September 18, 2012 at 8:22 PM |

Play in 2 different poker networks with our brand new partner, PAF Poker! The poker room offers an exclusive $5,000 cash race for players who register through Rakerace.com. The first prize is $1,200.

Poker Rooms

$4,000 monthly exclusive cash races until September and Battle of Malta points race at Partypoker!

May 26, 2016 at 5:58 PM |

Partypoker has announced that thanks to your activity at the tables, they will organize $4,000 exclusive cash races every month until the end of September. In addition to the exclusive races, players can also participate in a four months long Battle of Malta point race!

Poker Rooms

PokerStars goes hard on the shared Franco-Spanish market

January 19, 2018 at 12:25 PM |

Only a day after PokerStars announced their shared tables for the Spanish and the French, they already surprised the community with some shocking moves.

Poker Interviews

Jose 'Girah' Macedo Interview by PokerStatic

March 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM |

There's a new gun in town. The portuguese wonder kid, Jose Macedo, who turned €30 into millions has now stepped out of the darkness and talked to Bret Oliverio and Eric Bickel about his carreer on PokerStatic.com.