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Poker Tournaments

EPT Barcelona 2013 High Roller - Schemion Leads, Piqué Runs Well, Negreanu Goes on Tilt

September 6, 2013 at 3:16 PM |

Daniel Negreanu got eliminated on purpose from the European Poker Tour (EPT) 2013 Barcelona High Roller event after his brush with the new TDA Rule #29. Ole Schemion is in the lead after Day 1 but world champion football player Gerard Piqué is not far behind.

Poker Strategy

Poker strategy: Tricky spots when you should avoid c-betting!

January 19, 2023 at 4:56 PM |

In general in online poker, we can state that most flops favour the preflop aggressor. However, it is so untrue in certain spots that we prefer to check our entire range. The main thing to understand here is range interaction.

Poker Rooms

VIP rakeback and exclusive chase at PCF Poker

May 15, 2019 at 12:57 PM |

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Online Poker

Isildur1 Won Over $5 Million in 2013, $2 Million in July

July 9, 2013 at 4:14 PM |

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom is on an insane heater this July, he already won $2 million at the nosebleed online cash games in July, which puts him on the first spot on the biggest winner of the year leaderboard with over $5 million profit.

Poker Rooms

Legal Real Money Social App Joins Rakerace.com

October 30, 2020 at 6:59 PM |

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Poker Strategy

Poker Strategy: Beginner guide to online poker!

April 5, 2023 at 6:27 PM |

If you are new to poker and unfamiliar with the basic rules of this card game, this article is for you. First, we’ll discuss the most popular poker variant; Texas hold’em’s rules; including the gameplay, hand strength and different game variants, such as cash game and tournament play.

Exclusive race news

RedStar exclusive rake chase (1 - 28 February)

January 27, 2010 at 4:11 PM |

In partnership with RedStar Poker, Rakerace.com is organizing an exclusive rake chase this February with guaranteed prizes.

Poker Tournaments

Kent Lundmark Wins EPT Barcelona

November 29, 2010 at 5:31 PM |

Swedish Kent Lundmark won the 8-handed final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event.Eight players made it to the final table of the EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event. The chipleader was Giuseppe Pantaleo but the favourite was WSOP champion Konstantin Puchkov.

Poker Rooms

Laurent Tapie to Start New Room with Pocket Kings Employees?

May 3, 2012 at 8:29 PM |

Diamond Flush Poker has released an e-mail by Laurent Tapie, offering a new job to the key employees of Pocket Kings. The offer has most likely gone unaccepted, but no more details have as yet been confirmed.

Online Poker

Microulis69 Wins 100 Billionth PokerStars Hand at an NL5 Table

June 14, 2013 at 4:59 PM |

The 100 billionth milestone hand was dealt this Thursday at PokerStars. The Greek player Microulis69 took $103,800 for his winning J-5 hand.

Casinos

Bellagio Robbed Yesterday

December 15, 2010 at 2:40 PM |

An armed man wearing a motorcycle helmet robbed the famous Bellagio casino in Las Vegas early yesterday. Police say he took around $1.5 to $2 million in chips.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Main Event - The Bubble Bursts

July 13, 2013 at 5:10 PM |

The field of 666 survivors that returned on Day 4 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event dropped to only 239. The money bubble has burst and Jon Lane leads the way to Day 5.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Episode 4

March 21, 2011 at 1:50 PM |

The fourth part of the 7th season of GSN’s High Stakes Poker is now out at PokerTube.com – and also here at Rakerace.com. This latest episode features some serious action all right, including several pots of well over $100,000 and one even reaching $220,000. One of the highlights of the evening was Vanessa Selbst’s and Antonio Esfandiari’s “battle of flush draws,” so to speak.

Poker Tournaments

Chino Rheem Wins Epic - Will He Settle His Debts?

August 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM |

Chino Rheem has won the million-dollar first prize at the Epic Poker League. He defeated Erik Seidel heads-up. The question is: will he use this sum to pay off his debts or will he continue scamming the poker community?