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Lisandro Wins WSOPE Event #2

September 20, 2010 at 1:30 PM |

The World Series of Poker rolls on, the second event has already came to its end, which was all about Pot Limit Omaha, in which Jeffrey Lisandro proved to be the best. We already wrote about Event #2, which was won by the 'Unabomber' Phil Laak, scoring his first WSOP victory.

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WSOP Event#56 - The Czech Tomas Junek Wins Bracelet

July 5, 2012 at 6:39 PM |

22 players started Day 3 of the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em championship. Donald Vogel was the chipleader with 1,297,000, followed by Gianluca Mattia (1,271,000) and WSOP champion Peter Eastgate (1,043,000). Both Eastgate and Vogel made it to the final 9, who were lead by Tomas Junek, followed by Tomas Trampota.

Online Poker

Aces Hangout – Video Chat Poker to Hit Google+

December 8, 2011 at 1:21 PM |

Aces Hangout is the latest poker application developed by Hettema & Bergsten for Google+. The game utilizes the Google+ Hangouts video chat to bring the experience of live poker closer to the online community.

Poker Tournaments

NBC National Heads-up Championship 2013 Part 1-3

April 11, 2013 at 4:06 PM |

NBC started airing its 2013 NBC Heads-up Championship series as planned; the first three episodes are already uploaded to video sharing sites. To watch the whole series, follow us at Rakerace.com!

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Event #22 - Josh Pollock Wins $1,500 PLO

June 16, 2013 at 10:20 PM |

Day 3 of the WSOP Event #22 - $1,500 PLO tournament was held on Friday with 9 remaining players. WPT champion Noah Schwartz held the majority of the chips, 1,144,000.

Poker Videos

Fold Like a Pro - Negreanu vs Chan

December 21, 2010 at 6:06 PM |

It takes a disciplined player to fold a very strong hand, just to avoid getting beaten by an even stronger one. But does he have it? In this video you can see how one can fold a straight. In this case, it's Daniel Negreanu against Johnny Chan in Poker After Dark. Pay close attention, this is something to learn from!

Poker Players

The First Interview Ever Made with Viktor Blom? Part One

December 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM |

The first part of an interview with Viktor Blom has appeared 2 days ago in the forum of the Swedish State poker site Svenska Spel, in which BankTheMan writes about Blom’s poker life in detail.

Poker Players

RealAndyBeal Returns with a $539,000 Swing

February 21, 2013 at 3:09 PM |

Niki ‘RealAndyBeal’ Jedlicka has returned to the online high stakes tables after a long break to make a $539,000 run in just 24 hours.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Event #34 - Gathy wins, Reason Second

June 21, 2013 at 5:19 PM |

By Day 2 at the WSOP Event #34 - $1,000 NLHE Turbo (due to the turbo structure) only 35 players were remaining. The 9-handed final table was set by the 22nd blind level and lead by Daniel Bishop.

Poker Rooms

Devilfish Poker Sold - Buyer Unknown

November 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM |

British poker bad boy, Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott seems to have some major issues with his poker room, Devilfish Poker. The unofficial announcement at the Devilfish Gaming website says the virtual poker room has been sold to a buyer yet to remain unknown.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - #47 - $111,111 Little One Started

June 27, 2013 at 7:47 PM |

The WSOP Event #47 - $111,111 Little One tournament is the (considerably) smaller counterpart of the famous $1,000,000 Big One, this year's high roller tournament at the world series. 3% of the total prize pool will be donated to the One Drop foundation as a charity effort.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #47 - Gregg Wins, Esfandiari 4th

June 30, 2013 at 6:55 PM |

Only four players remained for an extra fourth day in World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #47 $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em. Bill Perkins had the chiplead but Antonio Esfandiari was also in play for a second One Drop title.

Poker Rooms

Alex Dreyfus plans to redefine poker in 2016

December 17, 2015 at 3:48 PM |

The Global Poker Index wants to redefine poker in 2016, they believe that big tournament scores are just not exciting anymore and that poker has to be presented from a new angle.

Poker Rooms

Betsson Group acquires TonyBet

September 13, 2016 at 4:05 PM |

Swedish online gambling giant Betsson AB has announced that they have purchased the company behind TonyBet, the online poker site launched by Tony G.

Poker Rooms

Partypoker’s Micro Series Commences Amongst Sale Rumours

April 2, 2024 at 5:22 PM |

Despite the various sale rumours, partypoker is proceeding with its Micro Series, allowing players the chance to participate in its iconic MILLIONS tournament.