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Expekt Poker’s $80,000 ongoing monthly cash race

January 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM |

Every month Expekt Poker has up for grabs a total prize pool of $80,000, broken down into weekly races with $20,000 guaranteed.

Bellagio Robbery Suspect Faces Trial

April 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM |

Anthony Carleo (29) is suspected to be the ’Biker Bandit,’ the robber who stole $1.5 million in chips from the Bellagio. He was arrested in February after he sold some of his loot to an undercover police officer.

Poker Players

WSOP – Asian Beauty Earns Record Winning

June 8, 2011 at 3:04 PM |

Maria Ho earned $540,000 with her second finish in the $5,000 NLHE Event of this year’s World Series of Poker; this is the greatest amount ever to be won by a female at a world championship.

Poker Rooms

GGPoker Does It Again: Another WSOP Main Event Record Broken

October 11, 2023 at 12:21 PM |

GGPoker continues to impress as it again breaks its own world record with massive figures in the WSOP 2023 Main Event. We look at this tournament and the new record.

Poker Rooms

Partypoker Removes Full Ring and Casual Cash Game Tables

November 19, 2018 at 6:22 PM |

The site aims to improve cash game liquidity and simplify cash game offering.

Poker Tournaments

A Record-Shattering Year for GGPoker’s WSOP Online Series

September 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM |

GGPoker’s WSOP Online boasts powerful metrics across the board. Learn how the 2024 WSOP performed in comparison to last year and what we expect going forward.

Analysis

NoiQ and 24h Poker Rake Race Final Results

March 3, 2010 at 5:56 PM |

In this article, the team at Rakerace.com will be revisiting the promotion that both NoiQ Poker and 24h Poker had on offer this past February.

Poker Players

Durrrr Wins $11,5 Million Pot in Macau

March 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM |

Seemingly Tom 'durrrr' Dwan plays much more live than offline, he only logged 2,000 hands during last month, and the reason is obvious: he can earn much more at live tables, most recently he took down an mind-blowing $11,5 million pot in Macau.

Poker Rooms

Amaya CEO David Baazov charged with five counts of insider trading

March 24, 2016 at 3:54 PM |

The Québec securities regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) announced on Wednesday that they have officially filed charges related to illegal insider trading after finishing their investigation regarding Amaya Gaming's 2014 acquisition of PokerStars. In total there are 23 charges, five of which accuse Amaya CEO David Baazov of insider trading and leaking of confidential information.

Analysis

SilverStar

January 5, 2010 at 12:39 PM |

The second level in the VIP Club is SilverStar. 

Poker Interviews

The Quadjacks Grand Interview Summarized

August 3, 2011 at 10:20 PM |

The 9-hour-long Friday Night Podcast of Quadjacks saw Daniel Negreanu, Matt Savage, Mike Matusow and, for a short time, Tony G talk about the current issues in poker.

Poker Players

Another Huge HS Day – Isildur1 Loses $775,000

December 13, 2011 at 3:55 PM |

Following his harvest in the weekend, Viktor ’Islidur1’ Blom has now said goodbye to a substantial amount of his winnings at the PokerStars high stakes tables.

Analysis

The Full-Size Race Analysis - Part 2 - December

January 4, 2010 at 3:28 PM |

In the second part of our series of analysis below, Rakerace.com is continuing to evaluate last month’s races. The second series of analysis will cover Pacific Poker, PartyPoker and PokerHeaven.

Poker Rooms

A wrap up of the best promotions at NATURAL8

April 24, 2018 at 7:12 PM |

$50,000 race, $8,888 chase, $3,000 race, bankroll challenges, freerolls... It's indeed hard to follow the wide variety of the promotions at NATURAL8, but now we'll help you out a little.

Poker Rooms

How to Play Three Card Poker at a Casino

February 22, 2022 at 2:41 PM |

Are you looking to play three-card poker games at a casino? Learn the rules and everything you need to know about three-card poker games in this review.