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NoiQ Poker €1,000 Exclusive Rake Race this March

February 28, 2011 at 2:18 PM |

Rakerace.com and NoiQ Poker are organizing a €1,000 exclusive rake race between March 1-31 for those who have registered at NoiQ Poker through our site's link.

Poker Rake Races

€4,000 Exclusive InterPoker Rake Race - March

February 28, 2011 at 12:41 PM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker organise a €4,000 exclusive rake race for those who registered to InterPoker via our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 March and the first prize is no less than €1,200! Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson $5,000 Cash Race (1 - 31 March)

February 26, 2011 at 11:12 AM |

Betsson $5,000 cash race in March! Betsson Poker and Rakerace.com continues to cooperate and organize the $5,000 private cash race! In addition, a first deposit bonus and an extraordinary loyalty program are also available for the fans of Ongame network.

Poker Rake Races

Point Poker €2,000 Exclusive Rake Race - 1-31 March

February 25, 2011 at 12:43 PM |

Point Poker, a poker room belonging to the Entraction Network offers a Rakerace.com players with a €2,000 exclusive rake race. Besides the rake race, a €1,000 sign-up bonus and rakeback are also available at Point Poker.

Poker Rake Races

Exclusive €4,000 InterPoker Rake Race - March

February 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker continue to offer their rake race, but now for €500 more, the prize pool is €4,000 rake race is available to those who registered at InterPoker with our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 March. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Online Poker

Epic Session between Isildur1 and Cates at PokerStars

February 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM |

Today, hundreds of people spent their time railing at $25/$50 PLO tables at PokerStars, to witness one of the largest sessions ever played at these stakes. No need to tell, one of the heads-up fighters was Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom, the other being Daniel ’w00ki3z’ Cates (known as Jungleman12 at other sites).

Poker Interviews

Daniel 'djk123' Kelly PokerStatic Interview

February 25, 2011 at 9:57 AM |

One of the biggest online MTT players, Daniel 'djk123' Kelly earned nearly $6 million throughout and is one of the Brunson 10, Doyle Brunson's elite team. In this interview made by PokerStatic, he talks about how he began playing poker and how he could evolve, and become one of the best.

Casinos

Las Vegas Rio Casino Robbed

February 25, 2011 at 9:15 AM |

An armed man walked into the Las Vegas Rio Casino and took $35,000 worth of chips off the tables. He didn't fire his gun, nobody was hurt.

BLUFF Magazine Poker Power 20 - Howard Lederer First

February 25, 2011 at 7:04 AM |

BLUFF Magazine compiled this year's Power 20 list that they put together every year evaluating the most influential people in poker.This year, Howard Lederer, Full Tilt Poker's owner managed to come in first.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1,500 Loyalty Freeroll This March

February 24, 2011 at 11:47 AM |

We've got a great offer for our players for March. Play at Ladbrokes to be able to participate in the $1,500 exclusive loyalty freeroll. The freeroll will be available for players who registered to Ladbrokes through Rakerace.com and makes his/her first deposit in March.

Libyan Domains in Trouble Due to Crisis

February 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM |

Due to the Libyan conflict that has filled the news in the past days, an unusual situation may arise soon: if the government decides to block internet access in the country, most of the .ly domains will be out of order.

Poker Tournaments

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship Field Revealed

February 24, 2011 at 7:21 AM |

The 6th annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship is about to start soon, 64 top high-stakes pros will battle each other from March 4-6. The prize pool is $1,8 million, so we'll see fierce fights from the players.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 8): Tom Dwan’s Priceless Expression

February 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM |

Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan’s facial expression featured on an earlier episode of the show High Stakes Poker is among the most renowned funny moments of poker. Durrrr gives his priceless look on a hand that he could not have imagined to be lost to Peter Eastgate.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Exclusive €1,500 Top 5 Rake Race, March 1-31

February 23, 2011 at 12:43 PM |

Be a Top 5 player in March and win! In cooperation with PokerHeaven.com, Rakerace.com organises an exclusive €1,500 rake race from March 1-31 in which only those registering via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. Only the top 5 players will be rewarded! In addition to the rake race offer, PokerHeaven.com provides a €1,000 deposit bonus and 30% rakeback.

Polls and Surveys

Poker Quiz - What Happened in 2010?

February 23, 2011 at 9:25 AM |

Not only do you grind and play poker at the live tables, but follow poker news from all around the world as well? Test your knowledge in our quiz.

Poker Players

David Williams is a Dad

February 22, 2011 at 5:39 PM |

David Williams, "one of the most successful poker players of all time", as PokerStars denotes him, tweeted some very good news: his daughter, Liliana was born.

Poker Rooms

Lightning-paced Action at Terminal Poker - Try it out Now!

February 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM |

Are you in the mood to try out a brand new poker room? Would you like to be a part of lightning-fast poker action in a fresh and spectacular environment? If yes, continue reading...

Poker Tournaments

EPT Copenhagen – the Action has Started!

February 22, 2011 at 4:16 PM |

Yesterday, on the 21st February players occupied their seats in Copenhagen to battle for victory in the most prestigious European poker tournament series, the European Poker Tour. Five stops are remaining as the seventh season is drawing to its end, the first of which is EPT Copenhagen. Action will get down to the final table on February 26.

Poker Players

Sorel Mizzi Cheats Again?

February 22, 2011 at 4:08 PM |

We wrote about the "new and better" Sorel Mizzi only a few days ago about Full Tilt unbanned him, forgiving his multi-accounting cheat he committed back in 2007, there's a new accusation of him being a cheater. John Racener is the accuser.

Poker Tournaments

Annie Duke's Pro Poker League Schedule Released

February 22, 2011 at 1:32 PM |

As we already reported, Annie Duke and Jeffrey Pollack, in cooperation with Federated Sports & Gaming decided to launch a professional poker league. The league released the schedule of their inaugural 2011/2012 season, in which they detailed the events and the buy-ins of the tournament.

Poker Tournaments

Madrid Hosts EPT Grand Final

February 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM |

It has been a public knowledge for some time that the EPT Grand Final would not take place in Monte Carlo this year. PokerStars has just announced officially that the new location is Madrid, Spain.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Is Up Around $3 Million in February

February 21, 2011 at 5:35 PM |

Gus Hansen seems to have had a winning streak on the high stakes tables lately; his February winnings already total at around $3 million. HighstakesDB has refined its earlier published draw results; yet another game type which he currently owns.

Poker Players

Sorel Mizzi Is No Longer Banned on Full Tilt

February 18, 2011 at 1:40 PM |

After being permanently banned from Full Tilt Poker in 2007, the Canadian poker pro, Player of the Year Sorel Mizzi is (quite surprisingly) now again allowed to play there.

Improvements at Rakerace.com

February 17, 2011 at 6:06 PM |

As you have probably already noticed, Rakerace.com has been undergoing several changes recently. Improvements include a brighter overall design, a more detailed and renamed Poker Deals Timeline and last but not least, the introduction of the all new Forum feature.

Online Poker

Microgaming Bad Beat Jackpot Hit 2 Times in 24 Hours

February 17, 2011 at 5:34 PM |

It's quite usual that the bad beat jackpots are hit every couple of weeks, but 2 in 24 hours is rather unusual in online poker history. However, this is precisely what happened at 2 rooms of the Microgaming Poker Network last weekend.

Poker Tournaments

Celebrity Event at the 2011 LAPC This Weekend

February 17, 2011 at 3:20 PM |

The Los Angeles Poker Classic is all set to be started, WPT's Event will be held at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California on February 19th. On Day 1, the WPT Celebrity Invitational tournament will most definitely draw some attention to the poker tables.

Poker Interviews

Gary Wise Interview - Elky, Feldman and Bernard Lee at the Table

February 17, 2011 at 1:27 PM |

After some technical problems, Gary Wise was able to upload his most recent interview with Bertrand Grospellier, Andrew Feldman and Bernard Lee, whom he talked to back in January at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The interview is made for PokerStatic, Phil Galfond's website, but you can now watch it right here, on Rakerace.com.

Online Poker

Webcam Poker: Hitting the Nuts or a Bad Beat?

February 16, 2011 at 5:45 PM |

Introducing webcams to online poker has been being debated for some time in the poker community; some online rooms have already launched their tables utilizing this feature. Will the rooms hit the nuts with webcams or will it experience a bad beat from players holding on to their freedom and privacy?

Poker Players

Jared Huggins on the Big Game

February 16, 2011 at 3:08 PM |

After much debate, petitions, audition video and an outright rejection, finally it seems Jared Huggins will be playing on PokerStars' hit TV show, The Big Game. According to a TwoPlusTwo user called 'PokerStars Steve', Huggins will be one of the 7 Loose Cannons at the next taping of The Big Game in February.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Paris - Trickett 6th, Natalia Nikitina Wins

February 16, 2011 at 1:01 PM |

The interesting final table at WPT Paris we wrote about yesterday has ended, but the biggest favourite, Sam Trickett only made 6th place, and newcomer Natalia Nikitina managed to win the tournament.