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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.

Poker Players

Poker Pros Celebrate Valentine's Day

February 15, 2011 at 6:47 PM |

Valentine's day has passed, and it affected poker players as well. Many well-know pros tweeted, or somehow reflected upon the occasion. Some of such occurences we are going to present to you now.

Poker Players

European Poker Awards: Jake Cody Is Player of the Year

February 15, 2011 at 6:20 PM |

On Sunday, February 13, 2011 the Aviation Club de France in Paris hosted the European Poker Awards ceremony. Jake Cody is awarded with the title Player of the Year, while the Internet Player of the Year is Andreas ’skjervoy’ Torbergsen.

Poker Players

Macau Cash Games Continue - Johnny Chan Wins Big, durrrr and Juanda Lose

February 15, 2011 at 5:04 PM |

According to recent information, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, John Juanda, Johnny Chan and Tom 'durrrr' Dwan have been playing nosebleed cash games at the StarWorld Casino in Macau in the last few days. Chan is rumored to be up, but durrrr and Juanda are losing millions of dollars.

Poker Tournaments

Sam Trickett's Chance at WPT Paris Final Table

February 15, 2011 at 2:41 PM |

After being very successful at the Aussie Millions, British player Sam Trickett managed to reach the final table again, now at the WPT Paris. At the very same place, Tony G wanted to show the World that French players are the worst.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown – Isildur1 Wins against Katchalov

February 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM |

Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom is currently at 3-1 in the SuperStar Showdown, defeating PCA Super High Roller champion Eugene Katchalov after Tony G and jungleman12. Beaten during the series only by Isaac Haxton so far, the Swede pro earned $111,750 in the fourth installment of the Showdown.

Poker Players

The Million Dollar Bet, Pt. 1 & 2

February 13, 2011 at 12:15 PM |

You might recall the news from earlier this week of Ashton Griffin winning an insane prop bet. He offered to run 70 miles (nearly 3 marathons) in 24 hours; if he won, he would earn $300,000 from Haseeb Qureshi and if he lost, he would pay $900,000. Now, here is the whole story.

Poker Players

Phil Laak - King of the Kitchen

February 11, 2011 at 4:21 PM |

We are quite used to the fact that Phil Laak is not by any means sane. Proof below. Judging from his many random funny and insane tweets, it is apparent the Irish-born poker pro loves to eat. According to his Twitter, not only does he appreciate good food cooked by others, he can also cook his own. Looking at his pictures at Twitter, he's not that bad at it to be honest. Here's a little compilation of his food-related tweets to literally whet your appetite.

Online Poker

Team PokerStars Online Expansion Pack

February 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM |

With some sarcasm, one could say Team PokerStars will soon have more sponsored Pros than the number of people playing at the room voluntarily. 15 players have been added to the lot.

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 Tournaments

WSOP Europe Moves to Cannes, France

February 10, 2011 at 5:40 PM |

Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE), in cooperation with Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos and BarrierePoker.fr, relocates the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) from London to Cannes, in addition to embarking upon organising live and online poker events in France.

Poker Tournaments

Amateur Player Beats the November Nine

February 10, 2011 at 3:52 PM |

An extraordinary tournament took place in the Foxwoods Resort Casino recently, 2010 WSOP November Niners sat down to play against amateurs. The outcome? Interesting.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Season 9 to Air This Sunday

February 10, 2011 at 1:58 PM |

The 9th season of the World Poker Tour is coming, the first episode will air this Sunday, Feb. 13, on Fox SportsNet, according to WPT's press release. From then on, it will air on Sundays at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on FSN.