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150K in Rake Races at Unibet

January 4, 2011 at 3:41 PM |

To make sure you will not forget to keep playing poker this year, we are offering you a brand new promotion at Unibet. Starting this January, Unibet will be holding three rake races, making a €150,000 prize pool altogether.

Poker Rooms

The Flagships Sail Away – Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke Leave UB

January 4, 2011 at 12:35 PM |

The two most prominent figures of the UB pro team, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have decided to leave the poker room after many-many years of working together.

Poker Rake Races

Race to Riches - €12,500 Race Organized by Inter Poker

January 3, 2011 at 6:07 PM |

This January, Inter Poker is offering its players a points race with a €12,500 prize pool.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown – Isildur1 Beats Tony G

January 3, 2011 at 3:49 PM |

The second match of the SuperStar Showdown has ended with Isildur1’s victory, as he managed to beat Tony G with a $44, 820 profit.

Poker Players

HS 2010 – Jungleman12 is the New High Stakes King

January 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM |

The American Daniel Cates (jungleman12) ended up at the first place of the 2010 high stakes rankings with $5,5 million in profits. The fish of the year is Brian Townsend.

Poker Rake Races

PartyPoker Exclusive $1,250 Loyalty Freeroll - January

January 3, 2011 at 12:24 PM |

If you never tried PartyPoker, January gives you great opportunities to do so. We are organizing an exclusive race for all of our players who registered to PartyPoker through us and made their first deposit in January, or if they collected 100 Party Points in the month.

Poker Players

Biggest Winners of 2010

December 30, 2010 at 4:56 PM |

Nearing the end of the last year of the decade, it is only natural most sites evaluate the biggest winners and losers, the most notable newcomers and players in general, etc. Now is the time for us to do the math and see who the biggest winners of 2010 are.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown: Tony G Comes Next

December 30, 2010 at 1:46 PM |

According to official PokerStars announcement, Isildur1 plays against Tony G in the second game of the SuperStar Showdown, a series specifically designed to challenge the elusive Swede pro. Play begins at 16:00 ET on Sunday, 2nd January, 2011.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2011 Dates Announced

December 29, 2010 at 6:08 PM |

WSOP announced their 2011 dates on their website. The most notable 50 days of poker will be starting next May. The 42nd World Series of Poker will begin on May 31st, at the usual location, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in which it has been held since 2005. The event spans through 50 days, and will run until July 19.

Poker Humor

Worst Interview Ever?

December 29, 2010 at 5:40 PM |

Hardly. A 2+2 thread with similar title hit the forum quite a while ago, but is still up and running. It contains many of the funniest moments/posts from Full Tilt Poker pros, mainly Phil Ivey, answering many of the most… interesting questions from “practised” members of the poker community. Not exactly interviews in the first place, they are definitely worth your while reading through.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 3): Tony G Trash Talking

December 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM |

Here's the 3rd part of our selection of the funniest moments of poker. We thought Tony G, PartyPoker's sponsored pro is definitely worth a feature here. He's the absolute king of trash talking, not many people can come close to him. This is a compilation of his rants.

Online Poker

Lee Jones and Serge Ravitch Leave Cake Poker

December 29, 2010 at 2:09 PM |

Cake Poker card room manager Lee Jones and tournament director Serge Ravitch announced on Tuesday that they left Cake Network.

Lost & Found

Free 10-minute HU SNG Video from Cog Dissonance

December 29, 2010 at 1:28 PM |

Cog Dissonance is one of the leading instructors from the coaching website HUSNG.com. He's extremely successful at heads-up sit n' gos, his ROI is 7% and his total profit after 15,000 played SNGs is $98,961. In this free video he talks about the general strategy for HU SNG SuperTurbos and shows us some gameplay as well.

Poker Players

Annie Duke Engaged

December 28, 2010 at 5:56 PM |

According to Annie Duke's (host of the Annie Duke Show) recent tweet, she is now engaged to her long-time lover, Joe Reitman. The director and actor has been dating Annie Duke since his divoce with his previous wife, Shannon Elizabeth, actress and poker player.

Poker Rake Races

Everest Poker Exclusive Freeroll - Win 3 Tickets for the $50,000 Guaranteed

December 28, 2010 at 3:38 PM |

We offer you a great chance to participate in Everest Poker's $50,000 Guaranteed tournament: you just have finish in the first 3 places of our exclusive freeroll, starting December 29.

Poker Interviews

50-Minute Video Interview With DrGiggy

December 28, 2010 at 3:16 PM |

In the following video, PokerStatic's interviewers Eric Bickel and Bret Oliverio talk to the Canadian NLHE cash game pro, Martin 'DrgGiggy' Giguere, who, as it turned out, got 5% of Jonathan Duhamel's WSOP winnings.

Poker Rake Races

Chocolate Poker $15,000 Rake Race January

December 28, 2010 at 12:48 PM |

Chocolate Poker steps to the next level next year, they now offer a $15,000 exclusive rake race to those who registered to Chocolate Poker with the AKADEMIA bonus code. The race will be held between January 1-31, 2011. The $600 first deposit bonus is also available to new players.

Poker Legislation

Caesars Signs with Microgame - Opens to Italian Market

December 27, 2010 at 5:38 PM |

Caesars Interactive Entertainment (formerly Harrahs) announced that they signed a partnership deal with Italian leading service provider Microgame S.p.A, utilizing the World Series of Poker brand in Italy. The two companies will offer online and offline poker tournaments and promotions under the WSOP name.

New Poker Reality Show to Come - Young Guns

December 27, 2010 at 3:27 PM |

Miramax, the movie production company supposedly "leaked" the following trailer of their upcoming reality show portraying 4 online poker pros living together in Las Vegas. The show is going to be called "Young Guns".

Poker Rake Races

NoiQ Poker Exclusive €1,000 Rake Race - January

December 27, 2010 at 12:49 PM |

Rakerace.com and NoiQ Poker organize a €1,000 exclusive rake race between January 1-31 to those who registered at NoiQ Poker with our site's link.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Rakesprint and Rake Race in January 2011

December 27, 2010 at 12:12 PM |

PokerHeaven continues to provide outstanding exlusive offers to Rakerace.com registered players. You can participate in all the following promotions if you registered to PokerHeaven through Rakerace.com.

Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2010 at 6:03 PM |

Dear all, Christmas is finally here, we know you waited for this for a long time now, so there you have it, it's time to leave your computers, cell phones, the poker, the bankrolls and everything behind, and spend some time with your family, your loved ones. We here at Rakerace.com wish you a Merry Christmas, and happiness that will have no limits! We will be back after the holidays!

Casinos

Robin Hood 702 Puts $50k Bounty on Bellagio Robber

December 23, 2010 at 4:31 PM |

There's a high stakes blackjack player, who calls himself Robin Hood 702, who plays to take money away from the casinos, and gives it to people in need. Now he placed a $50,000 bounty on the Bellagio's motorcycle robber.

Zynga Poker is Now Available on Android Phones

December 23, 2010 at 3:00 PM |

Zynga Poker, the popular play-money poker application based on Facebook now offers Android users the on-the-go poker application they have been offering for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users since 2008. Finally.

Poker Players

Isildur1 Wants Rematch with Haxton

December 23, 2010 at 1:25 PM |

Isildur1, the young ultra-aggressive Swede was beaten by his first challenger at the first SuperStar Showdown last Sunday. Isildur doesn't seem to be happy about it, and as he commented recently, he wants a 5,000 hand rematch with the american pro, Isaac Haxton.

Online Poker

FTP Offers ID Change to Black Card Member?

December 22, 2010 at 6:42 PM |

Full Tilt Poker, it seems, has a nice scandal to settle for the holidays: they have offered illegitimate ID change for one of their Black Card players for seemingly few reasons if any.

Lost & Found

Planning a Hand – Training Video

December 22, 2010 at 3:50 PM |

PokerTube released yesterday a new training video by gripsed on planning a hand. Aimed at novice and intermediate players first of all, the 23.5 minutes long material provides tips regarding how to see the big picture in a hand, instead of thinking street by street.

Poker Humor

The Micros Holiday Special

December 22, 2010 at 2:30 PM |

About two weeks ago, we presented you the pilot episode of The Micros, an animated series produced by John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz. Now, here is the second episode, the Holiday Special.

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 Rake Races

Exclusive €3,000 InterPoker Rake Race - January

December 21, 2010 at 1:33 PM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker organize a €3,000 exclusive rake race to those who registered at InterPoker with our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 January. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.