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$250 Betfred Freeroll Exclusively for Rakerace.com Players

May 27, 2013 at 1:56 PM |

Rakerace.com and Betfred will organize a $250 exclusive freeroll on May 29 at 20:00 CET. Only players who registered to Betfred via Rakerace.com are eligible for this promotion.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Europe Schedule Released

May 27, 2013 at 1:11 PM |

The schedule of the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) 2013 has been released. Tournament events take place from 12 through 25 October at the Casino Barriere d’Enghien les Bains in Paris, France.

Poker Rooms

Bonnier Group Purchases Redbet

May 26, 2013 at 3:58 PM |

Nordic Leisure AB has sold Redbet Gaming to Danish-owned Bonnier Group.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship 2013 - Chino Rheem Wins Main Event, Lindgren Second

May 25, 2013 at 6:37 PM |

Chino Rheem took down his second World Poker Tour (WPT) victory after 2008, winning the Championship for $1,150,297.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship 2013 - Doc Sands Wins Super High Roller

May 24, 2013 at 4:22 PM |

David ‘Doc’ Sands won the $1,023,750 first prize in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship 2013 Super High Roller, defeating Joseph Cheoung heads-up.

Online Poker

Cal42688 Takes Down Fourth SCOOP Title

May 24, 2013 at 11:53 AM |

Calvin ‘cal42688’ Anderson won the SCOOP #25-M $215 FLHE event, making it dangerously close to Shaun Deeb in terms of SCOOP victories.

Poker Rake Races

Betfair Poker Private Cash Race Returns with $5,000 in Prizes

May 23, 2013 at 7:23 PM |

Betfair launches a $5,000 cash race in June, exclusively for players who register to the room via our link. The first prize is a handsome $1,200! In addition to the cash race, players are eligible to clear the offers of the VIP club, the first deposit bonus as well as the room’s central promotions.

Poker Rake Races

The Bet365 Cash Race is Back - $5,000 Up for Grabs in June

May 23, 2013 at 4:47 PM |

As part of the top tier iPoker network, Bet365 offers a $5,000 private cash race, exclusively for Rakerace.com players. 200% up to $1,000 first deposit bonus and a VIP club are also available.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship 2013 - Chino Rheem Leads, 8 Remain

May 23, 2013 at 4:19 PM |

Only 8 players remain at the WPT Championship Main Event, 2 will have to be eliminated for the 6-handed final table. Daniel Negreanu, Chino Rheem, Erick Lindgren, Jonathan Roy and Rocco Palumbo are still in.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Championship 2013 - Negreanu Is Final Table Bubble Boy

May 23, 2013 at 3:16 PM |

Cheno Rheem has the chiplead in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship Main Event final table and he is accompanied by Erick Lindgren and Jonathan Roy, among others. The Super High Roller finale is also set, with Joseph Cheong, Andrew Robl and Doc Sands at the table.

Poker Players

Shane Schleger, the "Shaniac" - A Peek Into the Life of an MTT Pro

May 22, 2013 at 8:14 PM |

PokerStars released a short film portraying Shane Schleger, PokerStars Team Online pro, who has amassed more than $3,7 million in online tournament winnings.