Latest poker news

Gaelle Garcia Diaz - From Poker Pro to Playboy Model to EPT Presenter

May 21, 2013 at 2:02 PM |

Gaelle Garcia Diaz, the 25-year-old ex-Playmate from Brussels is one of the most attractive sights to see at a poker tournament table (or in it's vicinity). She's not only beautiful, she's also the official EPT presenter for PokerStars in Belgium and Spain, a sponsored PokerStars pro and a model as well.

Poker Tournaments

WPT World Championship 2013 - Amir Babakhani Leads Final 24

May 21, 2013 at 11:54 AM |

A total of 146 players entered this year’s World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championhsip, held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The field reached its full size well into Day 2, with Phil Ivey as the last one to register, making the prize pool a hefty $3,540,500 for the top 15 finishers.

Poker Pros Skrill Accounts Attempted to be Breached

May 20, 2013 at 6:43 PM |

A number of middle and high stakes regulars have reported via the 2p2 forum that their Moneybookers (Skrill) accounts have been attempted to be breached. At least two players lost funds to the scammers.

Online Poker

Partouche.fr Shuts Down

May 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM |

Partouche.fr, the online poker site of the Partouche Group operating in the regulated French market, has announced to shut down its operations by 1 June, 2013.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final High Stakes Cash Game – Video

May 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM |

Parallel to the tournament events of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, a massive €1,000/€2,000 cash game session took place, with the participation of Viktor Blom, Sam Trickett and Isaac Haxton, among others.

Poker Rooms

RedKings Poker Now Available for iOS Devices

May 16, 2013 at 7:50 PM |

RedKings Poker has already released its Android app last year, but now they also offer iOS players a client which enables them to register, deposit, and even play Strobe Poker.

Poker Players

Doyle Brunson Not Playing at WSOP This Year

May 16, 2013 at 2:24 PM |

79-year old Doyle Brunson tweeted he is not going to participate in this year's World Series of Poker; he says he is afraid he finally has to give in to Father Time.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Super High Roller - Altergott Wins, Mercier Runner-up

May 16, 2013 at 12:02 PM |

Max Altergott won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 €100,000 Super High Roller event for €1,746,400. Jason Mercier, who held the lead from the beginning almost till the end, finished 2nd for €1,115,700.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Crawls Back with $1.5 Million Session

May 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM |

One of this year’s biggest online high stakes loser so far, Gus Hansen managed to pull himself together and won a total of $1.5 million on FLO8 and 27TD tables earlier this week. His payday was sponsored by Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Alex ‘PostflopAction’ Kostritsyn, above all.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Super High Roller - Final Table Live Stream

May 15, 2013 at 5:28 PM |

Follow The European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Finale Super High Roller Final Table live here at Rakerace.com.

Poker Players

Crockfords Accuses Ivey of Cheating

May 15, 2013 at 1:20 PM |

Crockfords Casino accuses nine times WSOP champion Phil Ivey of abusing a faulty deck of cards to gain an edge in his baccarat game, therefore it is not paying the poker ace’s £7.3 million in winnings.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Super High Roller - Mercier Leads Final Table

May 15, 2013 at 12:22 PM |

Jason Mercier is in the chiplead of the 7-handed Final Table of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final 100,000 Super High Roller event. He is accompanied by the likes of Sorel Mizzi, Scott Seiver and Mike Watson.

Poker Legislation

Segregated Market Not Working Out for Italy So Far

May 14, 2013 at 6:09 PM |

According to the 2013 first quarter reports, the cash game traffic dropped 34%, MTT traffic dropped 36% in Italy compared to the data recorded in Q1 2012.