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Banned PokerStars Commercial - Play Online Poker, It's Safer

November 7, 2010 at 2:36 PM |

You are not going to believe this. PokerStars (that's right, the largest poker site in the world) released this commercial recently. Almost instantly they removed it, but it was already too late. It's very successful at YouTube at the moment, PokerStars tries to remove all of the uploads, but we all know it's futile.

Lost & Found

Poker Odds and Outs

November 6, 2010 at 4:42 PM |

It is crucial knowing your odds in poker. We often find ourselves in a situation where our hand is not complete yet, but there is a good chance that it will become better, even to be the nuts on the turn or the river. But what are the exact chances of this happening?

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Final Table Live Coverage at ESPN

November 5, 2010 at 6:01 PM |

As we previously posted, the WSOP Main Event final table starts tomorrow. However, you don't have to wait for the TV show to see the action itself. Starting from this year, ESPN will broadcast the event live (with a 5 minute delay) on their website.

Poker Rooms

Anonymous Tables, Rabbit Hunt and Show a Card at PartyPoker

November 5, 2010 at 5:24 PM |

PartyPoker has updated the client software, and with it there came some new functions as well. Their main purpose seems to be to draw more weak players to the room, obviously to increase their profit.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2010 Final Table Kicks Off Tomorrow

November 5, 2010 at 11:59 AM |

The day every poker player have waited for since July is now finally here. The World Series of Poker Final Table starts tomorrow at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas. The 9 finalist players will battle for the amazing $8,944,138 main prize, which one them will win on November 9.

Poker Players

Huggins is Closer to the Big Game

November 4, 2010 at 2:53 PM |

Here's a little update to Jared Huggins' story: the unlucky but forever optimistic, once homeless poker player have now uploaded his audition video for the PokerStars Big Game show. If he receives enough votes, he can easily be the loose cannon in the largest poker site's hit tv show.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson, Ladbrokes and Boss Promotions at Rakerace.com - November

November 4, 2010 at 1:04 PM |

November is rich in exclusive races here at Rakerace.com, we now present the offers of Betsson Poker, Ladbrokes and two Boss Network's poker rooms, InterPoker and PokerHeaven.

Lost & Found

Gavin Smith's Poker Tips

November 3, 2010 at 5:25 PM |

Full Tilt Poker pro and WSOP champion Gavin Smith recorded this series of short poker strategy videos some time ago, but they still remain fresh and relevant.

Poker Players

High Stakes Profit List: Durrrr Leads the Way, Ziggy Loses Big

November 3, 2010 at 2:36 PM |

Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan clearly is the greatest high stakes winner of October with $990,000 in profit, while Ilari ‘Ziigmund’ Sahamies lost over $1.7 million.

Poker Rake Races

Big Bet Poker Exclusive $1,000 Rake Race - November

November 3, 2010 at 2:20 PM |

Our latest addition to our rakeback provider lineup, Big Bet Poker offers a $1,000 exlusive rake race only to players who registered through Rakerace.com.

Poker Rooms

New Poker Room at Rakerace.com - Big Bet Poker

November 3, 2010 at 2:10 PM |

We are happy to present you our newest rakeback provider partner, Big Bet Poker. Part of the relatively small Merge network, you can expect weak players involved mostly in casino games and sports betting.

Poker Rake Races

November Promotions at PokerHeaven

November 3, 2010 at 1:03 PM |

There are plenty of promotions you can choose from this November: PokerHeaven offers many exclusive opportunities for you to increase your bankroll or gain some experience at poker.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars Exlusive Loyalty Freeroll - November

November 3, 2010 at 11:10 AM |

With an extraordinary timing and prize, the exlusive RakeRace Loyalty Freeroll continues this November. PokerStars now offers 41 tickets (worth 3000FPP each) to PokerStars' November Turbo Takedown, where players can play for their share of the handsome $1,000,000 prize pool.

Casinos

Will Smoking Be Banned in Vegas Casinos?

November 2, 2010 at 5:24 PM |

A federal judge ruled that the employees can proceed with the filing of their lawsuit against Wynn casinos, who failed to protect them from the dangers caused by second-hand smoking for prolonged times.

Poker Tournaments

Eiler Takes Down EPT Vienna, Negreanu 4th

November 2, 2010 at 1:35 PM |

Michael 'mae9690' Eiler, 20-year-old player have won the EPT Vienna on Sunday. The young german player won the final heads-up against Martin Hruby. Daniel Negreanu finished 4th.

Online Poker

Introducing the Wireless Poker Controller

November 1, 2010 at 6:14 PM |

PokerControlsTM has recently introduced their latest gadget to make life simpler for every player who feel that the keyboard and the mouse are either insufficient for their gaming style or simply out of fashion.

Lost & Found

Jungleman Heads-Up Training Video

October 31, 2010 at 6:15 PM |

Daniel 'jungleman12' Cates, a specialist of NLHE heads-up recently released a training video in which he plays heads-up at 6 tables at the same time, and comments his play, explaining his decisions. The short version of the video has been made available on YouTube for all to benefit from.

Poker Players

Tony G Descendant of Dracula?

October 31, 2010 at 12:12 PM |

The highly controversial Lithuanian-born poker pro, 'Tony G' (Antanas Guoga) is a distant relative of Vlad the Impaler, as he writes in his blog at PartyPoker.

Poker Rake Races

November Promotions at NoiQ Poker: €180,000 at Stake

October 30, 2010 at 2:16 PM |

Next month is about to be interesting at NoiQ Poker: they are offering 3 Nonstop cash races and 2 VIP races for a total prize pool of € 180,000.

Poker Players

Nanonoko Losing Popularity

October 29, 2010 at 4:41 PM |

Nanonoko is one of the most popular grinders of all time according to PTR'S (PokerTableRatings) database, however, he became much less popular in the last few months. His PTR profile had 175,680 views in March 2010, but in September, he only had 48,891.

Poker Tournaments

From Freeroll to Aston Martin: Marek Sosnowski Takes Down PartyPoker's Drive the Dream

October 29, 2010 at 1:59 PM |

The 19-year-old Polish player, Marek Sosnowski has won PartyPoker's latest Drive the Dream contest, winning a Ł150,000 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe. The teenager can't drive, he's working hard to get his license as soon as possible.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1,500 Rake Race This November

October 29, 2010 at 11:55 AM |

In partnership with Ladbrokes Poker (Microgaming), Rakerace.com is organizing a $1,500 exclusive rake race this November. Only those players that used the AKADEMIA bonus code upon registration will be eligible to participate.

Poker Rake Races

PartyPoker Gladiator Challenge

October 28, 2010 at 7:01 PM |

Step into the arena for 30 days of exciting poker action from 1st to 30th November. Reach the minimum daily target of only 10 points for five days and you’ll claim an entry into a $5,000 PartyPoker freeroll.

Poker Rake Races

$1,000 Exclusive Freeroll Chase at PartyPoker

October 28, 2010 at 5:14 PM |

Ever wanted to try what PartyPoker (known for its weak player pool) is really like? This is your chance to do so, because now we are offering a $1,000 exclusive freeroll to our registered users.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Circuit Event Goes to Africa

October 27, 2010 at 6:08 PM |

WSOP is holding its first WSOP Circuit Event in Johannesburg, South Africa. Vanessa Rousso, Gus Hansen and Maria Ho have already signed up for the tournament considered "The World Cup" of poker.

Poker Rake Races

Chocolate Poker $10,000 Rake Race This November

October 27, 2010 at 3:52 PM |

In partnership with Chocolate Poker, Rakerace.com is organising a rake race with a whopping $10,000 on offer this November.

Poker Tournaments

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Announced

October 27, 2010 at 1:13 PM |

GSN has released the recording dates for the 7th season of its hit TV show, High Stakes Poker. The Season will be shooting from 18-20 November.

Online Poker

What is the Moneybookers Security Token?

October 26, 2010 at 7:20 PM |

Moneybookers (MB) is used by many poker players for transfers to and from poker rooms and a number of other financial transactions. Afraid of hacker attacks, however, a lot of people are afraid of creating a MB account, which fear is more or less reasonable. With the Security Token (ST), however, these attacks can be counteracted.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Vienna Starts Today

October 26, 2010 at 6:32 PM |

The Vienna stop of EPT7 has launched today at the Kursalon Palace in the capital of Austria. It is the second time the PokerStars European Poker Tour visits the Middle-European country; in 2005, French Pascal ‘Triple P’ Perrault managed to win the event, earning €184,500.