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Betsson Poker Rake Race - Easy Money

September 6, 2010 at 4:30 PM |

Looking through September's races, the best choice seem to be Betssons's $5.000 rake race considering the previous month's results.

Poker Tournaments

$250,000 Monte Carlo IPPA Championship to Take Place in November

September 5, 2010 at 2:24 PM |

The WSOP Main Event Final Table will not be the only event worth of your attention in November 2010; the International Poker Players Association (IPPA) Championship, the poker tournament with the biggest buy-in ever, will also take place at that time in Monte Carlo.

Poker Tournaments

Jake Cody Wins WPT London Main Event

September 5, 2010 at 2:11 PM |

The very first WPT London saw the British Jake ‘neverbluff67’ Cody finishing first, proving once again we can talk about something like “The Year of the Brit.” The 21-year-old pro made a huge step towards the coveted Triple Crown of poker, as he also won the EPT Deauville (earning €847,000) in January; there is only a WSOP title to go.

Poker Tournaments

WCOOP Starting This Sunday

September 4, 2010 at 1:30 PM |

This year's World Championship of Online Poker, organized by PokerStars is very close now, it starts on September 5th. Featuring 62 events, it is the biggest online poker championship ever. The event will spread over 23 days, leading up to the $5,200$ Main Event, which starts at 17:00 ET on September 26.

Poker Legislation

Barney Frank and Jay Leno on Online Gambling

September 3, 2010 at 7:31 PM |

Congressman Barney Frank was invited to Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show. The two discussed the issues of online gambling and personal liberty; topics of their conversation included the income to be made by taxing a regulated online gambling market, limitations the HR 2267 can provide, etc.

Poker news

Toby Lewis Won the EPT Vilamoura

September 3, 2010 at 5:59 PM |

EPT Season 7’s second stop in Vilamoura, Portugal attracted 384 players, including Daniel Negreanu, Kevin MacPhee, Arnaud Mattern, Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Moorman and JP Kelly. The latter even hosted the prize ceremony of the ’Fairways and Felts’ golf and poker event during the tourney.

Poker Videos

Phil Galfond Analyses Hands of Durrrr Challenge 2

September 3, 2010 at 2:55 PM |

We had hoped for the Durrrr Challenge 2 to bring a number of interesting hands, and so it did. Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond, the only player durrrr excluded from participating in the challenge, talks about these in a video analysis he has recently made.

Other News and Articles

Is Ziigmund Now Dating Miss Finland?

September 2, 2010 at 6:11 PM |

According to Seiska, a Finnish tabloid magazine, Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies and Viivi Pumpanen, Miss Finland 2010, are dating. If we want to characterize Ziigmund in a few words, we could just say the following: an infamous womanizer, a millionaire and one of the best PLO players in the world.

Poker Rooms

The Italian job - Play With Italian Fish

September 2, 2010 at 6:09 PM |

It's common knowledge between poker players that Italian players are quite weak at the game. Now it's your time to decide, because now through rakerace.com you can register to the AK Poker Club, which is swarming with Italian players.

Poker Interviews

Fatima Moreira de Melo Interview at EPT Vilamoura

September 2, 2010 at 4:58 PM |

The EPT Vilamoura is approaching its end, the final table is currently being played. The event has been really exciting so far, and what is the most interesting in the tournament that many famous athletes participate this year.

Poker Players

2010 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

September 2, 2010 at 3:40 PM |

The public voting for the 2010 Nominees of the Poker Hall of Fame has just ended, and the list containing the ten names did not bring real surprises. This year has been the second time that the nominees were chosen by a public voting procedure.

Lost & Found

Teszt quiz

September 2, 2010 at 1:41 PM |

This one is a test

Poker Rooms

Victory Poker Launches on the Cake Network

September 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM |

As we have previously reported, Victory Poker officially joined the Cake Network on the 1st September. The transition went down, and Victory Poker players can already download the brand new platform.

Other News and Articles

Betfair Still Leads Online Sportbook Traffic

September 1, 2010 at 5:29 PM |

Despite the falling traffic across various sports betting websites, Betfair can still boast about its growing weekly traffic, according to a weekly report at BetRankings.com

Poker Tournaments

FSN Signs 3-Year Deal With World Poker Tour

September 1, 2010 at 4:20 PM |

Fox Sports Net signed a deal with WPT, so for the next three years FSN will televise the popular poker tour through the 11th season. The new episodes will air on Sunday nights at 8 and 11PM. The show's commentators will be Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten along with Kimberly Lansing.

Poker Interviews

Ivey Says He'll Win The WPT

September 1, 2010 at 3:07 PM |

Phil Ivey doesn't give interviews very often, so it is a rare moment which Tatjana Pasalic caught at the WPT, London. Ivey talks about his feelings about the WPT and he feels confident that he can win it this year.  He also talks about the reputation of poker worldwide, when asked whether poker's popularity is about to drop or not.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1500 Rake Race This September

September 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM |

In partnership with Ladbrokes Poker (Microgaming), rakerace.com is organizing a $1500 exclusive rake race this September. Only those players that used the AKADEMIA bonus code upon registration will be eligible to participate.

Casinos

Vegas Casino Fined Because of Dancing Guest

August 31, 2010 at 4:25 PM |

The Las Vegas Caesars Palace is to pay $250,000 fine for letting a gambler dance on one of the baccarat tables.

Other News and Articles

Doyle Brunson’s Property Swarming With Bats

August 31, 2010 at 3:57 PM |

Vampire bats have invaded the Brunson Property in Las Vegas. Brunson posted on Twitter: "There is a large colony of bats that live in the trees around my house. Not a bad thing, one bat eats 2-6 thousand insects every night."

Other News and Articles

Google Invests In Zynga, Google Games Coming

August 31, 2010 at 3:25 PM |

As TechCrunch reports, Google recently invested between $100 million and $200 million in Zynga, social gaming behemoth, owner of names like FarmVille, Mafia Wars and Zynga Poker. The investment in Zynga seems reasonable, the company earned $350 million in the first half of 2010, and if the growth stays the same, it can make $1.0 billion next year.

Online Poker

Amazing Poker Weekend

August 30, 2010 at 7:08 PM |

The online high stakes grinders were pretty occupied this weekend, even though the durrrr challange 2 did not continue, it still was one of the most exciting poker weekends this year. Huge amounts of money were exchanged at online tables, Gus Hansen lost $1,1 million in nearly 24 hours.

Other News and Articles

Chilean Miners Survive Playing Poker

August 30, 2010 at 5:28 PM |

On August 5th, the San Jose gold and copper mine collapsed in Chile, burying 33 miners alive. Thankfully all of them are alive and successfully survived 17 days. Now they only have to survive 4 more months until the drill reaches them, and they can be rescued.

Poker Legislation

Debate on Online Gambling between PPA and California Casinos

August 30, 2010 at 3:13 PM |

One of the most heated debates in poker history seems to evolve as the Poker Players Alliance and top California-based card rooms have been fighting in the past few days more and more aggressively. The source of the argument is the Congressional testimony from Commerce Casino board member Tom Malkasian on HR 2267.

Poker news

This Week In Poker - Kimberly Lansing, Phil Laak

August 30, 2010 at 2:51 PM |

In this recent episode of  "This Week In Poker"  the 2 main guests are Kimberly Lansing and Phil Laak. Kimberly Lansing talks about the WPT, the coming Legends of Poker nomination, her engagement and much more, while Phil Laak first talks about his horrific ATV accident in Oregon, during which he broke 7 bones, and got a serious eye injury as well.

Other News and Articles

Legendary Vegas Poker Player Was Threatened by Murder

August 29, 2010 at 8:18 PM |

Ron Wall, 59, is very popular in Las Vegas poker rooms: the well-known poker player acts as if he was living in the ‘50s, and cruises between casinos dressed up as a gangster from that time.

Poker Players

What Do Poker Players Do When They Don't Play Anymore?

August 29, 2010 at 5:20 PM |

Have you ever though about what happens to the poker pros that give up playing poker? Well, some of them obviously start living average lives, or go broke and live worse-than-average ones. Others continue playing low-stakes poker under secret nicknames, or just find other activities to do.

Poker Videos

EPT Motivation Video – Get in the Mood for the EPT!

August 28, 2010 at 7:51 PM |

A few days ago, my friend linked this video on Facebook. Whoever feels like they need some motivation for the Vilamuora stop of the EPT, starting today, should definitely watch this!