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WPT Montreal 2012 - Jeff Gross in the Lead, 45 Players Left

The second day of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event has come to an end with the American Jeff Gross in the lead, and all the remaining players ITM.

PokerStars 90 Billionth Hand Coming Up

The PokerStars Road to 100 Billion promotion continues with the upcoming 90 billionth hand. Prizes to be handed out total at close to $1 million once again.

Negreanu’s Video Blog: Integrity

In his latest rant/vblog, Daniel Negreanu shares a personal story on integrity in poker in the wake of recent issues. Also, the question of the shot clock is briefly discussed.

Betfred Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - 1-31 December

In December, Betfred Poker continues to offer an exclusive $5,000 cash race to all players who register to the room via Rakerace.com. In addition to the race, the $2,000 first deposit bonus is also available.

Swedish Poker Regulations - An Example to Follow?

While Sweden takes it seriously to enforce regulations and tax players who play in online rooms outside the European Economic Area (EEA), they do not cut off their citizens form the global circulation of online poker.

Watch the WSOP Europe Main Event Final Table - Video

As we reported in early October, Phil Hellmuth emerged victorious at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event final table, beating Sergii Baranov in the final heads-up. If you are interested in how the actual game went and missed out the live feed, you can now watch the official video of the final table right here, at Rakerace.com.

Rooms to Take Steps Against Auto-Seating Scripts

Auto-seating scripts are of tremendous value in choosing opponents and tables, while delivering yet another blow to the game experience of recreational players. Therefore, more and more rooms are taking steps against players utilising them.

Gus Hansen Lost Almost $2 Million in November

Gus Hansen is not doing too well at the high stakes tables this month, having lost $1,942,254 so far. Isildur1 and durrrr are also among the biggest losers of November.

Skrill (Moneybookers) - Four Times Cashback for Rakerace Players

In the latest promotion by Skrill (Moneybookers) and Rakerace.com, players will receive a four-time multiplier for their loyalty points between 19th November and 23rd December. 

Jake Cody Parts Ways with PKR

Following a year of cooperation, Jake Cody left the PKR team pro, becoming a freelancer player.

Teufelberger Released from Custody

Bwin.party has until 17 December to officially announce stopping violating the Belgian law.

Bwin.party co-CEO Arrested in Belgium

On charges of violating the gaming regulations of the country, the Belgian authorities have arrested Norbert Teufelberger, who participated in a conference on the regulation of online gaming in Europe.

Poker and Beer - World Record Attempt for Charity

Dean Bogan is trying to play 900 sit'n'gos (180 players) in 24 hours, while drinking at least 30 beers. The main goal of the attempt is to raise as much money as possible for an Australian organization fighting against youth suicide and mental problems. 

Win an iPhone 5 or Other Gadgets at Terminal Poker - 12-25 November

The big tech campaign between the 12th-25th of November is the big promotion you have all been waiting for. Our partner Terminal Poker will hand out loads of nice tech gadgets as prizes including two brand new iPhone 5. However even though they are the main prizes there are so much more to win this time - just take a look at the list below to see all the tech stuff Terminal Poker will hand out! The campaign is actually divided into two parts which are explained below.

Nanonoko's 2011 Trip to Macau - Video

Randy 'nanonoko' Lew won last year's APPT Main Event. The multitabler PokerStars pro shot a very exciting and informative video of his trip to Macau, which you can watch now right here, at Rakerace.com.
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