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

June 28, 2012 at 12:00 PM |

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

Poker Rake Races

Unibet Poker Exclusive €1,500 Rake Race – 1-31 July

June 27, 2012 at 6:12 PM |

Part of the Microgaming network, Unibet offers a €1,500 rake race for players registering via Rakerace.com only. Of course, you can add the 30% loyalty and the first deposit bonus to the picture!

Poker Rake Races

Betfair Exclusive $7,500 Cash Race – 1-31 July

June 27, 2012 at 5:39 PM |

Betfair continues to offer $7,500 in the July private cash race for Rakerace.com players only! The first prize is still an unbelievable $1,750! In addition to the exclusive offer, you are also eligible for the first deposit bonus, if you register now via our link, as well as for participating in the central promotions of the room.

Shuffle Master Backs Out of Ongame Acquisition

June 27, 2012 at 1:27 PM |

Shuffle Master, a casino game developer operating in Las Vegas was reportedly in "advanced talks" in acquiring the Ongame Network, according to pokerfuse, but now negotiations fell short, and Shuffle Master declined the deal.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #43 - Henry Lu's First Live Win is a Bracelet

June 26, 2012 at 3:46 PM |

20 players started day 3 of the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event #43. The chipleader was Zachary Clark, but other big names were still in for the bracelet, including Neil Channing, Randy 'nanonoko' Lew, and WCOOP champion James 'mig.com' Mackey.

Poker Tournaments

Oleksii Kovalchuk Wins Second Bracelet at WSOP Event #42

June 25, 2012 at 7:03 PM |

22 players were still in play on day 3 of the WSOP event #42 $2.500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better, with the five-time WSOP champion Jeff Lisandro in the lead with 355,000. Finally, Lisandro did not make it to the final table and said goodbye in tenth place.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #37 and #38: ODB Barker and Dung Nguyen Win Bracelets

June 24, 2012 at 1:57 PM |

WSOP Event #37 $2,500 Eight-Game Mix Day 4 and Event #38 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 3 were completed on Friday.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Events #34-36: Recap

June 23, 2012 at 7:03 PM |

We are catching up with the latest event finals, starting with Event #34 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - Six-Handed, Event #35 $2,500 Mixed Hold'em and Event #36 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout.

Poker Rooms

iPoker Network Liquidity Split Confirmed

June 22, 2012 at 3:02 PM |

The iPoker network has officially confirmed the &bdquo;division of its liquidity into two distinct tiers,” CalvinAyre.com reports. Skins will be referred to the top or bottom tier, based on room performance.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #33 - Max Steinberg Wins His First Bracelet

June 20, 2012 at 4:31 PM |

14 players remained at the start of WSOP Event #33 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em, day 3. Vitaly Meshcheriakov was in the lead with 946,000 chips. The nine-handed final table started at the 23rd blind level (3,000/10,000/20,000).

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #32 - David Bakes Baker Wins

June 19, 2012 at 3:19 PM |

136 players started day 2 of the $10,000 HORSE event, with the French WSOP champion Fabrice Soulier in the lead with 146,300 in chips. 

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Events #25 – #28: Recap

June 18, 2012 at 5:41 PM |

Of the events finished during the past weekend in WSOP 2012, let us take a look at the results of Event #25 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout, Event #26 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha, Event #27 $1,500 HORSE and Event #28 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed.

Poker Players

Phil Ivey Leads WSOP POY Contest

June 17, 2012 at 5:45 PM |

We are halfway into the 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) and Phil Ivey is currently in the lead of the WSOP Player of the Year contest, followed by Andrew Frankenberger and John Monnette.

Loyalty Program Reviews

Betfred VIP System Renewed – Analysis

June 16, 2012 at 8:24 PM |

Although not fundamentally redesigned, the Betfred VIP Club has undergone several important changes in the first half of 2012. In our current analysis, we take a look into the new VIP system to uncover its structure.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #24: Joe Cassidy Beats Scotty Nguyen

June 15, 2012 at 5:53 PM |

Following a prolonged Day 3, the heads-up of WSOP Event #24 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better remained to be played yesterday, with Joe Cassidy and Scotty Nguyen behind the stacks.