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EPT Grand Final 2012 - Superstars at the Most Expensive European Tournament

April 24, 2012 at 3:32 PM |

The €100,000 buy-in Super High Roller event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour has kicked off. Right now, Talal Shakerchi businessman is on top, followed by many poker pros.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Berlin 2012 - Davidi Kitai Wins Main Event

April 23, 2012 at 5:02 PM |

Belgian WSOP winner Davidi Kitai won his first EPT title in Berlin. The €5,300 buy-in EPT Berlin Main Event finished yesterday.

Lost & Found

Useful Micro Limit Poker Tips for Beginners - Part 11

April 22, 2012 at 7:08 PM |

This is the eleventh part of the poker ebook written by the two Hungarian poker professionals, kocka21 and mrj. The main goal of this chapter will be to show when you just need to fold.

Poker Legislation

Netherlands Establish Gaming Monopoly Instead of Legalization

April 21, 2012 at 5:39 PM |

According to the ruling of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, other nations' gambling sites will not be allowed to accept Dutch players.

Poker Rake Races

Unibet Poker Exclusive €2,000 Rake Race – 1-31 May

April 20, 2012 at 5:44 PM |

The Rakerace.com exclusive Unibet Poker rake race is back! Part of the Microgaming network, Unibet offers a €2,000 rake race only for those registering via our site. Of course, you can add the 30% loyalty and the first deposit bonus to the picture!

Poker Rooms

Rakerace.com SCOOP Madness - Win SCOOP Tickets for $1

April 19, 2012 at 7:30 PM |

Rakerace.com offers a great opportunity to players who register to PokerStars via our site. In addition to the prize pool for the $1 tournaments, PokerStars grants you 32 SCOOP tickets worth $2,000 in total.

Poker Legislation

AGCC Holds Public Hearing in the Full Tilt Poker Case

April 19, 2012 at 6:12 PM |

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission will hold a hearing on the 3rd May, examining the lincence request of Orinic Limited, owned by Full Tilt Poker.

Online Poker

PokerTableRatings Does not Take up Fight with PokerStars

April 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM |

After PokerStars issued a Cease and Desist order to PokerTableRatings, the data mining site deleted all information on PokerStars players from their main page.

Poker Rooms

New Full Tilt Limited Introduced

April 18, 2012 at 7:33 PM |

Laurent Tapie and Prosper Jerémy Masquelier are now appointed director and deputy director, respectively, of New Full Tilt Limited in Dublin, Ireland.

Online Poker

PokerStars Declares War on Poker Table Ratings

April 17, 2012 at 1:40 PM |

PokerStars, the largest poker room on the planet sent a Cease and Desist letter to the online data-miner site Poker Table Ratings, as they infringe the intellectual property rights and breach the terms and conditions of PokerStars, reports PokerFuse.

Poker Rake Races

81% Return in the MyBet Race

April 16, 2012 at 8:10 PM |

Midway through the month, it gradually becomes clearer which races are especially worth joining. The exclusive MyBet Poker $5,000 cash race is definitely one of them with an average return of 81% in April.

Poker Movies

Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake to Star in Runner, Runner

April 16, 2012 at 7:33 PM |

“Rounders” writers David Levien and Brian Koppelmann are working on the script for “Runner, Runner”. Shooting may start as early as this summer.

Poker Tournaments

Eureka Croatia - Alija Filipovic Wins Main Event

April 15, 2012 at 5:20 PM |

The €1,100 main event at the Croatian stop of the Eureka Poker Tour started on the 11th April. The 178 entrants on the first day made the prize pool €178,000, with the winner taking home a massive €42,700.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Big One - 30 Players Already Registered for the $1,000,000 Event

April 13, 2012 at 6:56 PM |

Erik Seidel and Justin Smith are also among the ones taking part in the $1,000,000 event, to be organized for the first time at the WSOP. 

Poker Videos

Daniel's new Weekly Rant

April 13, 2012 at 6:27 PM |

The latest Weekly Rant by Daniel Negreanu is up on the Internet. In this episode, he talks about his trip to Ireland, Phil Ivey, Epic Poker League and much more.