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New AK Poker Club €500 First Deposit Bonus

April 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM |

AK Poker Club has raised its first deposit bonus to €500; all players who register via Rakerace.com are eligible for it. It is also easier now to be cleared, equalling a 24% rakeback, making their pool full of Italian fish even more attractive.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Berlin: NeverScaredB Wins

April 11, 2011 at 11:56 AM |

Ben ‘NeverScaredB’ Wilinofsky won the EPT Berlin Main Event on Sunday, April 10. Martin Jacobson played his fourth EPT final table but, once again, the cards were not on his side.

Poker Players

Lex Veldhuis Fights Bertrand Grospellier in May

April 11, 2011 at 10:08 AM |

It seems that Lex 'RasZi' Veldhuis and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier are doing a much better job at getting some attention than Andrew Robl. They plan to fight each other in a kickbox match right before the WSOP.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 10): Hellmuth Owned by Loose Cannon

April 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM |

Today we're showing you a masterpiece from the PokerStars Big Game's first season. You must have seen huge suckouts with very low chances of winning. This is the ultimate suckout. 3 times in a row.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Lost $1 Million in April

April 8, 2011 at 10:42 AM |

Gus Hansen, the Danish Full Tilt Poker pro has been on a sensational heater this year, he started April's grind with $4 million profit, but now he seems to be losing, he already lost $1 million this month.

Poker Legislation

Swedish High Court Says MTT Takes Skill, CG Takes Luck

April 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM |

The Swedish High Court debated on Wednesday a case that was first discussed in 2007 and that involved deciding if Texas Hold’em games required more luck or skill.

Poker Players

WSOP Heads-Up Rematches Coming Up

April 7, 2011 at 9:57 AM |

Finally, WSOP came up with a great new idea for a TV show. Have you ever imagined what a WSOP Main Event Final Heads-Up rematch would look like? Sam Farha having a chance to get back at Moneymaker? Well now you can watch it.

Poker Rooms

ChiliPoker Introduces Chiliconnect

April 6, 2011 at 2:01 PM |

ChiliPoker has just come up with something that offers an all-new opportunity in online poker. Chiliconnect, a new part of the room’s client software, provides the means to involve social media in your gaming experience.

Online Poker

Zynga Cuts Deal with PTR Operator MarketZero

April 6, 2011 at 1:07 PM |

Zynga Corporation, a company with over 38 million users worldwide, plans to introduce new, innovative features in its poker software. To design these features, Zynga contracted MarketZero, who run PokerTableRatings.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Episode 6

April 6, 2011 at 10:33 AM |

We just posted Episode 5 of GSN's High Stakes Poker, they already released the 6th. In this episode, there's a new player line-up which might shake things up a little.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Game of Your Life Promotion

April 6, 2011 at 9:58 AM |

In the latest promotion from PokerStars, a $100,000 Sports Event Package is up for grabs, in addition to $1 million in cash. To best it all, you can have a shot at it for free!

Bwin.Party Merger Complete?

April 6, 2011 at 9:55 AM |

As we informed you a few weeks ago, Bwin and PartyGaming have completed their merger by March 31; as it could be predicted, they now released their joint website, bwinparty.com.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Berlin Kicks off Today

April 5, 2011 at 11:42 AM |

The Main Event at the European Poker Tour Berlin starts on April 5, Today. Despite last year's scandal, we hope it's the good game that will make this event famous and not an armed robbery.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1,500 Loyalty Freeroll Wednesday

April 5, 2011 at 9:56 AM |

Have you played at Ladbrokes Poker in the last 6 months? Have you registered to Ladbrokes through Rakerace.com? If so, you are in luck, since you are eligible to our Exclusive $1,500 Loyalty Freeroll this Wednesday.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Episode 5

April 5, 2011 at 8:53 AM |

The 5th episode of the 7th season of GSN’s High Stakes Poker has been released online by GSN – and it's also available here at Rakerace.com. This episode was a bit slower than the last one; though, there were some very interesting hands, plus the number of legends at the table rose to 2 with the arrival of Johnny Chan. Enjoy and comment!