Latest poker news

Phil Hellmuth Breaks into the Mobile Industry with a Horrible Ad

December 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM |

It is common knowledge among poker players that Phil Hellmuth always likes to show off and would never leave out an occasion to be in the spotlight.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 1): Scotty Nguyen Drunk

December 7, 2010 at 6:13 PM |

This article marks the start of a brand new series here at Rakerace.com, in which we will highlight some of the funniest moments in the history of poker, one every week.

Poker Players

Isildur1 signed up to Team PokerStars Pro

December 7, 2010 at 4:43 PM |

That's right, the rumors were true, Isildur1 has indeed signed up with a major poker room, but not just any, but the largest, PokerStars. His identity remains unknown.

Poker Legislation

Online Poker in America Could Be Legalized Next Week

December 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM |

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his team are struggling to pass the law that would legalize, license and regulate online poker in the United States, by the end of next week.

Poker Players

Duhamel Nominated for Canadian Athlete of the Year

December 7, 2010 at 1:28 PM |

This year's WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel is between the 16 nominees for the 2010 Canadian Athlete of the Year. In the first round he competes with the Tesse Virtue/Scott Moir Olympic champion ice dance couple for the top 8.

Poker Players

Cristiano Ronaldo Playing Heads-Up Against Jungleman12 and Antonius

December 6, 2010 at 4:31 PM |

The Portuguese soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo appears to have been playing poker on Full Tilt Poker against Daniel 'jungleman12' Cates and Patrik Antonius.

Poker Players

Durrrr and Urindanger Back in Macau

December 6, 2010 at 3:20 PM |

The Macau nosebleed cash game madness might continue this month, as it is rumored that Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan and Di 'Urindanger' Dang were spotted in Macau at the StarWorld Casino, playing againts regulars at high stakes cash game tables.

Poker Players

Tony G Didn't Buy the Bracelet - But There's Still Hope

December 5, 2010 at 5:53 PM |

Tony G is deeply hurt. He couldn't make it, no WSOP bracelet for Zasko. Or at least not now. He officially stated in his PartyPoker blog he did not buy Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP bracelet. He was active in the bid, but "there were anti doggie bling dark forces out there".

Poker Humor

New Comedy by JimmyLegs - The Micros

December 4, 2010 at 1:58 PM |

John 'JimmyLegs' Wray has once again created something very interesting. We wrote about him 2 weeks ago, when CardRunners released "The Ballad of Jackie Mayfair", an animation about the 2010 WSOP. Now here's the newest : The Micros.

Poker Tournaments

Sebastian Homann Wins WPT Marrakech

December 3, 2010 at 5:10 PM |

Sebastian Homann won the World Poker Tour Marrakech Main Event, earning €244,000.

Poker Players

Patrik Antonius Doesn't Know 2-7 Triple Draw Rules

December 3, 2010 at 2:39 PM |

Yesterday at Full Tilt Poker tables, FTP pro Patrik Antonius got himself into an embarassing situation: he lost a pot to David Oppenheim in 2-7 Triple Draw. He didn't really understand why he lost. It turns out, Mr. Antonius is not fully aware of the game's rules.

Online Poker

Major Pause in Durrrr Challenge 2?

December 1, 2010 at 6:11 PM |

According to a recent chat between Dani ’Ansky’ Stern and Daniel ’jungleman12’ Cates, posted on 2+2, jungleman believes there is currently a major pause in Durrrr Challenge 2. No action taking place since 16th December, it might turn well into January, 2011 until we can hear from the challenge again.

Poker Rake Races

$50,000 Rake Race at Doyles Room - December

December 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM |

We are happy to inform all of you that all Rakerace.com registered players can participate in Doyles Room's $50,000 December Exclusive Rake Race. This is a special race eligible for the players of Doyles Room's biggest affiliate partners, like Rakerace.com.

Lost & Found

Do not Want to Bluff Phil Ivey – Hand Analysis

December 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM |

Jason Mercier tried to bluff Phil Ivey on High Stakes Poker Season 6 Episode 5, but he failed. The memorable hand is now analysed by Mercier himself.

Poker Books

A New Poker Book Bound to Raise Dispute

November 30, 2010 at 6:12 PM |

PokerStars Online Pro Dusty Schmidt has announced to be releasing a new book, titled ‘Don’t Listen To Phil Hellmuth: Correcting The 50 Worst Pieces of Poker Advice You’ve Ever Heard’.