Latest poker news

Eastgate's Bracelet Sold for $147,500

November 25, 2010 at 7:45 PM |

Today the auction on Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP Main Event bracelet has ended, the highest bid was $147,500. The identity of the buyer is yet unknown.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race (1-31 December)

November 25, 2010 at 6:30 PM |

In the last month of this year, Rakerace.com again organizes a $5,000 exclusive cash race at Betsson! To sweeten the deal the outstanding First Deposit Bonus and VIP Club is still up for grabs and offers a unique opportunity for the players of the Ongame Network to earn some extra cash.

Poker Tournaments

New WPT Events in Europe

November 24, 2010 at 6:36 PM |

World Poker Tour released the dates of two new, televised events for Season IX. WPT Venice and WPT Vienna, both presented by PartyPoker, will be held 3rd – 8th February and 25th – 29th March 2011, respectively. Moreover, the first WPT National Series event takes place in Paris.

Poker Interviews

ESPN Inside Deal - Jonathan Duhamel Interview

November 24, 2010 at 3:11 PM |

Jonathan Duhamel hasn't given too many interviews since he became a WSOP Main Event champion. Now he joined Laura Lane and Andrew Feldman in ESPN's Inside Deal. He talks about how he felt when he won the final table, what his plans are with the near $9 million prize, and much more. Enjoy!

Poker Rake Races

Thanksgiving with Chocolate Poker

November 24, 2010 at 1:49 PM |

Chocolate Poker offers a Thanksgiving promotion: after every $500 deposited via Moneybookers, you get a Tournament Ticket worth $50.

Lost & Found

Poker Roundtable - Knowing When to Quit

November 24, 2010 at 1:04 PM |

This week's strategy article is a video from the Poker Roundtable series of Full Tilt Poker. Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Layne Flack talk about the issue of when and how to quit a poker game. If you have issues with losing lots when you are on tilt, listen to the pros, they might give you some pieces of good advice.

Poker Girls

Beth Shak's Luxurious Home - Pictures

November 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM |

Beth Shak is among the most successful female poker players, and among the most beautiful, too. Now she let the reporters of Luxist.com into her Pennsylvania home.

Moneybookers Rebrands as Skrill

November 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM |

Moneybookers, the favourite eWallet and online payment system of Rakerace.com gets a facelift soon. The service will be rebranded as Skrill, and will get serious new features and payment facilities in the near future.

Poker Players

Controversial News from Macau

November 22, 2010 at 6:20 PM |

As we already reported, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and his fellow poker pros are playing against Chinese businessmen at the cash game tables of Macau. The game broke last night, and the pros head back home, supposedly with lots of cash on them.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Barcelona Launches Today

November 22, 2010 at 5:39 PM |

PokerStars European Poker Tour Season 7 has arrived to Barcelona, where the main event starts today, on 22nd November, 2010. The buy-in for the event that lasts until 27th November is €5,300.

Casinos

Harrah’s IPO Cancelled

November 22, 2010 at 4:16 PM |

According to a company statement, WSOP rights owner Harrah’s Entertainment withdrew its initial public offering announced only two weeks ago. Bankers say the $15-$17 for the shares was “too high a price given [Harrah’s] prospects and circumstances.”

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Meets Bill Clinton - Beer Showoff

November 22, 2010 at 4:08 PM |

After some fun video, here's another less than serious news: In his latest blog post, Phil Hellmuth, UB pro, besides many interesting stuff, writes about his meeting with Bill Clinton that took place this August. Phil was invited to Bill Clinton's Charity event in Lexington, Kentucky.

Poker Humor

Two and a Half Men – How to Play a Full House?

November 22, 2010 at 1:37 PM |

A short extract taken from the series “Two and a Half Men,” starring Charlie Sheen, in which Jake assists Charlie in earning some money. A little humour to cheer you up in Monday morning.

Alzheimer's Can Be Prevented by Playing Poker?

November 22, 2010 at 12:22 AM |

Poker is a fun game that can benefit all kinds of people: young, old, men, women, rich and poor alike. It can be played for fun, to pass the time, for some extra cash, and of course for some serious amount of cash. However, recent studies suggest it can also be beneficial for one's health.

Poker Players

PTR Introduces Poker Coaches Comparison

November 21, 2010 at 5:56 PM |

PokerTableRatings.com launched a new page that lists active poker coaches from various sites. You can sort and compare them according to several statistics: their BB/100, earnings, number of hands played and the training site they are coaches of.