Latest poker news

Eiler Takes Down EPT Vienna, Negreanu 4th

November 2, 2010 at 1:35 PM |

Michael 'mae9690' Eiler, 20-year-old player have won the EPT Vienna on Sunday. The young german player won the final heads-up against Martin Hruby. Daniel Negreanu finished 4th.

Online Poker

Introducing the Wireless Poker Controller

November 1, 2010 at 6:14 PM |

PokerControlsTM has recently introduced their latest gadget to make life simpler for every player who feel that the keyboard and the mouse are either insufficient for their gaming style or simply out of fashion.

Lost & Found

Jungleman Heads-Up Training Video

October 31, 2010 at 6:15 PM |

Daniel 'jungleman12' Cates, a specialist of NLHE heads-up recently released a training video in which he plays heads-up at 6 tables at the same time, and comments his play, explaining his decisions. The short version of the video has been made available on YouTube for all to benefit from.

Poker Players

Tony G Descendant of Dracula?

October 31, 2010 at 12:12 PM |

The highly controversial Lithuanian-born poker pro, 'Tony G' (Antanas Guoga) is a distant relative of Vlad the Impaler, as he writes in his blog at PartyPoker.

Poker Rake Races

November Promotions at NoiQ Poker: €180,000 at Stake

October 30, 2010 at 2:16 PM |

Next month is about to be interesting at NoiQ Poker: they are offering 3 Nonstop cash races and 2 VIP races for a total prize pool of € 180,000.

Poker Players

Nanonoko Losing Popularity

October 29, 2010 at 4:41 PM |

Nanonoko is one of the most popular grinders of all time according to PTR'S (PokerTableRatings) database, however, he became much less popular in the last few months. His PTR profile had 175,680 views in March 2010, but in September, he only had 48,891.

Poker Tournaments

From Freeroll to Aston Martin: Marek Sosnowski Takes Down PartyPoker's Drive the Dream

October 29, 2010 at 1:59 PM |

The 19-year-old Polish player, Marek Sosnowski has won PartyPoker's latest Drive the Dream contest, winning a Ł150,000 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe. The teenager can't drive, he's working hard to get his license as soon as possible.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1,500 Rake Race This November

October 29, 2010 at 11:55 AM |

In partnership with Ladbrokes Poker (Microgaming), Rakerace.com is organizing a $1,500 exclusive rake race this November. Only those players that used the AKADEMIA bonus code upon registration will be eligible to participate.

Poker Rake Races

PartyPoker Gladiator Challenge

October 28, 2010 at 7:01 PM |

Step into the arena for 30 days of exciting poker action from 1st to 30th November. Reach the minimum daily target of only 10 points for five days and you’ll claim an entry into a $5,000 PartyPoker freeroll.

Poker Rake Races

$1,000 Exclusive Freeroll Chase at PartyPoker

October 28, 2010 at 5:14 PM |

Ever wanted to try what PartyPoker (known for its weak player pool) is really like? This is your chance to do so, because now we are offering a $1,000 exclusive freeroll to our registered users.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Circuit Event Goes to Africa

October 27, 2010 at 6:08 PM |

WSOP is holding its first WSOP Circuit Event in Johannesburg, South Africa. Vanessa Rousso, Gus Hansen and Maria Ho have already signed up for the tournament considered "The World Cup" of poker.

Poker Rake Races

Chocolate Poker $10,000 Rake Race This November

October 27, 2010 at 3:52 PM |

In partnership with Chocolate Poker, Rakerace.com is organising a rake race with a whopping $10,000 on offer this November.

Poker Tournaments

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Announced

October 27, 2010 at 1:13 PM |

GSN has released the recording dates for the 7th season of its hit TV show, High Stakes Poker. The Season will be shooting from 18-20 November.

Online Poker

What is the Moneybookers Security Token?

October 26, 2010 at 7:20 PM |

Moneybookers (MB) is used by many poker players for transfers to and from poker rooms and a number of other financial transactions. Afraid of hacker attacks, however, a lot of people are afraid of creating a MB account, which fear is more or less reasonable. With the Security Token (ST), however, these attacks can be counteracted.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Vienna Starts Today

October 26, 2010 at 6:32 PM |

The Vienna stop of EPT7 has launched today at the Kursalon Palace in the capital of Austria. It is the second time the PokerStars European Poker Tour visits the Middle-European country; in 2005, French Pascal ‘Triple P’ Perrault managed to win the event, earning €184,500.