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Ray Bitar Says Sorry, Not Much Else

March 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM |

One of the main defendants of the Full Tilt Poker scandal Ray Bitar gave an interview in which he said sorry to all the players affected by the Black Friday, but he didn't reveal anything of importance.

Poker Tournaments

Sean Jazayeri Wins WPT L. A. Poker Classic

March 2, 2012 at 7:39 PM |

US player Sean Jazayeri won the World Poker Tour L. A. Poker Classic (WPT LAPC) Main Event for $1,370,240, defeating 'Doc Sands' heads-up.

Poker Rooms

Heypoker/Redbet Poker Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - March

February 28, 2012 at 11:38 AM |

In our brand new cash race you can play at 3 different poker networks! This March, Heypoker and Redbet Poker offer a $5,000 exclusive cash race to players who registered to the rooms via Rakerace.com. The first prize is $1,200!

Poker Players

Daniel Negreanu - "Full Tilt Poker Leaders are Scumbags" (video)

February 26, 2012 at 10:18 PM |

Daniel Negreanu has recently launched a video blog, probably to appear on a regular basis, titled VBlog with some 'Real Talk'. Apart from tabloid-ish issues like Jason Somerville's 'coming out', KidPoker also talks about the World Series and Full Tilt Poker. 

Online Poker

Jens ’Jeans89’ Kyllonen Is Unstoppable

February 24, 2012 at 7:43 PM |

Thursday saw a massive high stakes action at PokerStars, with ’Jeans89’ owning the field for a daily profit of $429,000.

Poker Tournaments

LAPT Grand Final - Nestola Wins, Negreanu 6th

February 21, 2012 at 12:41 PM |

Only the monogram is the same, instead of Daniel Negreanu, Daniele Nestola took down the R$289,300 main trophy of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Grand Final's Main Event. Negreanu finished 6th.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Acquires Malta License - PokerStars.eu Coming Soon

February 12, 2012 at 5:35 PM |

According to an official press release issued by PokerStars, they acquired a Malta license, and will soon launch their .eu site aimed at licensed European markets.

Poker Players

Rest in Peace, Nikolay Evdakov!

February 8, 2012 at 12:27 PM |

At the age of 47, Russian poker pro Nikolay Evdakov passed away on 6 February, 2012.

Poker Rake Races

5050Poker - Brand New €2,000 Exclusive Rake Race

February 7, 2012 at 7:12 PM |

New poker room in Rakerace.com's arsenal! From now on, we are in partnership with Microgaming's 5050Poker, and in February, we offer a €2,000 Exclusive Rake Race to go with the generous rakeback and first deposit bonus.

Poker Players

Daniel Negreanu Blog Excerpts: Hacker Attack, Big Loss and Break-Up

February 6, 2012 at 6:55 PM |

In his latest blog entry, Daniel Negreanu tells public about the hacking of his PokerStars account, Aussie Millions and his former relationship with Hungarian beauty queen Polgár Kriszta. 

Poker Rake Races

Paradise Poker Exclusive €2,000 Rake Race – 1-29 February

January 31, 2012 at 2:05 PM |

Join the Paradise Poker (Boss Network) €2,000 rake race, only available to those registering to the room via Rakerace.com.

Poker Humor

New Phil Ivey Song - Dice Dice Baby

January 30, 2012 at 11:50 AM |

Everyone's favorite poker song creator SrslySirius has put together yet another fabulous poker anthem, this time featuring Phil Ivey.

Poker Tournaments

Aussie Millions 2012 Main Event – Dion in the Lead, Ivey is Shortstack in the Finale

January 28, 2012 at 10:45 AM |

Yann Dion finished Aussie Millions Main Event Day 4 in the chiplead; the total of 12 players remaining includes Mohamad Kowssarie, Daniel Idema, Lee Nelson and Phil Ivey, as well.

Online Poker

Patpatman Wins Big in Brutal High Stakes Session

January 26, 2012 at 12:28 PM |

An incredible high stakes session was played earlier this week on PokerStars. Eventually, ’patpatman’ was the one to finish the day with the highest profit.

Poker Tournaments

Aussie Millions 2012 Main Event - Phil Ivey Among Leaders

January 25, 2012 at 6:03 PM |

Robin Ylitalo took position as chipleader at the Aussie Millions Main Event Day 1C. Phil Ivey is also among the ones in lead.

Poker Players

Phil Galfond: “Let’s Make Some Changes!”

January 18, 2012 at 2:10 PM |

High stakes pro Phil Galfond offers a number of interesting ideas to improve online poker in his latest blog post.

PokerStars' CEO Gabriel Campos Resigns

January 17, 2012 at 12:01 PM |

The news broke yesterday that PokerStars' Chief Executive Officer is leaving his post at the largest poker room in the world. He is resigning to "pursue other opportunities".

Poker Players

Duhamel Hit by Martin Finger at the PCA Players Party

January 16, 2012 at 5:50 PM |

The already-beaten-up Jonathan Duhamel took another punch; he got hit by Martin '0Piggybank' Finger, EPT Prague's champion at the players' party 2 days ago. This is quite a physical part of Duhamel's life it seems.

Poker Tournaments

PCA 2012 High Roller - Leonid Bilokur Defeats Duhamel, Wins High Roller

January 15, 2012 at 4:50 PM |

The Ukrainian Leonid Bilokur took down the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure's (PCA) $25,000 High Roller Event, taking home a massive $1,1 million first prize. 2010 WSOP champion Jonathan Duhamel finished 2nd.

Poker Tournaments

PCA 2012 High Roller - Jason Koon Leads, Haxton, nanonoko and Duhamel at Final Table

January 14, 2012 at 2:39 PM |

The Main Event is over, however, there is one more important tournament running at the Bahamas: the PCA 2012 $25,000 High Roller. It is currently lead by Jason Koon, but there are very big names still at the table.

Poker Girls

Beth Shak And Tiffany Michelle - From Poker to Reality TV

January 10, 2012 at 6:40 PM |

Two rather well-known poker player ladies Beth Shak and Tiffany Michelle seem to be occupied with television nowadays instead of poker, both of them will appear in 2012 reality shows.

Poker Players

Randy 'Nanonoko' Lew Sets Guinness Record at PCA

January 9, 2012 at 12:36 PM |

PokerStars pro Randy 'nanonoko' Lew has set a new Guinness World Record yesterday at the PCA 2012's Main Hall; he played 23,493 hands in 8 hours with realizing profit.

Poker Tournaments

PCA 2012 Super High Roller - Viktor Blom Wins His First Live Tournament

January 8, 2012 at 1:05 PM |

Killer high stakes action went down yesterday at PCA's tables, the extraordinarily strong final table of this year's Super High Roller tournament ended with the victory of Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom. This is the young Swedish pro's first live tournament win.

Poker Tournaments

PCA 2012 Super High Roller - Galen Hall Takes Lead, Isildur1, Negreanu at Final Table

January 7, 2012 at 3:18 PM |

An extraordinarily strong final table formed yesterday at the PCA 2012 Super High Roller tournament, the chipleader Isaac Haxton was eliminated, Daniel Negreanu, Jonathan Duhamel and Viktor Blom are still in for the $1,254,400 first prize.

Poker Tournaments

PCA 2012 Super High Roller - Galen Hall Takes Lead, Isildur1, Negreanu at Final Table

January 7, 2012 at 3:18 PM |

Poker Tournaments

PCA 2012 Super High Roller - Haxton, Blom, Seidel Take the Lead

January 6, 2012 at 1:22 PM |

Isaac Haxton leads the field at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure's (PCA) $100,000 Super High Roller Event by the end of Day 1. Viktor Blom and Erik Seidel are also amongst the top players.

Poker Players

Esfandiari, Trickett and Merson Top 2012 Live HS Money List

January 4, 2012 at 3:57 PM |

Big One winner Antonio Esfandiari unquestionably dominated the 2012 live high stakes money list with $19 million worth of profits. Down on the Earth, Sam Trickett and Greg Merson follow.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Bonus in January – Don’t Miss out on the 20% Extra Cashback

January 4, 2012 at 11:49 AM |

Begin the year 2012 at PokerHeaven! If you already have an account, try the exceptional reload bonus and if you do not, you are eligible for the first deposit bonus valid in January, 2012 only. The 30% rakeback and the 20% extra bonus mean a total of 50% return this month!

Poker Players

Phil Ivey Received $920k per Month from Tiltware LLC

January 2, 2012 at 1:28 PM |

Phil Ivey’s Tiltware LLC payment details have been published in the process of his divorce case. The eight times WSOP champion received a monthly fee of $920,000 from the company.

Poker Rake Races

Purple Lounge Exclusive $2,000 Rake Race – 1-31 January, 2012

January 2, 2012 at 12:10 PM |

Part of the Microgaming network, Purple Lounge offers a $2,000 exclusive rake race in January, 2012 as well for Rakerace.com players, who registered to the room with the AKADEMIA bonus code. In addition, the 30% loyalty– and the first deposit bonus are also available for our players.