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Tatjana Pasalic, Poker Hottie

May 6, 2011 at 11:45 AM |

She loves playing and popularizing poker, hosts a show, has her video blog, covers events and on the top of that all, she is incredibly hot: Tatjana Pasalic (27) has already had a fairy-tale career so far in the world of poker and she is not about to stop just now.

Poker Rooms

UB and Absolute Poker Shareholders to Declare Bankruptcy

May 5, 2011 at 5:55 PM |

It seems like the 2 rooms of the Cereus Network, UB Poker and Absolute Poker have become the victims of Black Friday; the shareholders of the Cereus rooms have sent out an email to their shareholders that they will likely be filing for bankruptcy due to the Black Friday's events.

Poker Rake Races

Point Poker €2,000 Exclusive Rake Race - 1-31 May

May 3, 2011 at 7:20 AM |

Point Poker, a poker room belonging to the Entraction Network offers Rakerace.com players with a €2,000 exclusive rake race. Besides the rake race, a €1,000 sign-up bonus and rakeback are also available at Point Poker.

Other News and Articles

ESPN Inside Deal on Black Friday

April 28, 2011 at 1:42 PM |

Yesterday’s edition of the ESPN Inside Deal programme devotes the majority of its airtime to the issue of Black Friday and its after effects.

Other News and Articles

HSP Changes Sponsor to US Play Money Site

April 26, 2011 at 9:17 AM |

As a result of the Black Friday, PokerStars has ceased sponsoring High Stakes Poker, however, the show must go on: the only legal U.S. poker room, Gold Strike Poker announced they would replace PokerStars as the show's main sponsor.

Poker Players

NeverScaredB - EPT Winner Who Almost Quit Poker

April 22, 2011 at 12:31 PM |

Ben 'NeverScaredB' Willinofsky is an online poker pro, but live tournaments didn't bring too much luck to him during his career. He posted a desperate 5000th post on a poker forum saying he'll quit online poker. 2 weeks later, he won the EPT Berlin Main Event.

Poker Legislation

FTP & PokerStars Get Domains Back

April 20, 2011 at 1:40 PM |

ESPN's Twitter revealed that Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars made an agreement with the US Attorney's Office to "facilitate return of U.S. player funds."

Poker Legislation

Daniel Tzvetkoff: The Man Who Busted US-Friendly Online Poker?

April 19, 2011 at 8:45 AM |

Although no one has proved it yet, many believe that there is a single man behind the Black Friday of online poker: Australian businessman Daniel Tzvetkoff, who is now buried in the Nevada Desert in the minds of most of the community. Business Insider and Courier Mail report.

Poker Tournaments

Mike Scarborough Takes Down WPT Hollywood, Seidel 2.

April 15, 2011 at 10:22 AM |

Mike Scarborough won the 2011 WPT Hollywood Poker Open Main Event after, on a huge rush, he managed to eliminate the chipleader William Reynolds. Erik Seidel finished second.

Poker Players

Phil Ivey & Tom Dwan - Insane Prop Bet

April 14, 2011 at 1:20 PM |

During yesterday's Poker After Dark TV show, two of poker's biggest legends today, Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan entered a rather unusual prop bet: Dwan can call Ivey to a 100,000 hand H.O.R.S.E. challenge any time now. The extra? If Dwan loses, he only has to pay 4% of his losses.

Poker Rooms

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

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.

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.

Other News and Articles

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 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!

Poker Players

High Stakes March: OMGClayAiken Is Greatest Winner of the Month

April 4, 2011 at 1:25 PM |

Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond made a profit of $1,901,909 in March in online cash games, qualifying himself as the greatest high stakes winner of the month. The American WSOP champion dominated in draw games, beating the field with earnings of $1,673,108, in addition to his PLO winnings of $224,437.

Poker Interviews

Daniel 'Jungleman12' Cates Interview at the PCA

April 3, 2011 at 12:50 PM |

We just found this interview made with Daniel Cates, and thought you would be interested. The 21 year old American pro talks about his recent accomplishments at the PCA, his future plans getting involved in the live games, and much more. Enjoy, and have a nice weekend!

Other News and Articles

The World's Most Expensive Poker Home Game Set

April 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM |

If you have lots of money not knowing how to spend it, but love to play poker with your friends at home and would like to do it in style, Ralph Lauren and the Geoffrey Parker company have you covered.

Poker Rake Races

Everest Poker $1,000 Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll - April

March 30, 2011 at 12:50 PM |

In cooperation with Everest Poker, Rakerace.com organizes an exclusive $1,000 loyalty freeroll in April. Only registered Rakerace.com members can take part in the promotion.

Poker Rake Races

NoiQ Poker €1,000 Exclusive Rake Race (1-30 April)

March 30, 2011 at 12:17 PM |

Rakerace.com and NoiQ Poker are organizing a €1,000 exclusive rake race between 1-30 April for those who have registered at NoiQ Poker through our site's link.

Poker Rake Races

€5,000 Exclusive InterPoker Rake Race this April

March 29, 2011 at 10:45 AM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker continue to offer their exclusive rake race, but now with an even bigger prize pool! The rake race is available to those who registered at InterPoker with our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-30 April. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Players

Andrew Robl Scared - Backs Out of Cage Fight Challenge

March 25, 2011 at 1:52 PM |

As we reported 2 days ago, a Hungarian poker pro accepted Andrew Robl's cage fight challenge he posted on his blog on March 16. Apparently Mr. Robl was too scared of the Hungarian, and wants to play against high stakes players he knows. We all know why.

Poker Players

Phil Ivey - How I'm Spending My Day

March 24, 2011 at 10:28 AM |

Phil Ivey is tweeting again. He used to have a Twitter account since April, 2009, but he hasn't used it much. Now he posted that he's starting to use the service once again. He also posted some proof of his identity.

Poker Interviews

Jose 'Girah' Macedo Interview by PokerStatic

March 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM |

There's a new gun in town. The portuguese wonder kid, Jose Macedo, who turned €30 into millions has now stepped out of the darkness and talked to Bret Oliverio and Eric Bickel about his carreer on PokerStatic.com.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Episode 4

March 21, 2011 at 1:50 PM |

The fourth part of the 7th season of GSN’s High Stakes Poker is now out at PokerTube.com – and also here at Rakerace.com. This latest episode features some serious action all right, including several pots of well over $100,000 and one even reaching $220,000. One of the highlights of the evening was Vanessa Selbst’s and Antonio Esfandiari’s “battle of flush draws,” so to speak.

Poker Players

Andrew Robl Offers Cage Fight Challenge

March 18, 2011 at 12:27 PM |

If you happen to a beginner MMA fighter and might want to beat Andrew Robl, and not in the poker sense, you might be in luck this time. The young pro blogged that he has been practicing "Jiu Justi" for some time and he takes challengers to fight him in a cage fight.