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Dutch Boyd Raises Kickstarter Funds to Publish Autobiography

April 24, 2013 at 2:28 PM |

Dutch Boyd had won two WSOP titles and boasted a total of $2.1 million in live tournament winnings. After going bankrupt late last year, he is now to publish his autobiography and strategy book.

Heads Up Poker Weeek in the Czech Republic

April 23, 2013 at 7:56 PM |

Daniel Cates (Jungleman), Sorel Mizzi (zangbezan24), Max Altergott (altiFC) and Johannes Strassman will be hosting a Heads-Up Poker seminar at the Czech King's Casino Rozvadov from 28 April till 5 May.

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PartyPoker Holds Cancelled Pokerfest III Event in May

April 23, 2013 at 4:47 PM |

PartyPoker has announced that it was indeed due to technical difficulties that some of the Pokerfest III Day 1 events were cancelled on Sunday. Event #1 will be held on 12 May instead.

Poker Players

Gypsymagi820’s Identity Revealed

April 23, 2013 at 2:56 PM |

Finnish player Kyosti Isberg turns out to be behind the Sunday Million runner-up and high stakes HU SNG prodigy ’gypsymagi820’ screen name. Isberg is currently in the top section of the EPT Berlin field.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Berlin Main Event 2013 - Live Feed from Day 1B

April 22, 2013 at 5:28 PM |

Follow the action of the 2013 EPT Berlin Main Event Day 1B right here, at Rakerace.com. The live stream will start at 16:00 Central European Time.

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EPT Berlin - The Main Event Kicks Off

April 22, 2013 at 4:14 PM |

Ronny Voth managed to take the chiplead by the end of Day 1A at the EPT Berlin Main Event. Day 1B starts today, live feed from feature table is coming soon.

Poker Rooms

Events Cancelled at Pokerfest III Day 1

April 22, 2013 at 3:31 PM |

The online series of PartyPoker, Pokerfest III, launched on 21 April. Several events got cancelled; players suspect the great overlays behind the organisers’ action.

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OMGClayAiken Wins $796k, Isildur1 Bankrupt?

April 22, 2013 at 1:09 PM |

Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond played an incredibly profitable session late last week, while Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom lost $477,000 which was apparently enough for him to call bankruptcy.

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NBC National Heads-up Championship 2013 Part 4-6

April 22, 2013 at 10:45 AM |

NBC airs its 2013 NBC Heads-up Championship series and the parts are now available via the popular video sdharing sites. To watch the whole series, follow us at Rakerace.com!

Poker Players

Meet Online High Stakes Money List 2013 Leader PostflopAction

April 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

Alexander ‘PostflopAction’ Kostritsyn confidently leads the 2013 online high stakes money list: the Russian has 4 million in profits to his name this year and his stats show a steady growth.

Poker Rooms

Improvements at iPoker - iOS and HTML5 Clients, Elite VIP Loyalty System and More

April 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

The iPoker network is introducing a number of major changes, going live in the upcoming weeks.

Online Poker

Bwin.Party Leaves Several Markets

April 19, 2013 at 8:23 PM |

Bwin-Party released a statement in which they inform players that they will no longer be accepting players from 18 countries including Argentina, Finland, Greece, Poland and Hungary due to commercial reasons.

Poker Players

Moorman1 Wins 14th Triple Crown

April 19, 2013 at 6:37 PM |

In an incredible run, Chris ‘moorman1’ Moorman won his 14th Triple Crown. As of 16 April, he won tournaments in three different online poker rooms.

Poker Players

Trickett, Seiver and Danchev Top the 2013 Live Tournament Money List

April 19, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

Even though winning over $1 million in the WSOP APAC Main Event, Daniel Negreanu is still behind the top ten of the annual live tournament money list in 2013.

High Stakes Pros Arrested on Charges of Organising Illegal Gambling Activity

April 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM |

WPT champion Vadim Trincher, WSOP champion Abe Mosseri and Justin ‘BoostedJ’ Smith, among others, have been part of a syndicate possibly owned by the Russian mafia.

Poker Players

Isildur1 Wins $548k, Tops April Money List

April 17, 2013 at 5:44 PM |

After topping the January and March online high stakes cash game money lists, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom now takes the lead in April, too.

Poker Players

Duhamel’s Ex to be Sentenced for Life?

April 17, 2013 at 12:45 PM |

In 2011, previous year’s poker world champion Jonathan Duhamel got insulted and robbed in his own house. The mastermind behind the criminal act was his ex-girlfriend, who now faces a sentence of 25 years in prison.

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Negreanu Wins WSOP APAC Main Event for 5th Bracelet

April 16, 2013 at 2:13 PM |

Daniel Negreanu won the first ever WSOP APAC Main Event. The Canadian pro had the lead almost all the way from start to finish and eventually bested Australian Daniel Marton heads-up.

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WSOP APAC Main Event Finale Plays Today – LIVE STREAM

April 15, 2013 at 4:35 PM |

Daniel Negreanu, Benny Spindler, Russell Thomas and Winfred Yu are among the eight players of the WSOP APAC Min Event Final Table.

Poker Rooms

Anonymous Tables Now at iPoker

April 13, 2013 at 3:51 PM |

The new feature is available in both top and second tier rooms.

Online Poker Documentary Launches in June

April 12, 2013 at 8:48 PM |

High stakes poker players Jay ‘pr1nnyraid’ Rosenkrantz and Taylor Caby, together with filmmaker and player Ryan Firpo, have announced to release their feature length documentary on online poker in June. The film analyses the rise and fall of online poker with guest appearances from the likes of Dani Stern and Daniel Negreanu.

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NBC National Heads-up Championship 2013 Part 1-3

April 11, 2013 at 4:06 PM |

NBC started airing its 2013 NBC Heads-up Championship series as planned; the first three episodes are already uploaded to video sharing sites. To watch the whole series, follow us at Rakerace.com!

Poker Players

Heart Problems Might Save Ray Bitar from Jail

April 11, 2013 at 3:11 PM |

Ray Bitar has to pay 40 million dollars, but can evade jail time as the former FTP CEO's plea deal with the US attorneys goes.

Poker Tournaments

Phil Ivey Wins 9th Bracelet - WSOP APAC Event #3

April 10, 2013 at 6:18 PM |

Phil Ivey won his 9th golden WSOP bracelet of his career today at the WSOP APAC Event #3 - AU$2,200 Mixed tournament in Australia. Daniel Negreanu finished 4th.

Poker Players

Gulkines and Zupp Busted Viktor Blom with Multi-Accounting?

April 9, 2013 at 5:29 PM |

Peter 'Zupp' Jepsen confirmed that he allowed his friend Robert 'Gulkines' Flink to play from his iPoker account against Isildur1, "cheating" him out of $800,000.

Poker Players

Football Star Ronaldo Joins PokerStars

April 6, 2013 at 11:15 PM |

Another sports star has signed up to the PokerStars team. Two times football world champion Brasilian Ronaldo is the latest addition to the room`s illostrious list of players.

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Unibet iPad Mini Rake Chase - 1-30 April

April 2, 2013 at 6:28 PM |

Do you like the new iPad Mini? If so, play with us in our brand new iPad Mini rake chase promotion in April! All players are eligible who registered to Unibet through Rakerace.com!

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New iPoker Race - Boylepoker Exclusive $10,000 Cash Race

April 2, 2013 at 5:18 PM |

We are proud to present our newest partner at the iPoker Network, Boylepoker. The room offers a $10,000 cash race just for Rakerace.com players. In addition to the private promotions, players are eligible for the $1,000 first deposit bonus, and using the room's VIP club, you can get up to 16-20% cashback.

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PartyPoker Pokerfest III Launches in April

April 1, 2013 at 5:03 PM |

PartyPoker has released the official schedule of the Pokerfest III online championship, starting 21 April.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Venice 2013 - Rocco Palumbo Is Champion

March 31, 2013 at 8:22 PM |

WSOP champion Rocco Palumbo took down his first ever World Poker Tour title in the main event of the 2013 Venice stop of the show. The main event was held on the 5th event day and Marcello Montagner started in the chiplead.