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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.

Poker Tournaments

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.

Poker Rake Races

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.

Poker Rooms

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.

Poker Players

Ivey Wins $736,000 in Two Days

March 30, 2013 at 4:59 PM |

Phil Ivey has not been among the top performers recently as regards online high stakes poker. Late last week, however, he began to run hot and diminished his annual spending significantly.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven €5,000 Rake Race – 1-30 April

March 29, 2013 at 3:40 PM |

PokerHeaven organizes a €5,000 rake race, exclusively for 4 of its partner websites, including Rakerace.com, between 1 and 30 April. The top 50 finishers will be rewarded, first prize is €800! In addition to the rake race, the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback are also available, not to mention the central promotions of the room.

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MyBet Poker Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 28, 2013 at 5:14 PM |

In April, MyBet Poker of the iPoker network continues to offer their $5,000 private cash race, exclusively to Rakerace.com players, with its outstandingly high return. Join the action now!

Poker Rake Races

$5,000 William Hill Poker Exclusive Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 27, 2013 at 5:02 PM |

William Hill Poker, our top-tier iPoker partner contiues to provide its exclusive $5,000 cash race in April to all players who register to the room via Rakerace.com. Besides the race, the 200% up to $2,000 first deposit bonus is also available.

Poker Rake Races

Stan James Poker $2,500 Exclusive Rake Race - 1-30 April

March 27, 2013 at 3:03 PM |

Microgaming's Stan James Poker returns with an exclusive $2,500 rake race in April for Rakerace.com players only. What is more, players are also eligible for the 30% rakeback and the generous first deposit bonus.

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PAF Poker $5,000 Exclusive Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 27, 2013 at 2:07 PM |

Play in two different poker networks in one cash race! PAF Poker offers an exclusive $5,000 cash race in April exclusively for players who register through Rakerace.com. The first prize is $1,200!

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RedKings Poker Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 27, 2013 at 1:24 PM |

In April, Ongame network skin RedKings Poker returns with a $5,000 private cash race for Rakerace.com players only. The excellent first deposit bonus and the room’s VIP system are available in addition to the race.

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Terminal Poker Exclusive €1,500 Rake Race - 1-30 April

March 27, 2013 at 1:07 PM |

Terminal Poker offers the well known €1,500 rake race in April as well, exclusively for Rakerace.com players! In addition to the promotion, a 30% rakeback and up to €400 first deposit bonus await you.

Poker Rooms

Fortune Poker Closes Gaming Operations

March 26, 2013 at 7:29 PM |

The member of the IPN (former Boss Media), Fortune Poker issued an official statment, which states that Fortune Poker terminates its gaming/poker services. All players will be paid, bonuses credited, but it is advised that players withdraw their money by 2 April.

Poker Rake Races

Cake Poker $60,000 Rake Race - 1-30 April

March 25, 2013 at 6:09 PM |

In April, a rake race for a total of $60,000, or 4 x $15,000, continues to be offered to Rakerace.com players at Cake Poker. The rake race is offered for the players of our site as well as five more international affiliates. In addition to the promotion, the $4,000 first deposit bonus and the 35% rakeback are also available, not to mention the central promotions of the room.

Poker Tournaments

Dan Shak Takes Down PartyPoker Premier League VI for $450k

March 25, 2013 at 1:57 PM |

Dan Shak won the PartyPoker Premier League VI finale, defeating Sam Trickett in the heads-up.

Poker Rake Races

InterPoker €16,000 Rake Race - 1-30 April

March 25, 2013 at 12:47 PM |

In cooperation with 3 other affiliate partners, InterPoker offers in April a rake race with an astonishing prize pool of €16,000. Only if you register via our site are you eligible to participate in the promotion for the €3,000 first prize! In addition to the private offer, a €1,000 first deposit bonus, 30% rakeback and the room’s central promotions are also available.

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Betsson €4,000 Exclusive Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 22, 2013 at 1:39 PM |

The €4,000 Rakerace.com exclusive cash race at Betsson continues in April as well. In addition to the private offer, the €1,000 Microgaming first deposit bonus and the 30% cashback are also available, not to mention the great central promotions of the network.

Poker Rooms

New Omaha Games at PokerStars

March 21, 2013 at 7:49 PM |

PokerStars just introduced some new games into its lineup; from now on, players can play at 5 Card Omaha, 5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo, Courchevel and Courchevel Hi/Lo tables as well.

Poker Rake Races

Betfred Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race - 1-30 April

March 20, 2013 at 5:50 PM |

In April, Betfred Poker returns with the familiar exclusive $5,000 cash race to all players who register to the room via Rakerace.com. In addition to the race, the $2,000 first deposit bonus is also available. To top that all, you can get up to 7-35% return in the room' VIP club.

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Living the Life - New Poker Reality Show Inbound

March 20, 2013 at 3:25 PM |

A brand new poker-related reality show is on the horizon; producer Josh Kimmel created and is now marketing his newest series, Living the Life featuring Trishelle Cannatella and Amanda Kimmel.

Poker Tournaments

PartyPoker Premier League VI - Duhamel Wins First Round of Group A

March 19, 2013 at 1:21 PM |

The weekend saw the first round of the $125,000 PartyPoker Premier League VI Group A. Distinguished names like Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Sam Trickett, Scott Seiver, Marivn Rettenmaier, Daniel Cates as well as Jonathan Duhamel played.

Poker Tournaments

Ruben Visser Wins EPT Londond 2013

March 18, 2013 at 4:19 PM |

Dutch Ruben Visser won the European Poker Tour (EPT) London 2013 Main Event. Following a three-way deal, he took home £595,000.

Poker Rooms

InterPoker Moves to Ongame

March 16, 2013 at 11:00 AM |

InterPoker has officially announced that they leave the IPN network and join Ongame, as of late April.

US Attorney Appoints Garden City Group to Administer FTP Compensation

March 15, 2013 at 11:37 AM |

The United States Department of Justice has made an agreement with the Garden City Group (GCG) to administer claims in the Full Tilt Poker case to compensate US victims.