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The Federal Court Declares that Poker is a Game of Skill

August 27, 2012 at 1:41 PM |

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has made a ruling that every poker player can be happy about: poker is a game of skill and not an illegal gambling activity.

Poker Tournaments

Mikalai Pobal Wins EPT Barcelona Main Event

August 26, 2012 at 4:38 PM |

Belarus Mikalai Pobal won the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona €5,300 Main Event. The tournament featured a record number of participants for a total prize pool of €5,247,700. Pobal won €1,007,550 for defeating Ilari Sahamies heads-up.

Poker Rooms

Everest Poker Joins the iPoker Network

August 25, 2012 at 5:21 PM |

As Everest Poker's global and French traffic decreased gradually in the past few months, the company decided to give up their indepedence and join the largest poker network, the iPoker Network.

Poker Rake Races

InterPoker Exclusive €6,000 Rake Race – 1-30 September

August 25, 2012 at 1:48 PM |

Summer heat has no effect on the InterPoker exclusive €6,000 rake race, offered for Rakerace.com players only in September, too! Only if you register via our site are you eligible to participate in the promotion for the €1,200 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.

Poker Players

Ziigmund Crushing PLO High Stakes and EPT Barcelona

August 24, 2012 at 4:31 PM |

It seems Ilari 'Ilari FIN' Sahamies is back on track again; he is very successful at PokerStars' high stakes PLO tables against pros such as Jeans89, Skjervøy, VietRussian és milkybarkid and even Isildur1. He also plays the EPT Barcelona Main Event simultaneously.

Poker Rooms

Run it Twice Comes to PokerStars

August 23, 2012 at 7:11 PM |

PokerStars is planning on introducing a “run it twice” option. The feature that would reduce all-in variance may become available for testing in the TestPokerStars client in August.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson $6,000 Exclusive Cash Race - 1-30 September

August 23, 2012 at 1:04 PM |

Betsson continues to offer in September a $6,000 exclusive cash race to Rakerace.com players only. In addition to the race, the generous FD bonus and the VIP system are also available to the fans of the Ongame network.

Poker Tournaments

Dan Smith Wins EPT Barcelona Super High Roller

August 20, 2012 at 3:08 PM |

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller event has ended with the victory of Aussie Millions High Roller champion Dan Smith for €962,925. He made a deal with JC Alvarado and defeated him heads-up for the Shamballa bracelet.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Barcelona Super High Roller Final Table Set

August 19, 2012 at 5:39 PM |

Dan Smith is in the chiplead of the incredibly strong final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Super High Roller event.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Barcelona Super High Roller Kicks Off

August 18, 2012 at 4:49 PM |

The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Super High Roller event has launched, with Steve O’Dwyer in the lead after Day 1. In second place follows Erik Seidel.

Online Poker

Isildur1 vs. Jeans89 - Omaha-8 and 2-7 Lowball Madness

August 17, 2012 at 5:13 PM |

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom continued his insane high stakes session from yesterday, but this time around, he left the tables with major losses. He was beaten in games which he doesn't usually play.

How to Delete Your Browser's Cookies

August 16, 2012 at 4:37 PM |

In case you already have a client of a given poker room installed on your computer, it is advised to uninstall it first. You can do that by going to Start --> Control Panel --> Programs --> Uninstall a program, and click on the poker software you want to uninstall and delete it.

Poker Players

Isildur1 Battles EireAbu and Plays 24 Hours

August 16, 2012 at 4:06 PM |

Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom returned, following his breaking up with PokerStars, with a 24+ hours long online session. The Swede is currently up $250,000.

Online Poker

PokerStars and Isildur1 Part Ways

August 15, 2012 at 3:44 PM |

PokerStars will not renew Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom’s professional contract: they part ways on a mutual agreement.

Online Poker

Marafioti Scandal to Trace Back to Motorcycle Gang

August 14, 2012 at 2:27 PM |

The latest poker scandal is delivered by Matt Marafioti: the Bandidos motorcycle gang may have cheated a number of high stakes players out of their money with the help of hackers.

Poker Rooms

PartyPoker's FastForward already at Real Money Tables

August 13, 2012 at 5:22 PM |

PartyPoker's highly anticipated fast-fold format is here; FastForward, "the turbo-charged way to play cash games" is released to real money tables.

Poker Players

British Poker Awards Nominees Named - Vote Now

August 12, 2012 at 8:25 PM |

The 2012 British Poker Awards will be held on 17 September, as a part of the London Poker Festival, as usual. The names of the nominees were just made public and voting is open.

Poker Rooms

New Milestone at PokerStars - 85 Billion Celebration

August 11, 2012 at 6:03 PM |

PokerStars' Road To 100 Billion promotion continues, the poker room will soon arrive at the 85 billionth milestone hand. $1 million is at stake once again.

Poker Rooms

Fast Poker Finally Coming to PartyPoker - Fast Forward

August 10, 2012 at 1:31 PM |

PartyPoker, the 3rd biggest online poker network finally decided to release an ever so popular fast poker format. They call it Fast Forward, and the beta testing is underway, they plan to release it in the following weeks.

Poker Rooms

RedKings Poker Releases Poker Client for Android Devices

August 9, 2012 at 1:38 PM |

RedKings Poker released its Android client that will allow poker players to play for fun and for real money on their Android devices. RedKings also hopes to release a mobile app for iOS in the next few weeks.

Poker Rooms

Overwhelming PokerStars Dominance – Rivals in Trouble?

August 8, 2012 at 9:15 PM |

PokerStars currently has a 42% share of the online poker market and could be in for an even more devastating edge with the FTP acquisition.

Online Poker

The Official PokerStars WCOOP 2012 Schedule Released

August 7, 2012 at 4:59 PM |

PokerStars has released the official, final schedule of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2012.

Poker Videos

Negreanu’s Weekly Rant is Back

August 7, 2012 at 1:25 PM |

’KidPoker’ is back after a longer pause, due to the World Series of Poker, and discusses a range of topics in a longer than usual vblog entry. He speaks about the WSOP and the final table, of course, in addition to heavier topics like homosexuality and the passing away of Ryan Young, next to the Olympics, Breaking Bad and his planned travels, including his return to business at EPT Barcelona.

Online Poker

Hansen, Townsend and Jungleman at the Online High Stakes Tables

August 6, 2012 at 5:10 PM |

A lot of action has been going on in the early days of August at the PokerStars high stakes tables. Some of the biggest names of the industry have appeared.

Poker Rooms

Full Tilt Poker Payday - Pros Expecting Millions Back

August 5, 2012 at 8:55 PM |

The relaunch of Full Tilt Poker is very good news for all players, but there are several pros who expect millions of dollars eagerly.

Lost & Found

Useful Micro Limit Poker Tips for Beginners - Part 12

August 3, 2012 at 12:32 PM |

This is the twelwth part of the poker ebook written by the two Hungarian poker professionals, kocka21 and mrj. We have gotten to the end of the ebook, with only our final thoughts left to share with you all.

Poker Rake Races

EuroPoker Exclusive $3,000 Cash Race – 1-31 August

August 2, 2012 at 1:00 PM |

Part of the Ongame network, EuroPoker offers a $3,000 private cash race for Rakerace.com players only! In addition to the race, you are also eligible for the excellent first deposit bonus and the VIP membership.

Online Poker

PokerStars Officially Acquires FTP - Relaunch Soon - Non-US Players To Be Reimbursed

August 1, 2012 at 1:24 PM |

The news all Full Tilt Poker players were waiting for is finally here: PokerStars officially announced the acquisition of Full Tilt Poker and the settlement with the United States Department of Justice. PokerStars will relaunch the site and reimburse all players outside of the United States in 90 days.